Hung Wen-tung

Hung Wen-tung
Born22 December 1937
Died4 November 2018
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma materKaohsiung Medical College
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseYang Li-hua

Hung Wen-tung (Chinese: 洪文棟; pinyin: Hóng Wéndòng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng Bûn-tòng; 22 December 1937 – 4 November 2018) was a Taiwanese politician who served on the Legislative Yuan between 1984 and 1990.

He was the second son of business magnate Hung Wan-chuan [zh].[1][2] Hung Wen-tung graduated from Kaohsiung Medical College, and was trained as an orthopedist.[3] He and his first wife had three daughters and one son.[4] Hung married opera performer Yang Li-hua in 1983.[5] After stepping down from the Legislative Yuan, Hung led the Zoological Society of Taipei as chairman.[6] He died of a heart attack at the age of 80 on 4 November 2018.[3]

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  2. ^ "【洪文棟過世】骨科名醫坐擁10億身家 他和兄嫂爭家產逾20年" (in Chinese). Yahoo! News Taiwan. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "楊麗花悲痛證實 洪文棟病逝享壽80歲" (in Chinese). Yahoo! News Taiwan. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  4. ^ "【洪文棟過世】楊麗花夫婿洪文棟過世 享壽80歲" (in Chinese). Mirror Media. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ^ Yeh, Lindy (10 September 2001). "Debate on opera's origins rages on". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (3 December 2000). "Of penguins, pandas and politics". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 September 2018.