Hung Chi-chang explained

Hung Chi-chang
Nationality:Republic of China
Office:Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation
Term Start:12 July 2007
Term End:19 May 2008
Predecessor:Chang Chun-hsiung
Successor:Chiang Pin-kung
Office1:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start1:1 February 1990
Term End1:31 January 2008
Birth Date:23 August 1951
Birth Place:Changhua County, Taiwan
Party:Democratic Progressive Party
Education:Taipei Medical University (MD)
National Taiwan University (MS)
University of Toronto (MSc)

Hung Chi-chang (; born 23 August 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) from 12 July 2007 to 19 May 2008.[1]

Education

After graduating from Taipei Medical University (previously Taipei Medical College), Hung earned a Master of Science in medical science from the Graduate School of Public Health of National Taiwan University. He then obtained another master's degree in medical science from the University of Toronto in Canada.

Political career

In September 1986, Hung and seventeen others founded the Democratic Progressive Party.[2]

Legislative Yuan

Hung had served in the Legislative Yuan since 1990.

Hung sought to be reelected to the legislature via the Democratic Progressive Party list in 2008, but failed to win a seat.[3]

Straits Exchange Foundation

During a provisional meeting on 12 July 2007, the board of directors and supervisors of the SEF elected Hung to be the chairman of the foundation. Hung asserted that upon his election, SEF would step up its services for Taiwanese businesses and people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the future. His appointment met with some oppositions from Taiwan independence advocates due to his support for a proposal to lift the 40% investment ceiling of book value for investments by Taiwan's enterprises in mainland China.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 立法院. 23 July 2013.
  2. News: Next DPP head should hold dialogue with President Ma: party founder. 7 March 2017. Taiwan News. Central News Agency.
  3. News: Huang. Wei-chu. Election fallout: 'New' legislature has same old faces. 1 November 2016. Taipei Times. 14 January 2008.
  4. Web site: Hung Chi-chang Elected as SEF Chairman.