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Edward Chen (politician)

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Edward Chen
陳坤耀
President of Lingnan College, then University
In office
1 September 1995 – 31 August 2007
Succeeded byChan Yuk-shee
Member of the Executive Council
In office
1992–1997
Appointed byChris Patten
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
9 October 1991 – 7 October 1992
Appointed byDavid Wilson
Personal details
Born (1945-01-14) 14 January 1945 (age 79)
British Hong Kong
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (1967 BA, 1971 MSSc)
University of Oxford (1976 PhD)
Edward Chen
Traditional Chinese陳坤耀
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChàhn Kwān yiuh
JyutpingCan4 Kwan1 jiu6

Edward Chen Kwan-yiu (Chinese: 陳坤耀), CBE, GBS, JP (born 14 January 1945, Hong Kong) was the President of Lingnan University of Hong Kong.

He is now an Honorary Professor and Distinguished Fellow of the Centre of Asian Studies at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is a non-executive director of Wharf Holdings.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree from HKU in 1967. He then pursued further studies at Linacre College, Oxford, where he earned his M.Phil and D.Phil degrees in economics. He returned to HKU to be an Assistant Lecturer and then Chair Professor from 1970 to 1995. He left HKU to take on the role of President of Lingnan University in 1995 until he retired in 2007.

He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He was a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee and the chairman of the Hong Kong Consumer Council.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Prof Chen Kwan-yiu, Edward (President)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Edward Chen Kwan-yiu biodata". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of Hong Kong Consumer Council
1991–1997
Succeeded by
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Philip Wong
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
Hong Kong order of precedence
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
Succeeded by
James Kung
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star