Short description
Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan is a Deputy to the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, the Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the HKSAR). He is also a former Member of the Legislative Council in 1998-2008 (Insurance Functional Constituency) of the HKSAR. A graduate of Pomona College in California, Mr Chan is the President of Asia Financial Holdings Ltd and Chairman of Asia Insurance Co. Ltd. He is the Chairman of the Hong Kong-Thailand Business Council and an advisor to Bangkok Bank (China) Co. Ltd. He is also a Director of Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company in Thailand and a Director of the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund in Hong Kong. Among his many public service activities, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tai Kwun Culture & Arts Co. Ltd., Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Chronicles Institute and Chairperson of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. His past positions include Council Chair of Lingnan University, Chairman of the Council for Sustainable Development, Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Revitalisation of Historic Buildings, and Chairman of the two Standing Committees on Disciplined Services and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service.
Biography
Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan is a Deputy to the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, the Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the HKSAR). He is also a former Member of the Legislative Council in 1998-2008 (Insurance Functional Constituency) of the HKSAR. A graduate of Pomona College in California, Mr Chan is the President of Asia Financial Holdings Ltd and Chairman of Asia Insurance Co. Ltd. He is the Chairman of the Hong Kong-Thailand Business Council and an advisor to Bangkok Bank (China) Co. Ltd. He is also a Director of Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company in Thailand and a Director of the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund in Hong Kong. Among his many public service activities, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tai Kwun Culture & Arts Co. Ltd., Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Chronicles Institute and Chairperson of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. His past positions include Council Chair of Lingnan University, Chairman of the Council for Sustainable Development, Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Revitalisation of Historic Buildings, and Chairman of the two Standing Committees on Disciplined Services and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service.
