Rita Fan

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honorific-prefix = The Honourable
name =Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai
范徐麗泰
honorific-suffix = GBM, GBS, CBE, JP
caption =
office = President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
term_start = 1998
term_end = 2008
predecessor = Andrew Wong
successor = Incumbent
parliament = Hong Kong
constituency_MP2 = Hong Kong Island
parliament2 = Hong Kong
majority2 =
term_start2 = 1983
term_end2 = 2008
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1945|9|20|df=yes
birth_place = Shanghai, Republic of China
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = Chinese
spouse =
party = Independent
relations =
children =
residence = Hong Kong
alma_mater = University of Hong Kong
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website = [http://www.npcfan.hk/ http://www.npcfan.hk]
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Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP (zh-t|t=范徐麗泰) was born on 20 September 1945 in Shanghai. She has been the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) after the transfer of sovereignty in 1997 and is the first woman for that post. She is currently the Hong Kong Deputy to the Eleventh National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.

Background

Fan's was schooled at St. Stephen's Girls' College from 1952 to 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.cite web | language=English | publisher=Legislative Council Commission | title=Members : Hon Mrs Rita FAN | url=http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/members/yr04-08/fhlt.htm | author= | date= | accessdate=2008-09-24 ]

Political Career

Fan is known for her strong character, mainly as a result of her long career in the public sector, including:

* President of the Council since 1997 (Second Legislative Council (2000-2004), First Legislative Council (1998-2000) and the Provisional Legislative Council (1997-1998).
* Hong Kong Deputy to the Tenth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
* Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Association for Celebration of Reunification of Hong Kong with China Charitable Trust Fund
* Supervising Adviser of the Hong Kong Federation of Women

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 rule, she was a Member of the Executive Council (1989-1992), Member of the Legislative Council (1983-1992).

Public Service

She served as Chairman of the Education Commission (1990-1992) and Chairman of the Board of Education (1986-1989).

Family

Fan's ancestral home town is Ningbo in Shanghai. She is married to Stephen Fan Sheung-tak (zh-t|t=范尚德) and has a son and a daughter. Her daughter suffered from renal failure in 1995, and Fan gave her kidney to save her daughter's life. She has been diagnose with breast cancer in 2001 and received mastectomy. Her husband died of liver cancer in 2004.

ee also

* National People's Congress
* Legislative Council of Hong Kong
* Politics of Hong Kong

Reference

External links

* [http://www.npcfan.hk/ 范徐麗泰網頁] (Webpage of Rita Fan)
* [http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/members/yr04-08/fhlt.htm Hon Mrs Rita FAN : Member of the Legislative Council website]
* [http://www.legco.gov.hk/english/index.htm Official website of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong]