Mr CF Chan is the head of the railway safety regulator in Hong Kong responsible for technical endorsement of new railway lines, promotion of railway safety, and regulating the safety performance of the railway operator, MTR in Hong Kong. His regulatory jurisdictions cover also other railway systems in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong International Airport Driverless Train System, Hong Kong Tramway, and the Peak Tram in Hong Kong.
Mr Chan joined the Hong Kong Government in 1986. Since then, he has taken up various duties in government Bureau & Department, including the formulation of public works policy in the Development Bureau, engineering project management, quality & safety, operation & maintenance of government building engineering systems, electricity safety legislation & enforcement, and his current railway safety regulatory works in the Electrical & Mechanical Services Department under the Transport and Housing Bureau.
Mr Chan is also actively participating in the learned society of engineers in Hong Kong. He was the Council Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) during 2013-2017. He was also the 2016-17 Chairman of the HKIE Electrical Division of HKIE. In the field of quality assurance, Mr Chan is the Council Member of the Governing Council of the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency since 2013.