Ricky Wong Wai-kay | |
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| Chairman of Hong Kong Technology Venture | |
| Assumed office 1992 | |
| Deputy | Paul Cheung Chi-kin |
| Chief executive officer of Asia Television | |
| In office 4 December 2008 – 17 December 2008 | |
| President | Linus Cheung |
| Succeeded by | Linus Cheung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1961 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Canadian (until 2016) |
| Political party | Liberal (until 1996) |
| Alma mater | Munsang College Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Ricky Wong Wai-kay (Chinese: 王維基; Jyutping: wong4 wai4 kei1; born 13 December 1961 in Hong Kong) is a telecom and media entrepreneur in Hong Kong. He is the chairman and founder of Hong Kong Television Network, and the founder of Hong Kong Broadband Network. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees, United College, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
As an entrepreneur in the telecommunications and technology industries, Wong set up City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (CTI) in 1992, providing alternative international direct dialing (IDD) services at affordable tariffs which broke the predominant market monopoly. In 1999, he established Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited, building a territory-wide fibre network to provide super high speed broadband, telephone and IP-TV services, and led the company to become the second largest IP provider in Hong Kong. In 2010, Wong was voted the 60th most powerful person in Global Telecoms Business by the Global Telecom Business Magazine.
In 2009, Wong's CTI applied for a domestic free television program service licence and in 2012, he disposed all telecom businesses to focus on the development of his television and multimedia businesses, eventually renaming CTI to Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV). However, HKTV's application was subsequently rejected in October 2013, prompting Wong to lead HKTV towards the mobile TV and internet shopping industries.
A former member of the Liberal Party in the 1990s,[1] Wong surrendered his Canadian citizenship[2] and contested the 2016 legislative election in the Hong Kong Island constituency,[3] with the objective to oust Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying,[4] but failed to win a seat.
- ^ "Ricky Wong plans to run for LegCo seat". Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Kong, Ashley (4 July 2016). "Ricky Wong announces Legco candidacy". Harbour Times. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Ricky Wong to contest Island seat". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Home - Ricky Wong Wai Kay". Official campaign site of Ricky for Hong Kong 2016 Legislative Council Election. Retrieved 19 July 2016.