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SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ASIA PACIFIC SPEAKS AT YORK UNIVERSITY TORONTO, February 17, 1997: Raymond Chan, Canadian Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific), will be at York University on Wednesday, Feb. 19 to share his expertise and experience on "Institution Building and Judicial Reform in Asia Pacific." Chan, who has played a prominent role in all Team Canada trade missions over the past several years, was first elected to the House of Commons on Oct. 25, 1993, representing the British Columbia riding of Richmond. He was subsequently appointed by Prime Minister Jean Chretien as Canada's first Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific). Chan is the first person of Chinese descent to become a member of the Privy Council of Canada, and the highest ranking Asian-born politician in the Western world. Chan's talk will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Moot Court Room at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. The event has been organized by the Asian Cultural Association, a student organization at Osgoode Hall Law School, in association with the International Law Society, the Business Law Society, and the Liberal Club. The event is free and open to the public. Since his appointment, Chan has travelled to almost every country in the Asia Pacific region as part of his portfolio. He has participated in all of the Team Canada trade missions to China, India, and, most recently to South Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand. Chan has stressed the priority that Canada attaches to the region in his role, and he has appeared before a wide variety of political, business, academic, and media audiences in order to forge stronger business and cultural relationships between Canada and Asia Pacific. A professional engineer, Chan worked at a research centre at the University of British Columbia from 1977 to 1993. A businessman, Chan also owned and operated two restaurants from 1974 to 1989. In 1989, he founded and chaired the Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement. Chan came to Canada from Hong Kong in 1969 and became a Canadian citizen in 1974. He received a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Engineering Physics from the University of British Columbia. York University is located at 4700 Keele Street (at Steeles Avenue) in North York.
For more information, call:
Godwin Chan
Mary Ann Horgan
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