Raymond Chan Chi-chuen

Raymond Chan Chi-chuen
陳志全
Chan Chi-chuen in 2018
Chairman of People Power
In office
10 September 2016 – 2 May 2021
Preceded byErica Yuen
Succeeded byLeung Ka-shing
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 October 2012 – 30 September 2020
Preceded byWong Sing-chi
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyNew Territories East
Personal details
Born (1972-04-16) 16 April 1972 (age 52)
Hong Kong
Political partyPeople Power (2011–2021)
Spouse
Francis
(m. 2021)
Residence(s)Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong
Alma materChinese University of Hong Kong (BSocSc in Sociology)
OccupationPresenter
Radio commentator
Politician
Signature
Raymond Chan Chi-chuen
Traditional Chinese陳志全
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Zhìquán
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChàhn Ji chyùhn
JyutpingCan4 Zi3 cyun4

Raymond Chan Chi-chuen (born 16 April 1972 in Hong Kong, Chinese: 陳志全), also called Slow Beat (慢必) in his radio career, is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (representing the New Territories East constituency), presenter and former chief executive officer of Hong Kong Reporter.

Chan is the first openly gay legislator in Hong Kong and East Asia.[1][2][3][4] He resigned from the Legislative Council on 28 September 2020, citing that he would not serve in an "appointed legislature" after Beijing had extended the legislators' terms by a year.[5] Chan, along with most other pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong, is currently imprisoned.

  1. ^ "Hong Kong sees its first out gay politician". Gay Star News. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Gay lawmaker makes rights pledge". The Standard. Hong Kong. 12 September 2012. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
  3. ^ Tsang, Emily (12 September 2012). "Raymond Chan hailed by gay community". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Gay rights takes step from closet". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 13 September 2012. p. 14.
  5. ^ Wong, Natalie (28 September 2020). "Two Hong Kong opposition lawmakers announce exit from Legislative Council as result of 'stay-or-go' poll looms". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 December 2020.