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简介

Alex Tong Ching-chuen was born on 25 October 1954 and grew up on Hong Kong Island. He received his primary education at Precious Blood Primary School in Happy Valley and attended Ying Chao Secondary School, before enrolling at Hong Kong Baptist College where he received a scholarship from the Wah Kiu Daily. He joined Hong Kong Commercial Radio in 1975 while still a university student and was a member of the famous DJ group "Six Beer and a Half" (六啤半). He held senior administrative positions in several radio institutions, working at Commercial Radio then moving to Hong Kong Government Radio and later returning to Commercial Radio in progressively senior roles until becoming director and general manager of the second station's programming. In 1988, he moved to the recording industry to become general manager of Huaxing Records, overseeing the signing of artists such as Zheng Xiuwen, Liang Hanwen, Cai Jiwen and others. In the 1990s, he switched to the cosmetics and clothing industry, serving as CEO of Guangzhou Lixin Cosmetics Company and the China division of Crocodile Garments. He returned to radio between 2003 and 2005 at Hong Kong Government Radio, and later at DBC Digital Radio between 2011 and 2012. Alongside his radio career, he wrote lyrics for many prominent artists including Chen Baiqiang, Chen Jieling, Xu Xiaofeng, Chen Huixian, Ye Yi, Luo Wen, and Zheng Xiuwen. He also advocated in 1987 for promoting original local music in Hong Kong rather than relying on translated foreign songs. He married in 1977 and had a son around 1980, also engaging in a canned seafood business and writing a column for the Hong Kong Economic Journal.