Dr. Victor Chang: A Life of Innovation and Legacy

Dr. Victor Peter Chang Yam Him was born in Shanghai, China, on November 21, 1936. Chang’s parents were Australians of Chinese descent. The outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 made the family move many times. They moved from Hong Kong to Myanmar (Burma). , they moved to Sichuan, China, where Chang started school. In 1945, they returned to Hong Kong. From an early age, Chang showed exceptional intelligence.