Robert Chua

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Robert Chua Wah-Peng
蔡和平
Cai He Ping .jpg
Born (1946-05-20) 20 May 1946 (age 79)
Spouse
Yam Peng-peng
(m. 1974)
Website www.robertchua.com

Robert Chua Wah-Peng (born 20 May 1946) is a Singaporean-born Hong Kong television producer and businessman.

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Background

Born in 1946 in Colony of Singapore, [1] on 20 May 1946,[ citation needed ] he has worked internationally in other foreign countries especially in British Hong Kong and Hong Kong. During his career in Hong Kong, he was part of the launch of television production company TVB in 1967; the creator of Enjoy Yourself Tonight , the longest-running "live" variety show in Hong Kong; and the founder of satellite television channel of China Entertainment Television (CETV), where it broadcasts cooking programme and variety talk show hosted by Hong Kong comedian Lydia Shum and Singaporean comedian Moses Lim, where the both of them also made appearances in Enjoy Yourself Tonight and Living with Lydia as well. [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Spigel, Lynn; Jan Olsson (30 November 2004). Television After TV: Essays on a Medium in Transition. Duke University Press. p. 293. ISBN   978-0-8223-3393-7.
  2. Moss, Peter (8 January 2006). No Babylon. iUniverse. p. 216. ISBN   978-0-595-82456-4.
  3. Keane, Michael; Albert Moran (2 February 2004). Television Across Asia: TV Industries, Programme Formats and Globalisation. Taylor & Francis. p. 98. ISBN   978-0-203-18051-8.
  4. Atkins, William (2002). The Politics of Southeast Asia's New Media. RoutledgeCurzon. p. 127. ISBN   978-0-7007-1516-9.

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