predecessor birth_place office term birth_date spouse article_title name
szeto wah hong kong member of the legislative council -lrb- kowloon east -rrb- 30 september 2004 -- 30 september 2008 3 july 1946 irene lo -lrb- m. 1987 -- present -rrb- albert cheng
 albert cheng
albert cheng

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albert cheng jing-han gbs p.eng fhkie jp -lrb- born 3 july 1946 -rrb- , affectionately known as `` tai-pan '' to the people of hong kong , is a serial entrepreneur , popular talk show host , influential current affairs commentator and outspoken democratic activist .
he is the founding partner of d100 radio -lrb- global chinese network limited -rrb- , after leaving his role as chairman of digital broadcasting corporation hong kong ltd -lrb- 香港數碼廣播有限公司 -rrb- , the former wave media ltd , which he founded .
his prowess found him hosting the aptly named talk show , ` sunday taipan '' , on the now tv and chairing the panel on information technology and broadcasting as legislator .
as an activist , he was instrumental in mobilising mass support in opposition to the government 's arbitrary central and wanchai reclamation project and the folly of listing of the link reit on the hong kong stock exchange .
