Chan than san biography of barack
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Chan Yat-san
Hong Kong politician (1919–2007)
Chan Yat-san (Chinese: 陳日新; 21 August 1919 – 27 July 2007) was a Hong Kong politician and rural leader.
Chan than san biography of barack
He was a New Territoriesindigenous inhabitant and chairman of the powerful Heung Yee Kuk, and was dubbed the "King of the New Territories".[1]
Early life
Chan was born in 1919 in the small village of So Kwun Wat near Tuen Mun.
His father ran medicine shops and a restaurant while his mother looked after the family fields. In 1940, he worked for colonial government as a food investigator for Tuen Mun and outlying islands. This job was part of an effort to gauge food supplies during the Battle of Hong Kong.
Chan fled to Mainland during the Japanese occupation.[1]
After the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, the Kuomintang authorities on Taiwan were anxious to influence rising leaders in Hong Kong.
Chan went to Taiwan in 1952 and reportedly studied politics. He had close links with Kuomintang fig