Raymond Chan Chi-chuen
| The Honourable Raymond Chan Chi-chuen 陳志全 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Sing-chi |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1972 Hong Kong |
| Political party | People Power Power Voters Frontier |
| Alma mater | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Presenter |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Raymond Chan Chi-chuen (born 16 April 1972 in Hong Kong, Chinese: 陳志全), also called Slow Beat in his radio career, is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (representing the New Territories East constituency), presenter and former chief executive officer of Hong Kong Reporter.
Background
Chan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1994 with a bachelor degree in Sociology. In the early 1990s, he teamed up with Tam Tak-chi hosting a radio show on Commercial Radio Hong Kong known as Fast Slow Beats with help from Winnie Yu.
Chan was a founder and deputy spokesperson[1] of political group Power Voters, which is now part of People Power. In 2012, he teamed up with Erica Yuen in running for the Legislative Council election and was ultimately elected.[2] Chan is the first openly gay politician in Hong Kong,[3][4][5] which remains a largely conservative society.[6]
References
- ↑ "Legislative Council LC Paper No. CB(1)1225/10-11". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ Li, Joseph (31 July 2012). "Court tosses opposition challenge over CE election". China Daily. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/hong-kong-sees-its-first-out-gay-politician110912
- ↑ "Gay lawmaker makes rights pledge". The Standard (Hong Kong). 12 September 2012. p. 6.
- ↑ Tsang, Emily (12 September 2012). "Raymond Chan hailed by gay community". South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). p. 3.
- ↑ "Gay rights takes step from closet". South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). 13 September 2012. p. 14.
External links
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| Preceded by Wong Sing-chi |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories East 2012–present Served alongside: Emily Lau, Fernando Cheung, Elizabeth Quat, Leung Kwok-hung, Ronny Tong, Gary Chan, James Tien, Gary Fan |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Charles Mok Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Ben Chan Member of the Legislative Council |