Professor Terence Chan is the Chairman of Bay Area Capital Partners Limited, a Hong Kong SFC licensed asset management firm that focuses on private equity investment in the area of real estate and infrastructure asset, property and construction technology, clean energy, fintech, environmental, social and governance (ESG) enhancement and smart cities applications. Professor Chan serves as an independent non-executive director of three companies listed on the Main Board of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, namely, Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Limited, CASH Financial Services Group Limited and Wang On Properties Limited. He has been an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction of The University of Hong Kong with main areas of research in cross-border real estate investment, asset securitisation, technology application and sustainable development.
Professor Chan holds a PhD in Economics, an MSc in Real Estate, and possesses professional fellow membership of the CPA Australia (FCPA) and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), as well as the professional designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Professor Chan is the Chairman of ESG & Sustainable Investment Committee of The Hong Kong Independent Non-Executive Director Association, a Member of the Infrastructure Development Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, a Member of the Mainland Opportunities Committee of Financial Services Development Council, a Member of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong & Macao Studies of the State Council and a Member of the Election Committee of the HKSAR Government. He was awarded the Honorary University Fellowship by the Hong Kong Baptist University in 2024.
Professor Chan actively participates in education and social service. He was a Council and Court Member of Hong Kong Baptist University. He is currently an Honorary Court Member of Hong Kong Baptist University, the Entrepreneur Committee Member of the Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation, a Member of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Business Discipline of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, a Member of the Advisory Committee of Graduate Employment of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, the Vice-Chairman of Security and Guarding Services Industry Authority and a Member of the Witness Protection Review Board of the Security Bureau, the Deputy Chairman of the District Fire Safety Committee (Central & Western District), the Chairman of the Lantau District Junior Police Call Honorary President Council, a Panel Member of Higher Rights Assessment Board and an Observer of the Independent Police Complaints Council.