{{short description|Hong Kong politician}} {{family name hatnote|Chan|lang=Chinese}} {{expand Chinese|date=March 2023|topic=bio}} {{Use British English|date=April 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Chan Yuen-han | native_name = {{nobold|陳婉嫻}} | native_name_lang = zh-hk | honorific_suffix = [[Silver Bauhinia Star|SBS]], [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] | image = Chan Yuen Han FTU 20070211 01.jpg | image_size = 180px | caption = | office = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] | term_start = 10 October 2012 | term_end = 30 September 2016 | constituency = [[District Council (Second)]] | term_start1 = 11 October 1995 | term_end1 = 23 June 1997 | predecessor1 = ''New constituency'' | successor1 = ''Constituency abolished'' | constituency1 = [[Kowloon North-east (1995 constituency)#Kowloon North-east|Kowloon North-east]] | term_start2 = 2 July 1998 | term_end2 = 16 July 2008 | constituency2 = [[Kowloon East (1998 constituency)|Kowloon East]] | term_start3 = 22 February 1997 | term_end3 = 8 April 1998<br />([[Provisional Legislative Council]]) | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | term_start4 = 11 October 1995 | term_end4 = 30 June 1997 | predecessor4 = ''New constituency'' | successor4 = ''Replaced by [[Provisional Legislative Council]]'' | constituency4 = [[Kowloon North-east (constituency)|Kowloon North-east]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|11|15}} | birth_place = [[Bao'an District|Baoan]], China | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Hoi Luk Fung School, <br />San Kiu Middle School, <br />Chack Kwan Middle School, <br />[[Hong Kong Polytechnic University]], <br />Guangdong Science and Research University, <br />[[University of Warwick]] | spouse = | party = [[Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions]] | other_party = [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong]] {{small|(1992–2011)}} | occupation = Labour Service | profession = }} {{Infobox Chinese |order= |showflag= |t=陳婉嫻 |s=陈婉娴 |p=Chén Wǎnxían |j=Can<sup>4</sup> Jyun<sup>2</sup>haan<sup>4</sup> |y= }}
'''Chan Yuen-han''', [[Silver Bauhinia Star|SBS]], [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] ({{lang-zh|t=陳婉嫻}}; born 16 November 1946 in [[Bao'an District|Baoan]], [[Shenzhen]], Guangdong, China) is a former member of [[Hong Kong Legislative Council]] and a noted Hong Kong female [[trade unionist]]. She is the [[vice-chairperson]] of the [[Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions]], and was one of the 52 founding members of [[the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]].
In 1988, as FTU vice-chairwoman, she was the first FTU candidate to stand in local elections, winning a seat on [[Eastern District Council]].<ref>[https://www.scmp.com/article/502828/pro-beijing-camp-still-simmering-over-ce-candidate Pro-Beijing camp still simmering over CE candidate], ''South China Morning Post'', 2 June 2005</ref> She joined the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] (Legco) in 1995 and was the first female trade unionist to serve as a Legco member.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eoc.org.hk/eoc/otherproject/eng/color/youthcorner/programmes/careerchallenge2003/bio/yhchan.htm |title=EOC |access-date=19 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030402/http://www.eoc.org.hk/eoc/otherproject/eng/color/youthcorner/programmes/careerchallenge2003/bio/yhchan.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/members/yr04-08/cyh.htm Biodata] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226020652/http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/members/yr04-08/cyh.htm |date=26 February 2008 }}</ref>
== Controversies ==
=== Mandatory bus seat belt regulations === In January 2026, after the mandatory seat belt rule for seated bus passengers on all [[Franchising|franchised and non-franchised]] buses took effect, Chan wrote in her [[am730]] column "嫻情說理" critiquing the rule.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/scrap-bus-standing-room-for-safety-says-former-lawmaker-chan-yuen-han/|title=Scrap bus standing room for safety, says former lawmaker Chan Yuen-han|publisher=Dimsum Daily|date=2026-01-30|access-date=2026-01-31}}</ref>
Her main arguments were to abolish [[double-decker bus]]es in Hong Kong, calling them a product with strong [[British Empire|British colonial characteristics]] which were unsuitable for the city.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pulsehknews.com/20260129ban|title=巴士安全帶之亂︱陳婉嫻提研究取締「殖民地產物」雙層巴士|publisher=Pulse HK News|date=2026-01-29|access-date=2026-01-31|language=zh}}</ref>
Her comments sparked significant controversy and backlash in [[Media of Hong Kong|Hong Kong media]] and [[Social media|social media platforms]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3341583/transport-chief-responds-backlash-over-hong-kong-law-public-bus-seat-belts|title=Hong Kong transport chief pledges to refine bus seat belt rules after backlash|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=2026-01-29|access-date=2026-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/30/breaking-hong-kong-govt-to-repeal-controversial-bus-seat-belt-law/|title=Hong Kong gov't to repeal controversial bus seat belt law|publisher=Hong Kong Free Press|date=2026-01-30|access-date=2026-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3341828/hong-kong-suspend-bus-seat-belt-rules-over-law-deficiencies|title=Hong Kong to repeal bus seat belt rules over 'deficiencies' in law|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=2026-01-30|access-date=2026-01-31}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.ftulegco.org.hk/ Legislative Councillor of Hong Kong Federation of Trade Union]
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