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Ray Chan (; born 1987) is the CEO and co-founder of online platform for humor 9GAG. Along with his team of four, he started the website as a side project, with a full-time job elsewhere. == Career == Chan’s first job upon graduation from the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong was in the legal department of a bank.〔Chan, Y. (2014, December 18). (Ray Chan ) Accessed March 24, 2015〕 Following that, he became an anchor as well as a reporter working for Now TV. Soon after, he worked at an information technology company as a project manager. In 2007, he realized the scope of the internet for development and joined aNobii as product manager. It was an online platform for book lovers acquired by a new venture backed by HMV Group, Harper Collins, Penguin Books and Random House.〔(Ray Chan ). (2014, November 11). Retrieved March 24, 2015 〕 While working for this firm he launched 9GAG as a side project and four years later in 2011 he quit his job in order to focus on it. 9GAG was Chan’s first of three successful websites. Prior to 9GAG, he established a website to share cosmetics and a website for information on electrical appliances, both of which failed. == Personal life == Chan's has a younger sister and a younger brother (Chris Chan), who is also a cofounder of 9GAG. During his university days at the University of Hong Kong, he was a member of the university lacrosse team and a captain of the university debate team. Chan grew up in Tuen Mun where he and his family lived in a public housing estate.〔(信報閱讀智慧-- 「9GAG」陳展程──香港要保持創業精神 ). (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray Chan (businessman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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