Tung Chao-yung

Tung Chao-yung
董兆榮 or 董浩雲
Born1912 (1912)
Died15 April 1982(1982-04-15) (aged 69)
OccupationFounder of Orient Overseas Container Line
ChildrenTung 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.[citation needed]