Rita Fan
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| Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai 范徐麗泰 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Wong |
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| Assumed office 1983 |
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| Born | 20 September 1945  Shanghai, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong |
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBS JP (traditional Chinese: 范徐麗泰), a leftist was born on 20 September 1945 in Shanghai. She is currently the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) and stands as an Independent candidate for the geographical constituency of Hong Kong Island. Fan is the first President of the Legislative Council after the transfer of sovereignty and is the first woman for that post.
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[edit] Background
Fan's ancetral hometown is Ningbo. She is married to Stephen Fan Sheung-tak and has two children. She was schooled at St. Stephen's Girls' College from 1952-1964 and later attended the University of Hong Kong, receiving a BSc in Chemistry and Physics in 1967, a Certificate in Personnel Management in 1971, and a MSSc in Psychology in 1973.
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[edit] Private sector
Fan is known for her strong character, mainly as a result of her long career serving in the private sector, including:
- Hong Kong Deputy to the Tenth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
- Chairman of the Board of Trustee of the Association for Celebration of Reunification of Hong Kong with China Charitable Trust Fund
- Supervising Adviser of the Hong Kong Federation of Women
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Since 1983, Fan has also served a number of roles in the public sector:
- President of the Council since 1997 (Second Legislative Council (2000-2004), First Legislative Council (1998-2000) and the Provisional Legislative Council (1997-1998).
Prior to the establishment of the HKSAR, Fan was the Hong Kong Deputy to the Ninth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (1998-2003), Member of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1995-1997) and Member of the Preliminary Working Committee for the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1993-1995).
Under British colonial rule, she was a Member of the Executive Council (1989-1992), Member of the Legislative Council (1983-1992).
She has also served as Chairman of the Education Commission (1990-1992) and Chairman of the Board of Education (1986-1989).
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| Preceded by Andrew Wong (President of the Legislative Council) |
President of the Provisional Legislative Council 1996 - 1998 |
Succeeded by Replaced by the Legislative Council of the HKSAR |
| Preceded by Preceded by the Provisional Legislative Council |
President of the Legislative Council 1998 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Wong Yan Lung, Secretary for Justice |
Hong Kong order of precedence As of 2008 |
Succeeded by Leung Chun Ying, Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council |
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