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Business leaders and politicians pay final respects for shipping tycoon, Chang Yung-fa


Business leaders and politicians pay final respects for shipping tycoon, Chang Yung-fa, A funeral service was held today for Evergreen Group founder Chang Yung-fa who passed away at the age of 90 on Jan. 20. Many dignitaries from the business world and the politics paid their respects. FTV General Manager Chen Gang-sin led 20 executives from the station to bid a final farewell to Taiwan’s shipping tycoon. The mood is solemn at this memorial hall for Evergreen Group founder Chang Yung-fa. FTV General Manager Chen Gang-sin leads a group of station executives to pay their final respects.Education Minister Wu Se-hwa is also on hand to present the ministry’s highest honor, the First Class Professional Education Award which Chang Kuo-hwa received on behalf of his father. The award commemorates Chang Jung-fa’s contribution in times of natural disaster, as he immediately committed the company to assisting in the reconstruction of remote schools which suffered damage.Wu Se-hwaEducation MinisterThe Education Ministry would like to express gratitude for his long term support and commitment to education. For this we present him with the First Class Professional Education Award as a token of our gratitude.Before Chang’s death, he made a point of donating all of his assets which is another testament to his selfless nature for which many will remember him.,

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