Chan received his bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Hong Kong, master's degree in medical physics from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and master's degree in business management from the University of Hong Kong.[1]
He joined the Government as an Assistant Electronics Engineer in August 1982. He was promoted to Chief Electronics Engineer in February 2001 and to Government Electrical and Mechanical Engineer in May 2005. He was appointed Deputy Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services in January 2009. He became Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services in 2011. He is the Secretary for Transport and Housing since 2017.[2]
As the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Chan is the Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, Hong Kong Logistics Development Council and Aviation Development and Three-runway System Advisory Committee. He is also board member of MTR Corporation Limited, Airport Authority Hong Kong and Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation; as well as member of the Council for Sustainable Development and Economic Development Commission.[1]
In 2018, Chan claimed that the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link would be profitable since opening day.[3]
In 2021, Chan said that it might take 20 years to substantially reduce the average waiting time of 5.8 years for public housing.[4]
In May 2023, Chan compared district councillors to foreign domestic workers, saying that district councillors could be fired if they did not obey their employers.[5]
