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Joey Yung
Joey Yung (, ; born 16 June 1980) is a Hong Kong singer and Cantopop diva signed to Emperor Entertainment Group. Since her debut in 1996, Yung has won numerous awards, including the JSG Most Popular Female Singer and Ultimate Best Female Singer – Gold awards a record-breaking nine times. She was ranked 63rd on the 2014 ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100, making her the most influential Hong Kong-based female singer that year. In 2014, she reportedly earned HK$80 million (US$10.3 million). Early life Yung was born on 16 June 1980 at Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan elder to one brother. She has ancestral roots from Xinhui, Guangdong. She attended Ma On Shan Lutheran Primary School, where she was classmates with Wong Cho-lam in her sixth grade. At the age of fifteen, Yung competed in the Big Echo Karaoke Singing Contest and was subsequently signed by Go East Entertainment Co., Ltd. As an artist under Go East, she recorded the song "The First Time I Want to be Drunk" as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exchange Square (Hong Kong)
Exchange Square () is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. It houses offices and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is served by the Central and Hong Kong stations of the MTR metro system. Most part of the Exchange Square is owned by Hong Kong Land, with the remaining portion owned by the Government. The building has three blocks, namely, ''One Exchange Square'', ''Two Exchange Square'' and ''Three Exchange Square''. A shopping block known as ''The Forum'' was redeveloped as an office building in 2011–14. The ground level houses a large bus terminus, Central (Exchange Square) Bus Terminus. Tenants The property is the home of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since the 1980s. It also houses many international banking and law firms including Bank of Montreal, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Lloyd George Management, DLA Piper, Ropes & Gray, RPC, Latham & Watkins and Allen & Overy. Other major tenants include Sixth Street Partners, Aberdeen Standard Investment, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Wang
Elizabeth "Liza" Wang Ming-chun SBS (born 28 August 1947), is a Hong Kong diva, actress and MC. She is a personality in Chinese-speaking communities. She has been nicknamed "The Big Sister" in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.Xinhuanet.Xinhuanet". ''Fans jam-pack Liza Wang's free concert.'' Retrieved on 10 March 2008. Wang was a delegate in the National People's Congress from 1988 to 1997, and she is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.Cityu.edu.hkCityu.edu.hk". ''城大將頒授榮譽博士學位予四位領袖.'' Retrieved on 10 March 2008. Entertainment career Liza Wang was born on 28 August 1947 in Shanghai, She moved to Hong Kong from Shanghai in autumn 1956 and signed up for Rediffusion Hong Kong's first Artist Academy class in 1967. From thousands of applicants, the 20-year-old Liza was one of the nine that were picked to attend acting classes. She was also the first to graduate from the academy. Television Her career has spanned four de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yick Shun (born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Chan was ranked sixth in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List. In 2006 Chan's Cantonese album ''U87'' was named one of ''Time'' magazine's "Five Asian Albums Worth Buying". Chan has won a number of Golden Melody Awards. In 2003, he won Best Mandarin Male Singer and Best Mandarin Album for ''Special Thanks To...''. In 2009, he won Best Mandarin Album for ''Don't Want to Let Go''. Chan won his second Best Mandarin Male Singer award in 2015, for the album ''Rice and Shine''. In 2014, Chan's net worth was HK$100 million. In 2018, Chan was named Best Mandarin Male Singer for the third time – the most of any singer (tied with Johnny Yin) – for the album ''C'mon In~''. Chan was the most-streamed artist in Hong Kong on the Spotify music streaming platform from 2016 to 2020. Early life Chan was born in Hong Kong on 27 July 1974. Chan went to England to study when he was 12. He attende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyberport
Cyberport is a business park in Southern District, Hong Kong consisting of four office buildings, a hotel, and a retail entertainment complex. It describes itself as a digital technology community with over 1,800 (800 on-site and 1,000 off-site) digital and technology companies, including six unicorn start-ups, namely GOGOX, KLOOK, WeLab, TNG, Animoca Brands and ZA International, have emerged as Unicorn (finance), spanning categories of fintech, smart living, digital entertainment and esports. Cyberport is managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, which is wholly owned by the Hong Kong SAR Government. In operation since 2004, Cyberport focuses on fintech, smart living, digital entertainment and esports, AI and big data, blockchain, and cybersecurity. Cyberport is currently home to the largest Fintech community in Hong Kong with around 400 Fintech companies. Bowtie, a member of the Cyberport community, was authorised by the Hong Kong Insurance Author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Leung
