Mr. Chan has been on the board since March 1995. He graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the University of Bristol in 1952 and was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1953. He is an associate member of the Institute of Taxation. Until his retirement in 1987, he was the senior partner of a large legal firm in Kuala Lumpur during the major part of which he was engaged in corporate advisory work.