Tung Chee-chen, GBS, SBS, JP (; born 15 December 1942) is a Hong Kong

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businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive of shipping company

Orient Overseas Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) is a Hong Kong, China based investment holding company involved in international transportation and logistics, and property investment and property development. It is the parent company of Orie ...

and a member of the One Country Two Systems Research Institute, a pro-Beijing political thinktank. He is

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's honorary consul to Hong Kong.

Early life

Tung is the second son of shipping tycoon Tung Chao-yung, and the younger brother of

Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa (; born 7 July 1937) is a Hong Kong businessman and politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005, upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July. He is currently a vice-chairman of the Ch ...

, the first chief executive of the

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. Their

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town is

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

in China's

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jian ...

. He earned a bachelor's degree from the

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and master's in mechanical engineering from MIT.

Career

Tung served as chairman of the

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from 1993 until 1995. He was chairman of the

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC; ) was founded on 29 May 1861, and is the oldest and one of the largest business organizations in Hong Kong. It has around 4,000 corporate members, who combined employ around one-third of Hong Kon ...

from 1999 to 2001. In 1996, Tung was appointed chairman and

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Orient Overseas (International) Limited Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) is a Hong Kong, China based investment holding company involved in international transportation and logistics, and property investment and property development. It is the parent company of Orient ...

, one of the largest shipping companies in the world. He has acted as independent non-executive director of the following companies: * PetroChina Co. Ltd., a Chinese State-owned Enterprise (SOE) * Zhejiang Expressway Company Ltd., a Chinese SOE * BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd., a Chinese SOE * Wing Hang Bank Ltd. * Sing Tao News Corporation (2002–2013) *

Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CPA), more widely known as Cathay Pacific (), is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations and subsidiaries have ...

Ltd. * U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a unit of the

Far Eastern Group Far Eastern Group is one of the biggest conglomerates in the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan). It was founded in 1937 by Yu-Ziang Hsu during the mainland Republican period. The group spans over 10 major industries and includes 9 publicly lis ...

Affiliations

Tung is the chairman of the Institute for Shipboard Education Foundation (most popularly known as Semester-At-Sea Program), a member of the board of trustees of the

Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. The University is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Foun ...

, and a member of the board of trustees of the International Academic Center of the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...

and the Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. He was appointed member of the

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

(APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) by the Hong Kong government in 2002.

Wealth

In April 2009, Tung was ranked as the 23rd wealthiest man in Hong Kong, worth US$900 million. In January 2008, Tung and his family were ranked (also by Forbes) as the 16th wealthiest in Hong Kong, with a total value of 3 billion US$.

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Hong Kong's 40 Richest (Jan 2008)
#16 Chee Chen Tung & family
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Honours

Tung was awarded the

Gold Bauhinia Star The Gold Bauhinia Star (, GBS) is the highest Bauhinia Star rank in the honours system of Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system of the Order of the British Empire after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of ...

by the Hong Kong Government in 2016 and an honorary doctorate degree by the

in 2009.

References

External links

* CNN.com
Shipping flows in the family blood
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