Joephy Chan
Joephy Chan | |
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陳穎欣 | |
Chan in 2024 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Constituency | New Territories South West |
| Member of the Sham Shui Po District Council | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Fung |
| Succeeded by | Li Kwing |
| Constituency | Lai Kok |
| Personal details | |
| Party | FTU |
| Parent | Chan Chi-kwong (father)[1] |
| Education | University of Hong Kong (BEcon) University of London (LLB) |
| Joephy Chan Wing-yan | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳穎欣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈颖欣 | ||||||||||
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Joephy Chan Wing-yan[2] (Chinese: 陳穎欣) is a Federation of Trade Unions politician in Hong Kong, who is a member of the Legislative Council since 2021, representing New Territories South West. She is a former member of the Sham Shui Po District Council for Lai Kok from 2016 to 2019.
Biography
During the 2015 Hong Kong local elections, Chan represented the Federation of Trade Unions in the Lai Kok constituency seat of Sham Shui Po District Council and competed with Federick Fung, a veteran member of the Legislative Council of the ADPL. In the end, she won 2,531 votes and take the seat, while former ADPL member Wong Chung-kei got 215 votes at the same time.[3]
After losing the district council election in 2019, she started her YouTube channel to comment on current affairs and became an internet celebrity; she also runs a YouTube channel with another unsuccessful district councillor candidate, Navis Ha Wing-ka.[4] Her YouTube channel has more than 320,000 followers as of January 2026 [5]
Legislative Council
In November 2023, she led a protest outside the US Consulate in Hong Kong, stating that her party was not afraid of US sanctions.[6]
In February 2024, she criticized former Legislative Council President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, claiming he was not supportive of the Article 23 legislation.[7] However, she was later criticized by other member from DAB.[8]
Controversies
Fake news on COVID-19
In April 2020, Chan uploaded a video suggesting the first ever COVID-19 case may have emerged earlier and originated in the U.S. or Australia, not China. The video cited a coronavirus study by a research team at the University of Cambridge, which it claimed pointed to the origin of the virus as the either of these two countries. As of 28 April, the video had received over 380,000 views. However, an investigation by Hong Kong-based news agency FactWire found that the video took the study out of context and misrepresented its findings.[9][10]
Dr. Peter Forster, the expert who led the Cambridge research team, told FactWire that the purpose of the study was not to identify the origin of the virus, but rather to analyze how it mutates over time and spreads among humans. He also noted that early data showed most patients in the initial stage of the outbreak were in East Asian, suggesting that the virus was already spreading among the area during the early phase.[11]
Pro-police comments
In September 2020, Chan and her friend, another pro-establishment figure, Navis Ha, commented on an incident involving a pregnant woman who was pushed down by police during a demonstration marking the first anniversary of the Prince Edward station attack. Chan referred to the woman as a "criminal woman" and questioned her conduct "after being interviewed by the media."[12]
On 29 September, The then Hong Kong Police Commissioner Chris Tang addressed the incident during a Yau Tsim Mong District Council meeting. He stated that during police operations on 31 August and 6 September at the Mong Kok site, a pregnant woman had been pushed down. Tang noted that the scene was very chaotic, and while some people shouted that a pregnant woman was present, not everyone could hear it.[13]
Mask ban
In March 2023, Chan supported a ban of face masks at lawful rallies, saying "Calling for relaxations of the mask ban is to abet chaos."[14]
District Councils
In June 2023, Chan defended a change to district councils election, where fewer seats than before are democratically elected; Chan said "You shouldn't measure it by western values and how much it resembles the western system of politics to decide whether this is the right system for Hong Kong."[15]
References
- ^ "特稿：陳爸爸：女兒勤力堅毅". 文匯報. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015.
- ^ "陳穎欣 Joephy Chan Wing-yan". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong's pro-establishment politician 'Flea Queen Joephy' jumps into public consciousness after surprising election success". South China Morning Post. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "HypeAuditor Online Influencer Global Rank 网络红人指数排进世界前八万". Archived from the original on 17 July 2022.
- ^ "陳穎欣Joephy Chan". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ^ Leung, Hillary (6 November 2023). "'We will not be afraid': Hong Kong pro-establishment party protests US lawmakers' calls for sanctions". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Opinion | Beijing's point man in Hong Kong could clear the air on patriotism". South China Morning Post. 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ 潘耀昇 (2024-02-21). "何俊賢不點名譴責有人博流量批曾鈺成 陳穎欣：挺身面對23條抹黑". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ^ "【傳真社Fact Check】工聯會陳穎欣「病毒源自美澳」熱爆影片曲解專家研究 原作者：研究不能確定源頭". FactWire. 2020-04-28. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "【李八方online】「分析」專家報告質疑武肺源自美國 工聯會陳穎欣傳假消息". Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "【傳真社Fact Check】工聯會陳穎欣「病毒源自美澳」熱爆影片曲解專家研究 原作者：研究不能確定源頭". hk.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "工聯會落選女區議員狂吠 辱8.31大肚婆「犯婦人」". Apple Daily. 2020-09-03. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ 香港中國通訊社. "鄧炳強回應多宗警民關係事件：有人犯法警方才會執法". 香港新聞網. H K CHINA NEWS AGENCY LIMITED. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ Mok, Lea (23 March 2023). "Hong Kong security chief defends ongoing protest mask ban, despite security law and easing of Covid rules". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Leung, Hillary. "Hong Kong should not evaluate District Council overhaul based on 'Western system of politics,' lawmaker says - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP". hongkongfp.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.