Christina Chan

Christina Chan
Christina Chan during the 1 July March
Born	(1987-04-25) 25 April 1987 (age 29) Hong Kong
Alma mater	Hong Kong Baptist University City University of Hong Kong University of Hong Kong (BA, MPhil)

Christina Chan (born 25 April 1987) is a political activist in Hong Kong, known for her stand on human rights, democracy and Tibetan independence. She is enrolled in a master's degree in philosophy in the University of Hong Kong.

Christina was born in Hong Kong, where she attended the True Light Girls' College. She went on to study at Warminster School and Bromsgrove School in the United Kingdom for her secondary education. Afterwards, she returned to Hong Kong and obtained an associate degree in social science in Hong Kong Baptist University and the City University of Hong Kong before studying English and philosophy at the University of Hong Kong, where she was conferred a bachelor's degree with first class honour in June 2008. She subsequently received a scholarship to continue her studies at HKU's Master of Arts in philosophy.

She was a host on Radio Television Hong Kong's TeenPower programme. She also formerly worked as a part-time model, and was once featured in a Coca-Cola advertisement.

Chan became known by the general public during the Olympics torch relay in Hong Kong where she held the Tibetan snow lion flag, and engaged in a confrontation with the pro-Beijing camp. She was forcibly removed by the Hong Kong Police Force, who claimed it was "for her protection".

In April 2009, Ayo Chan Yat-ngok (陳一諤), the president of the Hong Kong University Students' Union, made a speech on the issue of the Tiananmen Massacre, which provoked widespread student opposition; in response, Christina Chan and four other students started a campaign to impeach him. Ayo was deposed after the General Polling.