Chan Kin-por, GBS, JP, () was born in 1954 in Mainland China with ancestral roots in

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. Mr Chan is a member of the

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( Functional constituency, Insurance). He became chairman of the Legco Finance Committee in 2015. He has been appointed as Executive Council Member in 2022.

Biography

Known as 'KP', he grew up in a poor family in a squatter area in

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, and didn't go to university, instead, taking a job in the banking industry at Hang Seng Ban

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for four years, Chan became a member of the Munich Re China Advisory Board and focused on his Legislative Council role.Munich Reinsurance Company Hong Kong Branch Office
Prior to that, he was the assistant General Manager and Head of Insurance Group of

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. He was chair of the Chinese Insurance Association of Hong Kong for two years from 1998, and of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, he won a seat in the

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(Legco), representing the (

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) functional constituency, after incumbent Bernard Chan stood down. In the run-up to the 23 June 2010 Legco vote on the Hong Kong government's 2009 reform package, he offered his support if it included the Democratic Party's compromise proposal to have the five new district council functional constituency seats returned by popular election.Divisions remain over DP compromise
, The Standard, 20 June 2010 In 2015, the legislator, who was elected unopposed to his functional constituency seat, criticised the electoral regime in Hong Kong for filibustering pro-democratic legislators when speaking in favour of appropriations for the new IT Bureau, saying "everyone knows Hong Kong's elections are weird, and a prospective candidate can get elected with only 20–30 thousand votes". Chan defended the fact that he was unopposed at Legislative Council elections, saying that people ought not to underestimate functional consistencies. He suggested he was elected because chief executives of over a hundred insurance companies – the corporate votes making up the majority of his constituency – knew exactly who does things properly. In October 2015, he was appointed chair of the Finance Committee, drawing praise and criticism for restricting procedural delays by pan-democratic councillors. On 18 May 2020, Chan took, as had been foreshadowed by Legco president

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three days earlier, the position of Legco presiding member in succession of democrat

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. This ended a deadlock, lasting for more than six months, over the election of the chair and deputy chair of the Legco House Committee which pro-establishment politicians blamed on

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tactics of democrats in parliament. Chan took his seat in the session while surrounded by security guards. During the tumultuous meeting, Chan was decried for "foul play" by democrats and praised for doing a "good job" by pro-establishment politicians. Observers related the timing of the move to the wish of the Hong Kong government to pass the National Anthem Bill by the end of the month. On 29 September 2021, the Legislative Council passed amendments to the National Flag and National Emblem Ordinance which outlawed desecration of the Chinese national flag and national emblem and also concerned the teaching of these national symbols in secondary schools. On this occasion, Chan said that the "absurd acts" of desecration that had taken place during the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests were the responsibility of the opposition and "anti-China" media in Hong Kong. He advocated for launching national education in schools, saying that young Hongkongers did not "understand the patriotic sentiment". Executive Councilor and lawmaker Chan Kin-por said his words were misinterpreted when he said, "our bars have prettier girls" in an insurance forum. He (Mr Chan) explained he was discussing the competition between Singapore and Hong Kong with the Financial Secretary at the time and that he was quoting (the comment from) the "gentlemen" (in the forum saying that) girls in Hong Kong bars are prettier. On 16 February 2024, Chan was appointed as a member of the board of directors of the

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together with Peter Yan, CEO of

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, in place of Laura Cha and Benjamin Hung respectively.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Kinpor 1954 births Living people Hong Kong businesspeople Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 HK LegCo Members 2008–2012 HK LegCo Members 2012–2016 HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 HK LegCo Members 2022–2025 Recipients of the Bronze Bauhinia Star Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star

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