H.R. No. 970
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Y. C. Wang, the chairman of Formosa Plastics
    1-2  Corporation, is an esteemed businessman and philanthropist who has
    1-3  earned the deep respect and admiration of the citizens of Calhoun,
    1-4  Wharton, Jackson, and Victoria counties for his extraordinary
    1-5  contributions to the Gulf Coast region; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Impressed with the many benefits Texas has to offer,
    1-7  Chairman Wang responded with enthusiasm to a delegation of Calhoun
    1-8  County business and civic leaders who visited him in Taiwan and,
    1-9  after careful consideration,  decided to expand the local Formosa
   1-10  plant in Calhoun County in 1988, building a state-of-the-art
   1-11  petrochemical facility that has created more than a thousand new
   1-12  jobs and revitalized the local economy; in addition, the
   1-13  corporation's sizable domestic and foreign shipments have
   1-14  transformed Port Lavaca-Point Comfort into the fourth largest port
   1-15  in the state; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, In the civic arena, Chairman Wang and Formosa
   1-17  Plastics Corporation have played an instrumental role in improving
   1-18  the educational system of Calhoun County through generous donations
   1-19  to the local school district and the establishment of the $1
   1-20  million Formosa Scholarship Foundation, designed to help graduating
   1-21  seniors of Calhoun High School attend college; the company's
   1-22  generosity also has enabled the Memorial Medical Center to
   1-23  successfully complete the expansion and renovation of its
   1-24  facilities; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, Under Chairman Wang's inspired leadership, the
    2-2  corporation and its local subsidiaries, Inteplast, Nan Ya Plastics,
    2-3  and J-M Manufacturing, have forged strong community partnerships
    2-4  that have significantly benefitted schools, housing, hospitals, and
    2-5  emergency services in neighboring Jackson, Victoria, and Wharton
    2-6  counties, as well as Calhoun County; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, Equally dedicated to the improvement of the
    2-8  environment, Chairman Wang and Formosa Plastics Corporation have
    2-9  lent considerable support to a number of vital conservation
   2-10  projects that have included efforts to save the brown pelican and
   2-11  endangered sea turtles; the company's role in the development of
   2-12  Lighthouse Beach in Port Lavaca led to a recycling "first" with the
   2-13  installation of a recycled plastic walkway from which visitors can
   2-14  view shorebirds and wildlife in their native wetland habitat; and
   2-15        WHEREAS, This visionary philanthropist and the Formosa
   2-16  Plastics Corporation have endowed a professorship in pollution
   2-17  prevention at Southwest Texas State University and established an
   2-18  agricultural and environmental research and development center in
   2-19  the city of La Ward, entities that will undoubtedly enhance and
   2-20  preserve the environment of the Lone Star State for future
   2-21  generations of Texans; and
   2-22        WHEREAS, Y. C. Wang and the corporation he leads have joined
   2-23  with the citizens of Texas to form a mutually beneficial alliance
   2-24  that has enabled a number of communities to grow and prosper, and
   2-25  it is indeed fitting at this time that these industry leaders be
   2-26  honored for their uncommon generosity and many priceless gifts that
   2-27  will be of lasting value to the citizens of the Lone Star State;
    3-1  now, therefore, be it
    3-2        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    3-3  Legislature hereby commend Y. C. Wang and Formosa Plastics
    3-4  Corporation for their outstanding contributions to the Gulf Coast
    3-5  region and extend a warm welcome to this extraordinary businessman
    3-6  and philanthropist on the occasion of his visit to our state; and,
    3-7  be it further
    3-8        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    3-9  prepared for Mr. Wang and for prominent display at Formosa Plastics
   3-10  Corporation as an expression of highest regard by the Texas House
   3-11  of Representatives.