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Samuel Tsang (born 1956 in Hong Kong; ancestral home in Shunde, Guangdong) graduated from the Department of Business Administration (evening program) at Hong Kong Shue Yan College in 1980. In 1995, he enrolled in an in-service postgraduate program at the Department of Business Administration at Sichuan United University in Chengdu, receiving a master's degree in management in 1998.
Tsang is a senior Hong Kong media professional, well-known writer, corporate executive, board member of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, and vice-chairman of a youth character education organization. He compiled books such as Office Clashes and Chronological Notes on Chinese History, with proceeds donated to the "Shining Action Charity Foundation", founded by his wife, famous Hong Kong entertainer Meg Lam, in 2004. The foundation promotes awareness of emotional illnesses and supports those in need.
Tsang has deep expertise in corporate image, marketing, office dynamics, and Chinese cultural history. He has worked across major radio and television stations for over 40 years. Career highlights include:
- 1976: Joined Rediffusion Television - Later roles at TVB, Commercial Radio Hong Kong, Metro Radio, RTHK, Pacific Century Group, and i-CABLE Communications - 1979: Began working in mainland Chinese media, assisting in the establishment of Guangzhou Yangcheng Traffic Radio and Sichuan Cable TV - 2018: Retired at age 62 as Executive Director of i-CABLE Television
Often called Hong Kong’s first TV advertising operations expert or the “Bridge King,” he brought Hong Kong's TV advertising model into mainland China, cooperating with Chinese stations like CCTV and Shanghai TV. At TVB, he coordinated major productions such as the New Talent Singing Awards, Jade Solid Gold Awards, and Miss Hong Kong Pageant. Tsang had a knack for promoting unique new talents.
After leaving TVB in 1991, Tsang started businesses in Hong Kong and mainland China and helped develop media for several corporations. He was a marketing consultant for Wharf Cable Television and helped launch Hong Kong's first subscription cable channel in 1993. He also helped establish Sichuan Cable TV and launched Metro Finance Radio in 2001, Hong Kong’s first 24-hour finance channel.
His tenure at i-CABLE from 1992 to 2018 saw him: - Launch the i-CABLE Shopping Channel (1996) - Set up its advertising division (1997) - Found HK Cable News Express Ltd. (2005), exclusive ad agent and content supplier for MTR train TV - Manage i-CABLE Entertainment Ltd. as Executive Director (2011) - Head external affairs (2014) - Lead project for free-to-air Fantastic TV (2017), managing production, marketing, and external relations
Tsang began writing newspaper columns in the early 1990s about office politics, which became his 2006 debut book Office Clashes, published to support the Shining Action Foundation. The book uses humor to help office workers reduce stress and features lines from Su Shi’s poem "Calm in the Face of the Storm" to promote optimism.
Before retirement, Tsang pursued his childhood dream by writing the 1.75-million-character Chronological Notes on Chinese History, covering from the Yellow Emperor to 1925. It is based on original historical texts with added commentary, Cantonese pronunciation guides, and annotations. He feared the decline of traditional Chinese characters and Cantonese as a dialect, so he structured the work to be accessible and educational.
Tsang believes that understanding history is essential for addressing current issues and hopes the book will inspire young readers to learn from the past. The first edition, completed in 2019, was donated to schools across Hong Kong. He is now preparing a second digital edition, with plans to release it online for free by the end of 2023, asking only that users donate to a charity of their choice.
References
- [Samuel Tsang Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/Samuel-Tsang-曾展章-294938471142694)
- [Office Clashes eBook (Archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122950/http://www.jmhf.org/event-details.jsp?eventid=20080428)
- [New Book Release – Chronological Notes on Chinese History](https://www.jmhf.org/single-post/2019/06/13/-%E8%8F%AF%E5%A4%8F%E6%AD%B7%E5%8F%B2%E5%B9%B4%E8%A1%A8%E7%AD%86%E8%A8%98-%E6%96%B0%E6%9B%B8%E7%99%BC%E4%BD%88%E6%9C%83)
- [Feature article: "The Bridge King" – 40 years in broadcasting](https://paper.hket.com/article/3353222/蹺王廣播界叱咤40年%20曾展章分享格言%20別用老辦法解決新問題)