Rita Fan

The Honourable Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai 范徐麗泰 GBM, GBS, CBE, JP
President of the Legislative Council
In office 24 May 1998 – 30 September 2008
Succeeded by	Jasper Tsang
In office 25 January 1997 – 30 June 1998
Preceded by	Andrew Wong
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 26 September 1985 – 7 October 1992
Constituency	Appointed
In office 24 May 1998 – 12 September 2004
Constituency	Election Committee
In office 12 September 2004 – 7 September 2008
Succeeded by	Cyd Ho
Constituency	Hong Kong Island
Personal details
Born	(1945-09-20) 20 September 1945 Shanghai, Republic of China
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Stephen S. T. Fan (deceased)
Relations	Hsu Ta Tung (father)
Residence	Hong Kong
Alma mater	St. Stephen's Girls' College University of Hong Kong
Website	http://www.npcfan.hk

Template:Chinese name Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP (simplified Chinese: 范徐丽泰; traditional Chinese: 范徐麗泰; pinyin: Fàn Xú Lìtài; Jyutping: Fan6 Cheui4 Lai6 Tai3; born 20 September 1945 in Shanghai, China) was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) after the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom in 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position.

Fan is currently the Hong Kong Deputy to the Eleventh National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.

Background

Fan 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.

Political career

Fan is known for her long career in the public sector:

• President of the Council since 1997 including the 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 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (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) and a Member of the Legislative Council (1983–1992).

Public service

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

Family

Rita Fan was married to Stephen Fan Sheung-tak (Chinese: 范尚德) until his death from liver cancer in 2004 and has a son and a daughter from the marriage. Their daughter suffered from renal failure in 1995, and Fan donated a kidney to save her daughter's life.

Cancer

Fan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 and underwent a mastectomy.

Affiliations

Rita Fan is the Honorary President of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation (see [1], [2], [3], [4])

See also

• National People's Congress
• Legislative Council of Hong Kong
• Politics of Hong Kong
• List of graduates of University of Hong Kong

External links

• Template:Zh-tw 范徐麗泰網頁 (Webpage of Rita Fan)
• Official website of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong