PROFESSOR JOHANNES M M CHAN ( 陳文敏 ) is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Law of The University of Hong Kong since 2002. He specializes in human rights, constitutional and administrative law, and has published widely in these fields. His recent books include Law of the Hong Kong Constitution (with C L Lim, 2011), Reflections at the Academia (翰林隨筆： 在公義路上的反思),General Principles of Hong Kong Law (香港法概論)(with Albert Chen & Others, 2nd ed, 2009), Hong Kong Human Rights Bibliography (2006); Hong Kong’s Constitutional Debates (with Lison Harris, 2005); and Immigration Law and Policy in Hong Kong: An Inter-Disciplinary Study (with Bart Rwezaura, 2004), He is also one of the founding editors of Hong Kong Public Law Reports and an editor of Hong Kong Law Reports and Digest and Hong Kong Cases.

Professor Chan was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1982. He has appeared as counsel in many leading human rights, constitutional law cases, and was appointed the first Honorary Senior Counsel in Hong Kong in 2003. Professor Chan has served on many government/public and professional bodies, including the Bar Council, the Consumer Council, the Broadcasting Authority, the Press Council, the Administrative Appeals Board, the Municipal Services Appeals Board, Law Reform Sub-Committee on Privacy, Hong Kong Red Cross, and the Central Policy Unit (Governor’s Think Tank). Professor Chan has been the chair of the Bar Constitutional Law and Human Rights Sub-Committee and the chair of Consumer Legal Action Fund. He is also a regular commentator of current social issues, and has worked with many regional and international non-governmental organizstions on human rights matters.

In 1987, he was elected for the Best Teaching Award. In 1995, he was selected as one of the Ten Young Outstanding Persons in Hong Kong. In 1997, he received the Badge of Honour from the British Red Cross Society. In 1999, he was awarded the Human Rights Press Award.