Dong Jiancheng
Tung Chee-chen GBS JP (Tung Chee-chen, born December 15, 1942) is a Hong Kong–American entrepreneur, former chairman of Orient Overseas (International) Limited and president of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
Biography
His father was shipping tycoon Tung Ho-yun, and his elder brother is Tung Chee-hwa, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong. He studied in the United Kingdom, earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Liverpool, and later obtained a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.
From 1993 to 1995 he served as chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association.
In 1996 he succeeded his brother Tung Chee-hwa as chairman of the board of Orient Overseas (International) Limited.
From 1999 to 2001 he was president of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
Since November 5, 1999 he has been an independent non-executive director of PetroChina Company Limited.
He has served as a member of the Hong Kong Port Development Council, and as an independent non-executive director of Sing Tao News Corporation, Wing Hang Bank, Cathay Pacific Airways, Zhejiang Shanghai–Hangzhou–Ningbo Expressway Company, and Bank of China (Hong Kong).
He has contributed to education, serving on the board of trustees of the University of Pittsburgh and Georgetown University, chairing the Marine Education Institute Foundation, and chairing the Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Named in his honor
- Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre at City University of Hong Kong, named in recognition of support and generous donation from the Tung Foundation. The centre spans 2,500 sqm in the Yeung Kin-man Academic Building, equipped with advanced research facilities including Hong Kong’s first and Greater China’s second magnetic material imaging system and Hong Kong’s second high-content confocal imaging system.[1]
References
- http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-03-16/10185373194s.shtml Tung Chee-hwa’s younger brother Tung Chee-chen: “My brother is tired and should rest”
- http://qb.ningbo.gov.cn/sqxx/info.jsp?aid=5589 Tung Chee-chen – “I am confident in cooperation with Ningbo Port” (dead link)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090131134418/http://zj.gov.cn/gb/zjnew/node3/node6/node12/node108/userobject1ai1054.html Zhejiang Overview – Famous People