Winston Wen-Yang Wong OBE (Chinese: 王文洋; pinyin: Wáng Wényáng; born 2 April 1951 in Taipei County (now New Taipei City), Taiwan) is the eldest son of Wang Yung-ching, chair of the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), by his second wife.[1][2] Wong is now a widower with a son and a daughter after his wife died of stomach cancer in 2007.[3] Wong holds degrees in physics, applied optics, and chemical engineering from Imperial College London.[4] His English name was chosen during his study in the United Kingdom.