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Philip Chan (businessman)

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Philip Chan Man Ping (born 1964) is a Singaporean businessman.

Early life

Chan was born in 1964 to a Teochew family in Hong Kong, and was the fifth son born.

Career

He worked as a dispatch boy in a small company, where Chan learned English. He was soon promoted to be a deputy in the company's sales department. Receiving investments from a former client, Chan began his own business with his two brothers and took charge of sales and shipping in Vietnam, Hong Kong, and China.

Chan is the managing director at Wen Way Investments and Mutual Benefits Realty and also serves as the chief executive of C&H Properties. He is also the founder of China Link Education Consultancy.

Community work

Chan was a member of the Kampong Chai Chee Citizens’ Consultative Committee, and the Bukit Timah Community Club management committee. He stepped down from his appointments after being designated as a "politically significant person" by the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs.

Personal life

In 1990, Chan came to Singapore and became a naturalised citizen in 1993. He is married to a Singaporean woman with two sons.

On 2 February 2024, the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs had designated Chan as a "politically significant person" under the country's Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021, due to his perceived vulnerability to external influence from foreign actors. During the first invocation of the law, observers noted how the Singapore government prepared to tackle against Chinese influence in the country. The FICA notice was issued to him on 26 February 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Chan, Philip Man Ping 陈文平 – Oral History Interviews – Record Details (Accession Number 003836) – Reel/Disc 1 of 4". National Archives of Singapore. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ Fang, Chin Soo (2 February 2024). "Who is Philip Chan, the man against whom S'pore has invoked its foreign interference law?". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. "Foreign interference law invoked for the first time against naturalised Singaporean businessman". The Star. 2 February 2024.
  4. "防止外来干预法令下 商人陈文平或成为"具政治影响力者"首例". 联合早报 (in Chinese). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. "In Conversation with Good Samaritan Mr Philip Chan". August 30, 2019.
  6. Fang, Chin Soo; Iau, Jean (2 February 2024). "Foreign interference law invoked for the first time against naturalised S'porean businessman". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. Min, Chew Hui (2 February 2024). "Singaporean businessman the first person to be served 'notice of intended designation' under foreign interference law". CNA. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. "Singaporean businessman served notice under anti-foreign interference law". South China Morning Post. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. Lim, Kimberly (3 February 2024). "Is Singapore 'warning' others by hauling up businessman for foreign interference?". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  10. "Designation of Chan Man Ping Philip as a Politically Significant Person Under the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021". Ministry of Home Affairs.


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