Tina Leung Kwok-hing (; died 31 March 2010), also known by her stage name of Tina Ti or Di Na (), was a Hong Kong actress. Her credits include ''A Big Mess'', ''One Day at a Time'', ''Dark Rendezvous'' and ''The Warlord''. Aside from acting, she was also reportedly active in business and politics. In 2008, she acknowledged that she used to gather intelligence for the Chinese Communist Party in the 1960s. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer Cervical cancer is a cancer arising from the cervix. It is due to the abnormal growth of cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Early on, typically no symptoms are seen. Later symptoms may include abnormal ... in 2005. In 1998 she began the practice of Zung saang gei, which she credited with extending her life. She died in 2010, aged 65. She is survived by a son, Michael Ma. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Ku
Leo Ku Kui-kei is a Hong Kong Cantopop and Mandopop singer, actor, TV host, model, cartoonist, MV director, and producer and designer. He employs falsetto as a singing technique and was named as one of the "Five Fresh Tigers of TVB". Career Joining TVB in 1991, Ku has released over 35 albums and he has won nearly 300 male singer and music awards over the course of his career. In addition to Ku's career in Hong Kong, between 2000 and 2003, he played the male lead in two television drama series in mainland China, ''Romance in the Rain'' and ''My Fair Princess III: Heavenly Earth''. Ku's most famous Mandarin Chinese song is "Really Want", the theme song for the drama series ''Romance in the Rain''. The song was broadcast across China. Wen Lane Street, known, no cry of alarm. His best known Canto-pop song is "Never Too Late" which appeared on many year-end lists about the best songs of 2006 in Hong Kong. Ku was also selected to be the first host and a contestant in the third se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Square (Hong Kong)
Times Square () is a luxury shopping centre and office tower complex in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The complex, owned by Wharf Properties, part of The Wharf (Holdings) Limited group, opened on 13 April 1994. History The site was previously occupied by the original Sharp Street tram depot of the Hong Kong Tramways, another of the Wharf's subsidiary operations acquired in 1974. The Executive Council approved Tramways' plan to relocate its depots to Sai Wan Ho and Sai Ying Pun in July 1986, on the argument that the HK$3.5 million in operating costs savings would allow for tram fares to be held down. http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/newspaper/view/16_14.02/68721.pdf] Additionally the noise of maintenance and tram movements at night was said to have long been a nuisance to surrounding residential buildings. The area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Kot
Eric Kot Man-fai is a Hong Kong singer and actor who studied in California and is the second youngest of three brothers. He formed a comedic music duo with fellow DJ and comedian Jan Lamb called Softhard in the 1980s. He also runs a fashion store, ASIAACTSAGAINSTAIDS Like Black, focusing on selling menwear, denim, trucker hat and other accessories. Very often he do cross over merchandise with New Balance. Filmography Film Television series Award and nominations Hong Kong Film Awards * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''The New Age of Living Together'' * Best Actor Nomination for ''Oh! My Three Guys'' * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''Love in the Time of Twilight'' (1 Best Actor Nomination, 2 Best Supporting Actor Nominations) Golden Horse Awards * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''A-1'' (1 Best Supporting Actor Nomination) References External links * * Eric Kotat Hong Kong Cinemagic Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Lamb
Jan Lamb Hoi-fong (; born 28 January 1967) is a Hong Kong DJ, singer and actor. Lamb is the elder brother of Jerry Lamb and younger brother of singer and radio personality Sandy Lamb. He formed a comedic musical duo during the late 1980s with fellow actor and comedian Eric Kot called Softhard). His wife Cass Phang is a singer. Career Radio DJ He is one of the DJ's for Commercial Radio 2 (CR2), hosting several successful programmes since the 1990s. His most current one ''On a Clear Day'' is a 2-hour morning show which airs from 8 to 10am from Monday to Friday on CR2. This two-hour programme is hosted by Jan Lamb, Ken Yuen and Michelle Lo. Stand-up comedy In 2005 Jan gave a successful series of stand-up comedy shows (林海峰是但噏發花癲), which all sold out. Jan also released a new song album which has sold very well to the extent that he has been nominated for the "best male singer award" by Chik Chak 903 (叱吒903). He also wrote many parody songs and uses them o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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