Chairman

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Chairman

Mr. Samuel CHAN Ka-yan, BBS, JP

Mr. Samuel Chan is a practising barrister and has been appointed to many advisory and statutory bodies. He was former Vice-Chairman of the Consumer Council, Non-Executive Director of the Insurance Authority, Member of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Chairman of the Consumer Legal Action Fund Management Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Town Planning Appeal Board. Currently he also serves as Member of the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and Member of the Working Group on Class Actions.

In 2020, Mr. Chan was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star in recognition of his significant contribution to the promotion of consumer interests.

Mr. Chan is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators and Panel Arbitrator of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration.

Register of Member's Interests

Competition Commission

The Competition Ordinance and the Rules of Procedure of the Commission require that a member of the Commission, or a member of a committee of the Commission, must disclose to the Commission any interest that the member has which is of a class or description determined by the Commission. The Competition Ordinance and the Rules of Procedure also provide that the Commission is to establish and maintain a register relating to any such disclosed interests which it must make available for inspection through the Internet.

The purpose of maintaining and publishing a register of interests is not specified in the Competition Ordinance. Nonetheless, the Commission infers that the purpose is to enhance transparency and to ensure objectivity, fairness and public confidence in the decision-making of the Commission.

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