Mr. Paul Chan ‧Chairman Legal Aid Services Council of    Hong Kong ‧Hong Kong (China)

Biography

Mr. Paul M. P. Chan holds office as a Legislative Councillor of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.  He is also Chairman of the Legal Aid Services Council of Hong Kong.  Mr. Chan is an accountant by profession and is a Past President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – Hong Kong. Mr. Chan has served on many boards and committees of governmental and public bodies.  Currently, he is Chairman of the Professional Services Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council, a member of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, the Strategic Development Commission, the Consumer Council and the Beat Drugs Fund Association.  In July 2006, Mr. Chan was awarded a Medal of Honour by the HKSAR government for his outstanding community services.  He was also appointed as Justice of the Peace in July 2007.  Mr. Chan holds a MBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and has also studied at the Harvard Business School.  He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong.  He is also an Honorary Professor of Shue Yan University.  He has frequently lectured, on a visiting basis, for universities, chambers of commerce, newspapers and professional institutions. Mr. Chan is Chairman of Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited.  He also serves as independent non-executive director for several listed companies and a bank in Hong Kong.