Fred, KAN Ka Chong
Senior Partner


Email
ka-chong@fredkan.com

Profile
Fred Kan is the founder and senior partner of the firm. He is also an international Notary Public and a China-Appointed Attesting Officer appointed by the Ministry of Justice of the Government of the People's Republic of China.

Fred was qualified in Ontario, Canada in 1969 and came to Hong Kong to practise in 1984. From 1984 to 1995, Fred was very much involved in property development projects, acting for a major Hong Kong property developer. With his experience in urban planning (being on the City of Toronto Planning Board from 1977 to 1979), Fred was successful in the negotiation and resolution with the Hong Kong government in a number of disputes concerning the interpretation of Crown leases and planning issues. He has been selected by AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Survey as one of Asia's leading business lawyers for every year from 2003 to 2007.

Fred's practice is wide-ranging with focus on real estate development and financing, urban planning, construction and environmental law. He initiated the publication by the firm of the Urban Planning and Environmental Law Quarterly which has been in continual publication since May 1992. Fred is the author of several publications and a frequent speaker at legal and business seminars.

Fred is currently a Council Member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and a Member of Macau Law Reform Advisory Committee. He was a member of the Board of Review of the Inland Revenue Ordinance and was a Council Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Deputy Chairman of the Review Body on Bid Challenges under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement.

Professional experience and education

2008 – CEDR Accredited Mediator
2008 – Chairman, Public Education and Publicity Sub-group, Working Group on Mediation established by the Secretary for Justice, HKSAR
2007 – Member of the Macau Law Reform Advisory Committee
2001 – Member of the Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance)
2000 – 2005 Former Deputy Chairman of the Review Body on Bid Challenges (under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement)
2000 Council Member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
1997 – 2002 Former Council Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong
1997 – 1998 Former Chairman of the Banking and Finance Law Standing Committee of LAWASIA
1996 – Approved/Recognized arbitrator in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen and Shantao
1995 – China-Appointed Attesting Officer
1992 – Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
1992 – Honorary Research Fellow of the Centre for Urban Planning and Environmental Management, University of Hong Kong
1991 – Notary Public
1978 – Solicitor, Hong Kong
1977 – Solicitor, England and Wales
1969 – Barrister & Solicitor, Ontario
1967 – Juris Doctor
1964 – Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering), University of Toronto

Languages
Cantonese
English
Mandarin