Chan Ying-lun

Chan Ying-lun, OBE, JP (Chinese: 陳英麟, born 6 October 1950) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and Eastern District Board.

Chan Ying-lun
陳英麟
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
27 September 1983  25 August 1988
Appointed bySir Edward Youde
Sir David Wilson
In office
12 October 1988  22 August 1991
Preceded byDesmond Lee Yu-tai
Succeeded byMartin Lee
Man Sai-cheong
ConstituencyEast Island
Personal details
Born (1950-10-06) 6 October 1950
Hong Kong
Political partyProgressive Hong Kong Society (1980s)
Democratic Foundation (1990s)
SpouseTan Yang-cher
Children1
Alma materCognito College
University of Hong Kong (BSocSc)
OccupationCorporate Affairs Manager
Chan Ying-lun
Traditional Chinese陳英麟
Simplified Chinese陈英麟

He was brought up in the Shau Kei Wan squatters area and graduated from Cognito College and University of Hong Kong. He worked as the corporate affairs manager of the San Miguel Brewery Ltd.[1]

He was first elected as the Eastern District Board member in 1982 and reelected in 1985 and 1988, for Shau Kei Wan. He was appointed as the Legislative Council in 1983. In 1988 election, he defeated the incumbent Desmond Lee Yu-tai from the East Island electoral college constituency consisting of members of the Eastern and Wan Chai District Board by the margin of one vote.[2] When the direct election was introduced in 1991, he lost his seat to the pro-democracy activists Martin Lee and Man Sai-cheong of the United Democrats of Hong Kong.

References

  1. "Database on LegCo members". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. Kuan, Hsin-Chi (1996). The 1995 Legislative Council Elections in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. p. 74.
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