Akio Hong
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{{Infobox person
| name = Akio Hong
| image =
| alt = Picture of Akio Hong, an Asian man, holding a guitar.
| native_name = 項明生
| birth_date = Sep 12, 1969
| birth_place = Chengdu, Suchuan, China
| education = BA in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Hong Kong in 1992. Master's in Marketing from Chinese University of Hong Kong.
| occupation = travel writer
broadcaster
TV host
columnist
| television = TVB travelogues
Cable TV Hong Kong and Open TV travelogues
| boards = Sony
}}
James "Akio" Xiang ({{lang-zh|項明生}}) (born 12 Sep 1969) is a travel writer, broadcaster, TV host and columnist from Hong Kong.{{cite news|url=http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/lifestyle/20120619/00480_005.html|script-title=zh:再見不丹|language=Chinese|date=June 18, 2012|work=太陽報|accessdate=13 July 2012|author=項明生}}{{Cite web|title=項明生：項明生（James Hong）為索尼電腦娛樂香港(Sony Comput -華人百科|url=https://www.itsfun.com.tw/%E9%A0%85%E6%98%8E%E7%94%9F/wiki-094082-469462|access-date=2021-10-03|website=www.itsfun.com.tw|archive-date=2021-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003085634/https://www.itsfun.com.tw/%E9%A0%85%E6%98%8E%E7%94%9F/wiki-094082-469462|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=項明生 (James Hong) - Sony首位華人董事|url=https://www.hongkongprofile.com/2011/12/james-hong.html|access-date=2021-10-03}}
Education
Hong was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He moved to Hong Kong when he was 15 years old with his family. He attended HKSYCIA Wong Tai Shan Memorial College during 1985 to 1989.
In 1992, he was awarded a BA in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Hong Kong. He also studied German in Bremen University in 1990, and Japanese language from 1989 to 1992. Then he completed his master's in marketing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.{{Cite web|last=張嘉敏|date=2019-07-19|title=【逃犯條例】港大舊生項明生怒轟張翔言論：不堪入目、無知歪理|url=https://www.hk01.com/社會新聞/353862/逃犯條例-港大舊生項明生怒轟張翔言論-不堪入目-無知歪理|access-date=2021-10-03|website=香港01|language=zh-HK}}
Career
Hong began his marketing career in two Japanese brands, namely Fujifilm Hong Kong (1992 to 1997) and Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong (1997 to 2013).{{Cite web|title=PlayStation.com (亞洲) - 中国香港特别行政区|url=https://asia.playstation.com/hk/cht/newsdetail?id=1410|access-date=2021-10-03|website=asia.playstation.com}} He was awarded as 2006 Most Outstanding Marketer of the Year from HKMA{{Clarify|date=April 2022}} due to his PSP{{Clarify|date=April 2022}} marketing campaign. {{Cite web|title=香港管理專業協會|url=https://www.hkma.org.hk/news_view.asp?news_no=20060414001&ver_type=BG|access-date=2021-10-03|website=www.hkma.org.hk}}
He was promoted as the first Chinese in the Board of Director in Sony in 2011. {{Cite web|title=40歲退休項明生 派報紙悟生存之道 - 香港經濟日報 - 即時新聞頻道 - 商業|url=https://inews.hket.com/article/1447241|access-date=2021-10-03|website=inews.hket.com}}
He moved from marketing to travel writing from 2009 when his first book《5000 Years of Adventure》(足足五千年) was published and raised HK$500,000 for Heifer International Hong Kong. The electronic version of this book was ranked No. 1 at the Hong Kong eBook Chart for a consecutive 13 days.{{Cite web|date=2013-07-17|title=由「足足五千年」走到「足足五萬年」|url=https://rudileung.com/項明生-足足五萬年/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Adman's Rants 廣告風涼話|language=en-US}}
Hong started to write columns for various newspaper since 2009 including Oriental Daily, The Sun(太陽報, 已關閉), HK Economic Journal, Metro Daily, am730, Sky Post 晴報, Headline Daily, etc.{{Cite web|last=頭條日報|title=專欄作家 {{!}} 非誠勿遊 - 項明生|url=https://hd.stheadline.com/news/columns/221/專欄-非誠勿遊-項明生|access-date=2021-10-03|website=頭條日報 Headline Daily|language=zh-yue-Hant-HK}}{{Cite web|title=遊戲人生: 項明生|url=https://www.am730.com.hk/columnist/%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F:%20%E9%A0%85%E6%98%8E%E7%94%9F|access-date=2021-10-03|website=am730|language=zh-hk}}
TV works
Hong later jointed TVB, Now TV and Cable TV to host a series of travelogue programs.
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+ !Premiere !Title !Translation !Role |
| colspan="4" |TVB |
|---|
| 18, Feb, 2013
|Nat Around The World (Brazil) |Guest host |
| 25, May, 2015
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eM9CBlo0mY&ab_channel=Leeminghay 一路向東非] |Heading to East Africa |Host and writer |
| 18, June, 2016
|Sakura Blossom in Japan, Korea and Taiwan |Host, research, copywriter, and Producer, Co-host with Chip Tsao |
| 12, Nov, 2016
|Under the Germanic Sky |Host, research, copywriter, Producer Co-host with: |
| 8, June, 2017
|[https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%A5%88%E8%89%AF%E5%A4%A2%E8%8F%AF%E9%8C%84 京都奈良夢華錄] |Dreaming about ancient China in Kyoto and Nara |Host, research, copywriter, Producer |
| colspan="4" |Cable TV Hong Kong, Open TV |
| 28, Oct, 2018
|Meiji Restoration 150th Anniversary Travelogue |Host, research, copywriter, producer Co-host with Chip Tsao |
| 3, Aug, 2019
|明日世遺 |UNESCO World Heritage in Tomorrow |Host, research, copywriter, producer |
Publications
Major works by Hong.
