John Chan Cho Chak, GBS, CBE, LVO, JP (born 8 April 1943) is a Hong Kong civil servant and executive. He currently serves as a non-executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited, The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, Long Win Bus Company Limited, RoadShow Holdings Limited, Hang Seng Bank Limited, Guangdong Investment Limited and Swire Properties Limited. He was a long-time civil servant and one of the most senior Chinese officials in the Hong Kong Government under British rule.
Chan has held many key positions in the Hong Kong Government, including: Private Secretary to Governor Murray MacLehose, Deputy Secretary (General Duties), Director of Information Services, Deputy Chief Secretary, Secretary for Trade and Industry and Secretary for Education and Manpower. He also served as a Member of the Executive Council from October 1992 to May 1993. In the private sector, Chan also held a number of important positions including: Executive Director and General Manager of Sun Hung Kai Finance Company Limited (1978-1980), managing director of The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (1993-2006) and managing director of Transport International Holdings Limited (1997-2008).[citation needed]
john, chan, other, people, named, disambiguation, this, chinese, name, family, name, chan, chak, born, april, 1943, hong, kong, civil, servant, executive, currently, serves, executive, director, transport, international, holdings, limited, kowloon, motor, comp. For other people named John Chan see John Chan disambiguation In this Chinese name the family name is Chan John Chan Cho Chak GBS CBE LVO JP born 8 April 1943 is a Hong Kong civil servant and executive He currently serves as a non executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited The Kowloon Motor Bus Company 1933 Limited Long Win Bus Company Limited RoadShow Holdings Limited Hang Seng Bank Limited Guangdong Investment Limited and Swire Properties Limited He was a long time civil servant and one of the most senior Chinese officials in the Hong Kong Government under British rule John ChanGBS CBE LVO JP陳祖澤Born 1943 04 08 April 8 1943 age 80 Other namesJohn Cho Chak ChanAlma materUniversity of Hong KongOccupation s Executive in Government and OrganizationsSpouseAgnes Wong Wai ChunChildrenPeter Chan See Yuen Catherine Chan See KayParent s Chan Kai Kit Wong Yuk YingJohn Chan Cho ChakTraditional Chinese陳祖澤Simplified Chinese陈祖泽TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinChen ZǔzeYue CantoneseJyutpingcan4 zou2 zaak6 Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Awards 4 ReferencesEducation editIn 1964 Chan graduated with Honours from the University of Hong Kong in English Literature He later obtained a Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Hong Kong 1 He has been awarded the degrees of Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa by the International Management Centres in 1997 and Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2009 and the University of Hong Kong in March 2011 2 Career editAfter Chan s graduation from the University of Hong Kong Chan joined the Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer from 1964 and 1978 and from 1980 to 1993 Chan has held many key positions in the Hong Kong Government including Private Secretary to Governor Murray MacLehose Deputy Secretary General Duties Director of Information Services Deputy Chief Secretary Secretary for Trade and Industry and Secretary for Education and Manpower He also served as a Member of the Executive Council from October 1992 to May 1993 In the private sector Chan also held a number of important positions including Executive Director and General Manager of Sun Hung Kai Finance Company Limited 1978 1980 managing director of The Kowloon Motor Bus Company 1933 Limited 1993 2006 and managing director of Transport International Holdings Limited 1997 2008 citation needed Chan has held a wide range of public and community service positions such as Non executive Director of The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 1999 2003 Chairman of the Council of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2002 2008 and Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club 2006 2010 Chan currently serves as Chairman of the Council of the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Chairman of the Court of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee citation needed Awards editIn 1994 Chan was appointed as a Justice of the Peace JP In 1999 he received the Gold Bauhinia Star In 2000 he won the Executive Award in the DHL SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards and received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Hong Kong citation needed References edit The Exchange Fund Advisory Committee Hong Kong Monetary Authority 1 August 2011 HKU awards seven Honorary Graduates at 184th Congregation University of Hong Kong 22 March 2011 Sporting positionsPreceded byRonald Arculli Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club2006 2010 Succeeded byT B Stevenson nbsp nbsp This article about a person involved in the three branches of government in Hong Kong is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Chan amp oldid 1107132883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
