Lin Kun-hai
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Lin Kun-hai | |
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| Born | 10 February 1954 |
| Died | 14 February 2022 (aged 68) Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1983–2022 |
| Known for | Co-founder and chairman of Sanlih E-Television |
Lin Kun-hai (Chinese: 林崑海; 10 February 1954 – 14 February 2022) was a Taiwanese program producer and entrepreneur, co-founder and chairman of Sanlih E-Television.
Life and career
[edit]Lin was born in Kaohsiung and grew up in Kaohsiung City. Prior to founding a video rental shop as a joint venture with his wife and brother-in-law Chang Rong-hua, Lin was a taxi driver. In 1983, Lin, his wife Chang Hsiu, and his brother-in-law Chang Rong-hua jointly established Sanlih Film and Television, purchasing machines, duplicating videotapes, and then renting out videotape rental shops.[1] Lin was regarded as the leader of the Taiwan Forward faction within the Democratic Progressive Party, and mounted an unsuccessful independent legislative campaign in 2001.[2]
Death
[edit]Lin suffered from oral cancer for many years and died at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, on 14 February 2022, at the age of 68.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 陳慧貞、易慧慈、高嘉和 (25 May 2012). "路線不同 三足鼎立變兩派角力". 自由時報. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (16 February 2022). "Media tycoon Lin Kun-hai dies aged 68". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ 王慧瑛、林保光、徐白櫻、張議晨、林巧璉 (15 February 2022). "「三立海董」林崑海人生謝幕 錄影帶事業奠定海派帝國 懷抱政治夢" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 聯合新聞網. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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