Tung Chao-yung
Tung Chao-yung | |
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| 董兆榮 or 董浩雲 | |
| Born | 1912 |
| Died | 15 April 1982 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Founder of Orient Overseas Container Line |
| Children | Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-chen Tung Chee-ping Tung Siu-ping Tung Yi-ping |
Tung Chao-yung or C. Y. Tung (traditional Chinese: 董兆榮; simplified Chinese: 董兆荣; pinyin: Dǒng Zhàoróng; 28 September 1912 – 15 April 1982), also known as Tung Hao-yun, simplified Chinese: 董浩云; traditional Chinese: 董浩雲; pinyin: Dǒng Hàoyún), was a Chinese shipping magnate and the founder of the Orient Overseas Line (now Orient Overseas Container Line or OOCL). He was the father of Tung Chee-hwa, the first chief executive of Hong Kong.
At the peak of his career, he owned a shipping fleet with over 150 freight ships; his fleet's cargo capacity exceeded 10 million tons.