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| Chinese name | 陳志雲 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 陈志云 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Chén Zhì Yún (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | can4 zi3 wan4 (Cantonese) |
| Ancestry | Yunfu, Guangdong, China |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | 20 December 1959 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Wai Ka Ching (韋家晴) |
| Occupation | General manager of Television Broadcasts Limited, 2003 to 2010(Suspended from duties) |
Stephen Chan Chi Wan, born 1959, was the general manager of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB).
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Chan studied linguistics and theatre at the University of Hong Kong and graduated in 1981.
He initially joined the HK government as an administrative officer.[1] He then spent four years in London lobbying for the right of abode for Hong Kong people.[1] In 1991 he returned to HK and served as assistant commissioner of the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority. He was also working a part-time disc jockey position with the RTHK, when was known as "Wai Ka Ching".[1]
He worked at Commercial Radio Hong Kong for two years before joining TVB as a Programme Controller in 1992.[1] He was given additional responsibilities as Controller (External Affairs) in 1996.
In April 2002, Chan was promoted to Assistant General Manager at TVB.[1] In April 2004, he was officially made the General Manager of broadcasting.[1] His popular increased when he began airing the show, Be My Guest, in which he interviews Hong Kong celebrities in 2006.[1]
For the show Vanishing Glacier (台慶鉅獻: 冰天動地), he also flew to the arctic to record the impact of global warming with Sammul Chan, Bernice Liu and Kay Tse.[2][3]
He initially weighed 90kg, and became slim when he became a vegetarian.[4][1]
On March 11, 2010, Chan together with his personal assistant and 3 other employees of TVB were arrested by the ICAC. The other arrested included Wilson Chan Wing-suen, Wilson Chin Kwok-wai, Ning Jin and Edthancy Tseng Pei-kun.[5] TVB confirmed that three of their employees were involved, and that their duties and work had been suspended pending further development.[6].
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