James Chan Khay Syn

Who is James Chan Khay Syn?

James Chan Khay Syn is the fourth and current mayor of Kuching South City Council. He is also the former General Manager of Harwood Timber Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation. He succeeded the late Chong Ted Tsiung, the third mayor of Kuching South City, who died on August 3, 2007. Chan was sworn in as mayor on 4 June 2008, before he could fully recover from his knee surgery. Mayor Chan is known to be a "hands on" Mayor as he constantly visit sites and markets such as Stutong Market to understand the situation and problems faced by people.

Rumors has it that Mayor Chan might be running for the State Representative of the Kuching Constituency in the upcoming State Election.