James "Akio" Xiang () (born 12 Sep 1969) is a travel writer, broadcaster, TV host and columnist from Hong Kong.
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.
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). He was awarded as 2006 Most Outstanding Marketer of the Year from HKMA due to his PSP marketing campaign.
He was promoted as the first Chinese in the Board of Director in Sony in 2011.
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.
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.
TV works Hong later jointed TVB, Now TV and Cable TV to host a series of travelogue programs. +PremiereTitleTranslationRoleTVB18, Feb, 2013叻哥遊世界-巴西篇Nat Around The World (Brazil)Guest host 25, May, 2015一路向東非Heading to East AfricaHost and writer18, June, 2016日韓台櫻花三角戀Sakura Blossom in Japan, Korea and Taiwan Host, research, copywriter, and Producer, Co-host with Chip Tsao12, Nov, 2016日耳曼的天空Under the Germanic SkyHost, research, copywriter, Producer Co-host with:
Chip Tsao8, June, 2017京都奈良夢華錄Dreaming about ancient China in Kyoto and NaraHost, research, copywriter, ProducerCable TV Hong Kong, Open TV28, Oct, 2018明治憑什麼Meiji Restoration 150th Anniversary TravelogueHost, research, copywriter, producer Co-host with Chip Tsao3, Aug, 2019明日世遺UNESCO World Heritage in TomorrowHost, research, copywriter, producer
Publications Major works by Hong. +TitleTranslationPublication OnISBNPublisher足足五千年5000 Years of Adventure2009Soleil Marketing Co. Ltd足足五千年-電子版5000 Years of Adventure - EBook2010Innopage Ltd十天敢動假期：墨西哥、古巴10 Stunning Days in Mexico and Cuba2011Wanli Book十天敢動假期：秘魯10 Stunning Days in Peru2012Wanli Book十天敢動假期：巴西10 Stunning Days in Brazil 2013Wanli Book十天敢動假期：南極、阿根廷、烏拉圭10 Stunning Days in Antarctica, Argentina, Uruguay2013Wanli Book異色‧北韓Colors of North Korea2013Cosmos Books足足五萬年50,000 Years of Adventures2013Crown Publishing Co足足五萬年：西遊記50,000 Years of Adventures: India2014Crown Publishing Co快樂到極點：從北極到南極From Pole to Pole: Arctic to Antarctica2014Cosmos Books足足五萬年：世界通史精華遊50,000 Years of Adventures: Travel in General History2014Crown Publishing Co十天敢動假期：天空之鏡、復活節島10 Stunning Days in Bolivia, Chile, Easter Island 2014Wanli Book足足五千年(簡體字版)5000 Years of Adventures (Simplified Chinese)2015Joint Publishing 日本東北花見紀行Sakura journey in Tohoku, Japan2015豐林出版提前退休, 坐郵輪遊世界Cruising around the world after earlier retirement2015Cosmo Books足足五萬年：跟達爾文去進化島50,000 Years of Adventures: Galapagos with Charles Darwin2015Crown Publishing Co人生若只如花見Sakura journey in Tohoku Japan (II)20165000 Years Adventure Co提前退休2：坐河船遊世界Cruising around the world by river cruise (Earlier Retirement II)2016Cosmo Books十天敢動假期：墨西哥、古巴(簡體字版)10 Stunning Days in Mexico, Cuba(Simplified Chinese)2016Joint Publishing《十天敢動假期：巴西、秘魯》簡體字10 Stunning Days in Brazil, Peru (Simplified Chinese)2016Joint Publishing《十天敢動假期：阿根廷、南極》簡體字10 Stunning Days in Antarctica, Argentina, Uruguay(Simplified Chinese)2016Joint Publishing《十天敢動假期：玻利維亞、智利》簡體字10 Stunning Days in Bolivia, Chile (Simplified Chinese)2016Joint Publishing提前退休3：坐郵輪遊冰島、大西洋、太平洋Crusing to Iceland, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean2017Cosmo Books天地之旅Voyage of a lifetime2017Buddhist 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, Italy2018Cosmo Books明治憑什麼Meiji Restoration 150th Anniversary Travelogue2019Cosmo Books明日世遺World Heritage of Tomorrow 2020Cosmo 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.
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