Stephen Chan Chi Wan
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 陳志雲 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 陈志云 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Chén Zhìyún (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | can4 zi3 wan4 (Cantonese) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
20 December 1958 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Vulgar Chan (韋家晴) |
| Occupation | General manager of Television Broadcasts Limited, (2003–2012) CEO of Commercial Radio Hong Kong (2012–2014) Chief Advisor of Commercial Radio Hong Kong (2014 – ) |
| Ancestry | Yunfu, Guangdong, China |
Stephen Chan Chi-wan, born 1958, is the Chief Advisor of Commercial Radio Hong Kong, and was the chief executive officer of Commercial Radio Hong Kong, and the general manager of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). On 9 December 2011 Chan announced his resignation as GM effective April 2012.
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. He then spent four years in London lobbying for the right of abode for Hong Kong people. 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 (Vulgar Chan)'".
He worked at Commercial Radio Hong Kong for two years before joining TVB as a Programme Controller in 1992. He was given additional responsibilities as Controller (External Affairs) in 1996.
In April 2002, Chan was promoted to Assistant general manager at TVB. In April 2004, he was officially made the general manager of broadcasting. His popularity increased when he began airing the show, Be My Guest, in which he interviews Hong Kong celebrities in 2006.
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.
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