Gary Chan (cyclist)
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Gary Chan (Template:Zh) is a cyclist and inventor from Hong Kong.[1] He started inventing custom bicycles in 2005 and founded the Wheel Things Makers workshop in 2015.[2]
In August 2014, Chan was arrested while riding a prototype solar-powered bicycle after the police had received complaints. The bicycle was confiscated.[3] He was charged with driving an unregistered vehicle and driving without valid insurance.[4] The solar-powered bicycle was confiscated. The court case was heard on 19 September 2014, in which Chan pleaded guilty. He was fined HK$3,000 and his driving licence was suspended for one year.[5] The case raised public concern about outdated government policies on traffic enforcement and innovation.[4]
References
- ↑ "Gary Chan is the bad boy of bicycle building in Hong Kong". SCMP Young Post. 2014-12-12. http://yp.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/92828/gary-chan-bad-boy-bicycle-building-hong-kong.
- ↑ "創意小車電鑽當摩打 諷政府單車政策僵化". 2015-11-29. http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/supplement/special/art/20151129/19390647.
- ↑ "狂人日記". Hong Kong. 2014-08-14. http://hk.next.nextmedia.com/article/1275/17340241.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cyclists frustrated by government's bike blindness". 2016-01-23. https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/23/cyclists-frustrated-by-governments-bike-blindness/.
- ↑ "環保單車發明家陳培基官司完結 備戰下月兩展會". 2014-09-19. http://makerworld.cc/zh-hk/%E7%92%B0%E4%BF%9D%E5%96%AE%E8%BB%8A%E7%99%BC%E6%98%8E%E5%AE%B6%E9%99%B3%E5%9F%B9%E5%9F%BA%E5%AE%98%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%8C%E7%B5%90-%E5%82%99%E6%88%B0%E4%B8%8B%E6%9C%88%E5%85%A9%E5%B1%95%E6%9C%83/.
