He passed away last night.
Kan is best remembered for being a five-time champion trainer in Hong Kong and a rural leader.
In his trainer's career in Hong Kong spanning a quarter of a century, Kan led the standings in the 1986/87‚ 87/88‚ 88/89‚ 89/90 and 2000/01 seasons and had more than 840 wins.
He later became a trainer at the Macau Jockey Club.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Director of Racing, Bill Nader, praised Kan for his contributions to local horse racing.
"He is a real Hong Kong-born and -bred success story, someone that Hong Kong racing fans can really relate to, because he held his own as racing in Hong Kong really grew into the professional mode of racing it is today, competing against international talent that came to Hong Kong," he said.
"His legacy lives on, not only all of his great achievements, but in the talent that he mentored that is still very active and very successful in Hong Kong racing today."
Kan also served as a district councillor and chairman of the Sheung Shui Rural Committee.
In 1989, Kan was found guilty of five counts of indecent assault on his Filipino domestic helper and was fined HK$5,000 by the Shatin Magistrates' Court.
He was jailed for offering HK$130,000 to a village representative to vote for him in a rural committee election in 2011. He served a 12-month sentence.
– RTHK, MPD
Caption: 2011 file photo of Brian Kan Ping-chee - Photo courtesy of Chong Fat/Wikimedia Commons
