Jason Tsai (born Tsai Ji-chun ; 17 May 1951 at
Tainan County
Tainan County was a County (Taiwan), county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Xinying District, Sinying City.
History
Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture () sh ...
, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese founder and
chairman
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of the Entagroup of telecommunications companies in the United Kingdom (UK);
including Entatech UK Ltd, Entamedia Ltd, and
Enta.net. He is also the founder of UK Telford Chinese School,
and the president of The Tsai Lao-Chi Charitable Foundation in the UK.
His British-registered company Changtel was found by
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
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(HMRC) to have participated in
carousel fraud, as a result of which Tsai lost control of Entatech. On 8 May 2017, as the final link to that fraud, Entatech entered administration, and 50 people lost their jobs overnight.
[ On 21 July 2017, Tsai was sentenced to imprisonment for 18 months at the ]High Court of Justice
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(Chancery Division
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)Contempt of Court
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on account of 27 breaches of a Freezing Order
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For most substances, the melting and freezing points are the same temperature; however, certain substances possess dif ...
.
Charity and sponsorship
*''Tsai Lau-Chi'' Charitable Foundation (Reg. charity number 1069997)[
*UK Telford Chinese School, promoting Chinese culture to the West][
*Tsai's Gallery in Enta HQ; collections from Taiwanese oil painting, sculpture, ceramic art, and publications, etc.
]
Awards and achievements
*Director of the Anglo-Chinese Economic and Trade Association[
*Youth Model Awards of Overseas Taiwanese Entrepreneur (1995)][
*Chairman of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom (1998)
*Chairman of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Europe (1999)][
*Councillor of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (2000–2006)][
]
References
External links
Entagroup.comUK Telford Chinese SchoolChineseOverseas.org
1951 births
Living people
20th-century Taiwanese businesspeople
21st-century Taiwanese businesspeople
Businesspeople from Tainan
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