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Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching
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Tiffany Chan returns home from LPGA Tour determined to help save Fanling’s Hong Kong Golf Club from development

Fresh off qualifying for the US Open, the 24-year-old trailblazer is looking to let her actions do the talking as the housing crisis heats up

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Tiffany Chan at the launch of the Hong Kong Ladies Open on Wednesday. Photo: Ike Li
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She’s the first Hongkonger to play on the LPGA Tour, has just qualified for the US Women’s Open and now Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching is determined to do her bit to save the Hong Kong Golf Club from any housing development.

In town for this week’s EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open at Fanling, Chan is looking to let her actions do the talking when it comes to preventing the famed courses from being bulldozed.

At a time when Hong Kong is suffering a chronic housing crisis, using Fanling is seen as one of the quickest fixes.
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A government-appointed task force has put forward two proposals of developing the 32-hectare Old Course – where this week’s Open is being played – into 4,600 flats and developing the whole area for 13,000 flats.

“This topic is sensitive but for me, playing more good golf might help to balance it out. I can only focus on my golf and my ability,” Chan said, before outlining her plan to build the sports’ profile and, in turn, strengthen the argument to keep Fanling intact.

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