Mr Henry Hung Ling Fan was born in Shanghai, China in June 1948. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1969 with an honours degree in Economics and Business Management and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Beijing. He was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn, England and subsequently admitted to the Bar in Hong Kong where he practised as a barrister. He is also an Attorney and Counselor at Law in the State of California, U.S.A.

Mr Fan is the Managing Director of CITIC Pacific Limited, a Deputy Chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, and a Director and Chairman of the executive committee of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited.

Mr Fan also serves on various public bodies. He is a non-official member of the Executive Council. He is also a Deputy Chairman of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel of the Securities & Futures Commission, a Non-executive Director of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, the Health and Medical Development Advisory Committee, the Advisory Committee on Post-office Employment for Principal Officials under the Accountability System, the Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service, the Standing Committee on Directorate Salaries and Conditions of Service as well as the Treasurer of the University of Hong Kong. In addition, he is a member of the Zhejiang Province Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Hong Kong-United States Business Council and the President's Council on International Activities of the Yale University.

Mr Fan was awarded the Justice of the Peace and the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Government of the HKSAR.

Mr Fan is taking a leave of absence from government appointments.

Updated on 3 November 2008