Chang Yung-fa

Chang Yung-fa CBE (Chinese: 張榮發; pinyin: Zhāng Róngfā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Êng-hoat; 6 October 1927 – 20 January 2016) was a Taiwanese businessman.

[2] After graduating from Taipei Commercial High School at the age of 18, he went to work in the Taiwan office of a Japanese shipping line.

Over the next four years, Chang built his fleet up to twelve, running them empty when necessary to convince his customers his services were regular and reliable.

During the 2012 Republic of China presidential election, Mr Chang expressed his disapproval of the so-called Taiwan Consensus.

His second wife Lee Yu-mei bore him one son - Chang Kuo-wei, the founder of Starlux Airlines.