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Chan Yuen-han

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Chan Yuen-han
SBS, JP
陳婉嫻
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
10 October 2012 – 30 September 2016
ConstituencyDistrict Council (Second)
In office
11 October 1995 – 23 June 1997
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyKowloon North-east
In office
2 July 1998 – 16 July 2008
ConstituencyKowloon East
In office
22 February 1997 – 8 April 1998
(Provisional Legislative Council)
In office
11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byReplaced by Provisional Legislative Council
ConstituencyKowloon North-east
Personal details
Born (1946-11-15) 15 November 1946 (age 79)
Baoan, China
PartyHong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (1992–2011)
Alma materHoi Luk Fung School,
San Kiu Middle School,
Chack Kwan Middle School,
Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Guangdong Science and Research University,
University of Warwick
OccupationLabour Service
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.
Chan Yuen-han
Traditional Chinese陳婉嫻
Simplified Chinese陈婉娴
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Wǎnxían
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCan4 Jyun2haan4

Chan Yuen-han, SBS, JP (Chinese: 陳婉嫻; born 16 November 1946 in Baoan, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China) is a former member of Hong Kong Legislative Council and a noted Hong Kong female trade unionist. She is the vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, and was one of the 52 founding members of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

In 1988, as FTU vice-chairwoman, she was the first FTU candidate to stand in local elections, winning a seat on Eastern District Council.[1] She joined the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco) in 1995 and was the first female trade unionist to serve as a Legco member.[2][3]

Controversies

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Mandatory bus seat belt regulations

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In January 2026, after the mandatory seat belt rule for seated bus passengers on all franchised and non-franchised buses took effect, Chan wrote in her am730 column "嫻情說理" critiquing the rule.[4]

Her main arguments were to abolish double-decker buses in Hong Kong, calling them a product with strong British colonial characteristics which were unsuitable for the city.[5]

Her comments sparked significant controversy and backlash in Hong Kong media and social media platforms. [6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Pro-Beijing camp still simmering over CE candidate, South China Morning Post, 2 June 2005
  2. ^ "EOC". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  3. ^ Biodata Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Scrap bus standing room for safety, says former lawmaker Chan Yuen-han". Dimsum Daily. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  5. ^ "巴士安全帶之亂︱陳婉嫻提研究取締「殖民地產物」雙層巴士" (in Chinese). Pulse HK News. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong transport chief pledges to refine bus seat belt rules after backlash". South China Morning Post. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong gov't to repeal controversial bus seat belt law". Hong Kong Free Press. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong to repeal bus seat belt rules over 'deficiencies' in law". South China Morning Post. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
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