Akio Hong
James "Akio" Xiang 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 and Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong. 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》 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, 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.Publications
Major works by Hong.| Title | Translation | Publication On | ISBN | Publisher |
| 足足五千年 | 5000 Years of Adventure | 2009 | 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 | Wanli Book | |
| 十天敢動假期：秘魯 | 10 Stunning Days in Peru | 2012 | Wanli Book | |
| 十天敢動假期：巴西 | 10 Stunning Days in Brazil | 2013 | Wanli Book | |
| 十天敢動假期：南極、阿根廷、烏拉圭 | 10 Stunning Days in Antarctica, Argentina, Uruguay | 2013 | Wanli Book | |
| 異色‧北韓 | Colors of North Korea | 2013 | Cosmos Books | |
| 足足五萬年 | 50,000 Years of Adventures | 2013 | Crown Publishing Co | |
| 足足五萬年：西遊記 | 50,000 Years of Adventures: India | 2014 | Crown Publishing Co | |
| 快樂到極點：從北極到南極 | From Pole to Pole: Arctic to Antarctica | 2014 | Cosmos Books | |
| 足足五萬年：世界通史精華遊 | 50,000 Years of Adventures: Travel in General History | 2014 | 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 | Wanli Book | |
| 足足五千年 | 5000 Years of Adventures | 2015 | Joint Publishing | |
| 日本東北花見紀行 | Sakura journey in Tohoku, Japan | 2015 | 豐林出版 | |
| 提前退休, 坐郵輪遊世界 | Cruising around the world after earlier retirement | 2015 | 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 | Crown Publishing Co | |
| 人生若只如花見 | Sakura journey in Tohoku Japan | 2016 | 5000 Years Adventure Co | |
| 提前退休2：坐河船遊世界 | Cruising around the world by river cruise | 2016 | Cosmo Books | |
| 十天敢動假期：墨西哥、古巴 | 10 Stunning Days in Mexico, Cuba | 2016 | Joint Publishing | |
| 《十天敢動假期：巴西、秘魯》簡體字 | 10 Stunning Days in Brazil, Peru | 2016 | Joint Publishing | |
| 《十天敢動假期：阿根廷、南極》簡體字 | 10 Stunning Days in Antarctica, Argentina, Uruguay | 2016 | Joint Publishing | |
| 《十天敢動假期：玻利維亞、智利》簡體字 | 10 Stunning Days in Bolivia, Chile | 2016 | 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 | Cosmo Books | |
| 天地之旅 | Voyage of a lifetime | 2017 | 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 | Cosmo Books | |
| 明治憑什麼 | Meiji Restoration 150th Anniversary Travelogue | 2019 | Cosmo Books | |
| 明日世遺 | World Heritage of Tomorrow | 2020 | Cosmo Books |