Anson Chan
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"Chen (surname)/Chan" (married name) and "Fang (surname)/Fang" (maiden name)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

/ honorific-prefix=The Honourable

/ name=Anson Maria Elizabeth Chan

/ native_name =

/ native_name_lang = zh-hk

/ honorific-suffix= GCMG, CBE, Grand Bauhinia Medal/GBM, Justice of the Peace/JP

/ image=Ansonchanenlarged.jpg

/ caption=Anson Chan in 2005

/ nationality=Chinese nationality law#Hong Kong and Macau/Chinese (Hong Kong) and British nationality/British

/ office=Chief Secretary for Administration

/ term_start=1 July 1997

/ term_end=30 April 2001

/ predecessor1=Herself

/ successor= Donald Tsang

/ office1=Chief Secretary of Hong Kong

/ term_start1=29 November 1993

/ term_end1 = 30 June 1997

/ predecessor1=Sir David Robert Ford

/ successor1=Herself

/ office2=Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

/ term_start2=5 December 2007

/ term_end2 = 30 September 2008

/ constituency2= Hong Kong Island (constituency)/Hong Kong Island

/ predecessor2=Ma Lik

/ successor2= Regina Ip

/ birth_date=

/ birth_place=Shanghai, Republic of China (1912-1949)/China

/ relations=Fang Shin-hau (father)Fang Zhaoling (mother)Harry Fang (uncle)

/ spouse= (deceased)

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I just feel there are moments in one's life when you have to stand up and be counted, and for me, this is one of those moments. I believe democracy to be good for Hong Kong and in good time, when the time is ripe, it would also be good for my country.

I just feel there are moments in one's life when you have to stand up and be counted.