Unionist Chan Yuen-han likely to call time on legislative service
Chan Yuen-han prefers reaching out to the common folk to sitting in the legislative chamber, despite serving as a lawmaker for the past 21 years
It has been more than two years since pro-establishment unionist Chan Yuen-han met the South China Morning Post to flesh out her plan to serve as a people's representative on the Legislative Council, after securing re-election in September 2012.
When the Post asked her twice last week for another interview, she was quick to decline.
But she confirmed one thing: that, at 68 going on 69 this year, the 21-year Legco veteran was unlikely to seek another term at next year's election if pan-democrats voted down the government's reform plan for the 2017 chief executive ballot this month.
Chan was understood to be looking to stand down in 2012, although she stayed on and became one of five lawmakers representing the new "super seat", so called because the voter base of 3.2 million gave the winners a bigger mandate than their 65 Legco colleagues.
Chan is very enthusiastic about helping the needy
Chan would only say she would rather travel for leisure and engage in policy advocacy outside the legislature, because she enjoyed working with people on issues such as urban renewal in Kowloon East.