Young Hong-tsu

Young Hong-tsu (Chinese: 楊宏智; pinyin: Yáng Hóngzhì) is a Taiwanese mechanical engineer.

Education and career

Young Hong-tsu graduated from the National Taiwan University Department of Mechanical Engineering with a bachelor's of science degree prior to completing doctoral studies at the University of New South Wales School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.[1] Between his baccalaureate and doctoral studies, he was a teaching assistant at National Taiwan University. Young returned to teach at NTU as an associate professor in 1989, and was named a full professor in 1994. By 2005, Young attained distinguished professor status.[2]

Young later served as Aviation Safety Council managing director between 2005 and 2009.[3][4] In this position, Young commented on the malfunctioning brakes of Uni Air flight B7901 in April 2008,[5] and safety issues on flights between Taiwan and China in April 2009.[6] His appointment as Aviation Safety Council chairman was announced in June 2018, and he formally succeeded Hwung Hwung-hweng on 4 July 2018.[3] Following the 2018 Yilan train derailment in November, premier William Lai expanded the purview of the ASC via a directive.[7] Proposed legislation regarding the ASC reformation began the draft process later that month.[8] It took the form of an amendment to the Organizational Act of the Aviation Safety Council.[9][10] The amendments were approved by the Legislative Yuan in April 2019.[11][12] The renaming of the council to the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board was announced in July 2019, and took effect on 1 August 2019, with Young remaining in the chairmanship role.[13] Young resigned his position on 11 February 2023, amidst an investigation into allegations that he had used an official vehicle to visit hot springs and restaurants in Yilan County.[14] Iris Hsu succeeded Young as acting chair.[15]

References

  1. ^ "The board". Aviation Safety Council. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Hong-tsu Young". National Taiwan University. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Wang, Shu-fen; Yen, William (29 June 2018). "NTU professor to take over as Aviation Safety Council chief". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ^ Shan, Shelley (2 August 2022). "China disqualified from transport safety meeting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ Shan, Shelley (17 April 2008). "Brakes on Uni Air flight malfunctioned during takeoff: ASC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ^ Shan, Shelley (13 April 2009). "FAT's hopes flicker with cancelation of flight rights". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ^ Chen, Wei-ting; Lee, Hsin-Yin (7 November 2018). "ASC to be expanded to investigate rail, road, marine accidents". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  8. ^ Shan, Shelley (8 November 2018). "Transportation safety agency to be set up". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  9. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (15 November 2018). "National transportation safety board expected in two years: official". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  10. ^ Lin, Sean (16 November 2018). "Premier approves transport bills". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  11. ^ Wang, Shu-fen; Chung, Yu-chen (18 April 2019). "New transportation safety agency to consider Puyuma crash review". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Restructured agency expected to redo Puyuma crash probe". Taipei Times. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  13. ^ Shan, Shelley (15 July 2019). "New agency to probe air and land accidents". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  14. ^ Cheng, Wei-chi; Hetherington, William (12 February 2023). "Official resigns amid allegations of vehicle misuse". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  15. ^ Shan, Shelley (25 April 2023). "Self-driving vehicles need regulations: safety board". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 May 2023.