Brian Kan Ping-chee (Chinese: 簡炳墀; 24 November 1937 – 12 February 2022) was a five-time champion horse trainer and politician in Hong Kong.
He participated in rural politics and was a member of the Provisional Regional Council from 1997 to 1999,[clarification needed] the North District Council from 2000 to 2004,[clarification needed] and the Election Committee from 2000 to 2006 as the representative of the Sheung Shui Rural Committee and the Heung Yee Kuk.
The magistrate did not impose a custodial sentence on Kan having regard to his contributions to the community and the impact of the case already on him.
Kan offered HK$130,000 to a village representative, who owned a grocery store, to vote for him as Sheung Shui Rural Committee chairman, which carries ex-officio membership of the Heung Yee Kuk.
[3] Although he claimed that he was not aware of the contents in the envelope he left in the grocery store, the judge did not believe his side of the story and found him guilty of the offence.