Dr Chan has been Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development since 2017.
Before joining the Government, Dr Chan spent about 10 years working in the technology sector, gaining experience in intellectual property trading and crossover collaboration. Dr Chan served as a member of the Kwun Tong District Council from 2008 to 2013, and Political Assistant to the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development from 2013 to 2017.
Dr Chan holds a bachelor degree in electrical engineering, and a PhD degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University in the United States.