Jason Tsai (born Tsai Ji-chun ; May 17, 1951 at

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, is a Taiwanese founder and

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of the Entagroup of telecommunications companies in the

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(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

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(HMRC) to have participated in

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, 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

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( Chancery Division) for

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on account of 27 breaches of a

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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

(1998) *Chairman of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in

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(1999) *Councillor of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (2000–2006) *Entrepreneur of the Year, Comms Business Awards (2010)

References

External links

Entagroup.comUK Telford Chinese SchoolChineseOverseas.org
1951 births Living people 20th-century Taiwanese businesspeople 21st-century Taiwanese businesspeople Businesspeople from Tainan {{Taiwan-business-bio-stub