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Alan Wong (born November 6, 1975), is a Hong Kong media personality, former news anchor and journalist. He previously worked at TVB News as a senior reporter and anchor. He is currently a wine critic holding a UK WSET wine qualification.

Background

Early Life

Wong grew up in a private housing estate near Shiu Fai Terrace in Happy Valley, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong Island, near St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery. He lived with his uncle and grandparents, and has one elder sister. His grandfather was a tea merchant, and his father worked at Far East Hydrofoil of Shun Tak Shipping Company in Macau.

He attended Rosaryhill School (Kindergarten and Primary; graduated Primary 6 in 1985), and later Hong Kong Tang King Po College. He had average academic performance in primary school, participated in tennis and soccer in secondary school, and as a science student, achieved Grade A in Physics and Grade B in other subjects in the HKCEE. He topped his school in Physics and Computer Studies in Form 5.

After graduating in 1990, his parents planned to immigrate to Australia, and sent him to Aurora College in New South Wales.

During his five years in Australia, he completed high school and enrolled at the University of Sydney. He initially planned to study Actuarial Science, but switched to Law for one semester before moving to Finance and Accounting due to academic challenges.

Before formally immigrating to Canada, he returned to Hong Kong and joined Next Media as a finance reporter through the "Green Apple Program". After about half a year at Apple Daily, he applied for a Cathay Pacific pilot position upon seeing a job ad, trained for a year at the Adelaide Flight Training Center, and earned an Australian pilot license. However, he was not hired due to a lack of proficiency in flying.

In 1996, Wong officially immigrated to Canada with his family.

Return to Hong Kong

Holding Canadian citizenship, Wong lived in Vancouver for five years, initially working as an accounting clerk, before joining Fairchild Radio and later Fairchild TV as a reporter and anchor, staying for two and a half years. Due to work repetition and his then-girlfriend’s (now wife’s) wish to return to Hong Kong, he moved back in 2005. With a job vacancy and assistance from a colleague, he contacted TVB’s Yuen Chi Wai, who personally interviewed and recruited him.

He joined TVB in late 2005, covering the WTO Sixth Ministerial Conference. In early 2006, he became a news anchor for both the midday and evening news, specializing in reporting traffic, court, and public safety news.

Wong got married in March 2008 and returned to work a month later. In July 2012, he was diagnosed with facial paralysis caused by nerve infection, and left TVB to pursue wine writing. He co-founded a PR firm, and is now Chairman of the Food & Beverage Culture Committee at the Hong Kong Wine Chamber of Commerce.

He appeared on TVB’s talk show “Green Room” in 2013, and supported Woo Kwok Hing in the 2017 Chief Executive Election.

Besides being a wine critic, Wong is also a PR professional and editor-in-chief of pet website "Mochengcity". He teaches workshops and shares journalism experiences. His wine interest stems from family influence, especially his uncle who brought Bordeaux wines to share. To develop his wine knowledge, he enrolled in UK WSET wine courses. He helped run the pet site after a PR client asked him to organize a pet festival and manage the website.

Other Notes

There were rumors Wong worked at RTHK's news department, but he clarified on RTHK Radio 1 (May 26, 2021) that this is false, attributing the confusion to resemblance to another journalist.

Television Dramas

• 2022: *Get Set Go!* – as Brian Tang (guest appearance in Episode 1)
• 2025: *Exorcist From Beyond* – as Kazuo

Films

• 2018: *Shadow Run* – as Dr. Ho (guest role)

TV Hosting

• 2013–?: Taste of Finance – Wine Must Speak (Digital Channel 3)
• 2019: Inter-School General Studies Competition 2019 (RTHK)
• 2020: Hong Kong Taste Power (RTHK)