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+ !Title !Translation !Publication On !ISBN !Publisher |
| 足足五千年
|5000 Years of Adventure |2009 |{{ISBN|978-988-18-4512-2}} |Soleil Marketing Co. Ltd |
| 足足五千年-電子版
|5000 Years of Adventure - EBook |2010 | |Innopage Ltd |
| 十天敢動假期：墨西哥、古巴
|10 Stunning Days in Mexico and Cuba |2011 |{{ISBN|978-962-14-4619-0}} |Wanli Book |
| 十天敢動假期：秘魯
|10 Stunning Days in Peru |2012 |{{ISBN|978-962-14-4950-4}} |Wanli Book |
| 十天敢動假期：巴西
|10 Stunning Days in Brazil |2013 |{{ISBN|978-962-14-4678-7}} |Wanli Book |
| 十天敢動假期：南極、阿根廷、烏拉圭
|10 Stunning Days in Antarctica, Argentina, Uruguay |2013 |{{ISBN|979-988-216-286-9}} |Wanli Book |
| 異色‧北韓
|Colors of North Korea |2013 |{{ISBN|978-988-219-892-0}} |Cosmos Books |
| 足足五萬年
|50,000 Years of Adventures |2013 |{{ISBN|979-988-216-286-9}} |Crown Publishing Co |
| 足足五萬年：西遊記
|50,000 Years of Adventures: India |2014 |{{ISBN|978-988-216-330-0}} |Crown Publishing Co |
| 快樂到極點：從北極到南極
|From Pole to Pole: Arctic to Antarctica |2014 |{{ISBN|978-988-8254-89-7}} |Cosmos Books |
| 足足五萬年：世界通史精華遊
|50,000 Years of Adventures: Travel in General History |2014 |{{ISBN|978-988-216-332-4}} |Crown Publishing Co |
| 十天敢動假期：天空之鏡、復活節島
|10 Stunning Days in Bolivia, Chile, Easter Island |2014 |{{ISBN|978-962-14-5452-2}} |Wanli Book |
| 足足五千年(簡體字版)
|5000 Years of Adventures (Simplified Chinese) |2015 |{{ISBN|978-7-80768-051-2}} |Joint Publishing |
| 日本東北花見紀行
|Sakura journey in Tohoku, Japan |2015 |{{ISBN|978-988-13350-4-3}} |豐林出版 |
| 提前退休, 坐郵輪遊世界
|Cruising around the world after earlier retirement |2015 |{{ISBN|978-988-8255-63-4}} |Cosmo Books |
| 足足五萬年：跟達爾文去進化島
|50,000 Years of Adventures: Galapagos with Charles Darwin |2015 |{{ISBN|978-988-216-381-2}} |Crown Publishing Co |
| 人生若只如花見
|Sakura journey in Tohoku Japan (II) |2016 |{{ISBN|979-988-77196-0-1}} |5000 Years Adventure Co |
| 提前退休2：坐河船遊世界
|Cruising around the world by river cruise (Earlier Retirement II) |2016 |{{ISBN|978-988-8257-25-6}} |Cosmo Books |
| 十天敢動假期：墨西哥、古巴(簡體字版)
|10 Stunning Days in Mexico, Cuba(Simplified Chinese) |2016 |{{ISBN|978-7-80768-112-0}} |Joint Publishing |
| 《十天敢動假期：巴西、秘魯》簡體字
|10 Stunning Days in Brazil, Peru (Simplified Chinese) |2016 |{{ISBN|978-7-80768-113-7}} |Joint Publishing |
| 《十天敢動假期：阿根廷、南極》簡體字
|10 Stunning Days in Antarctica, Argentina, Uruguay(Simplified Chinese) |2016 |{{ISBN|978-7-80768-115-1}} |Joint Publishing |
| 《十天敢動假期：玻利維亞、智利》簡體字
|10 Stunning Days in Bolivia, Chile (Simplified Chinese) |2016 |{{ISBN|978-7-80768-114-4}} |Joint Publishing |
| 提前退休3：坐郵輪遊冰島、大西洋、太平洋
|Crusing to Iceland, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean |2017 |{{ISBN|978-988-8258-09-3}} |Cosmo Books |
| 天地之旅
|Voyage of a lifetime |2017 |{{ISBN|978-988-165-477-9}} |Buddhist Compassion |
| 提前退休 4：坐河船遊多瑙河、巴爾幹及意大利
|River Cruising to Danube, Balkans, Italy |2018 |{{ISBN|9789888547029}} |Cosmo Books |
| 明治憑什麼
|Meiji Restoration 150th Anniversary Travelogue |2019 |{{ISBN|9789888548200}} |Cosmo Books |
| 明日世遺
|World Heritage of Tomorrow |2020 |{{ISBN|9789888548798}} |Cosmo Books |
Radio Programme
Hong has hosted a radio programme on Commercial Radio Hong Kong named Global Explorer (全世界嚮導) since 2018 that runs on Fridays from 10:30pm to 11:00pm.{{Cite web|title=全世界嚮導｜節目｜商業電台 881903|url=https://www.881903.com/program/794/%E5%85%A8%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E5%9A%AE%E5%B0%8E|access-date=2021-10-03|website=商業電台 881903|language=zh-Hant}}
References
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External links
- Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/JamesHongAkio]
- Youtube {{Cite web|title=James Hong Official 項明生 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/jameshongofficial|access-date=2021-10-03|website=www.youtube.com}}
- [https://www.instagram.com/james_hong_ms/ Instagram]
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