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Carl Ng
Carl Ng (吳嘉龍; born 27 March 1976) is a Hong Kong actor and model. Early life The third of four children, Ng was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed ethnicity of half English and half Chinese. His mother is Susan Ng, a British woman, worked as a hair stylist for Bruce Lee in the 1970s. His father is comedy actor Richard Ng. At the age of 12, he moved with his family to live in England, where he would remain for the next thirteen years. Education Ng was educated at Frensham Heights School, a boarding and day independent school in the town of Farnham in Surrey. As a child, he had no desire to become an actor like his father, but while studying global corporate strategy at the University of Westminster he began attending evening drama classes at the Tony Grecos Acting Studio. Career After graduating, Ng took up acting full-time, working as a waiter and cook in various restaurants until he started gaining roles in West End and Off West End plays. However, he became d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island in 1841, during the First Opium War between the British and the Qing dynasty. The Qing had wanted to enforce its prohibition of opium importation within the dynasty that was being exported mostly from British India, as it was causing widespread addiction among its populace. The island was ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Nanking, ratified by the Daoguang Emperor in the aftermath of the war of 1842. It was established as a crown colony in 1843. In 1860, the British took the opportunity to expand the colony with the addition of the Kowloon Peninsula after the Second Opium War, while the Qing was embroiled in handling the Taiping Rebellion. With the Qing further weakened after the First Sino-Japanese Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colour Blossoms
''Colour Blossoms'' ( zh, t=桃色, j=Toh sik) is a 2004 Hong Kong art film written and directed by Yonfan, and the third in an informal trilogy of films inspired by Tang Xianzu's ''The Peony Pavilion''. The original Chinese title of ''Colour Blossoms'' literally translates as "Peach Colour", a euphemism for sexual desire, one of the central themes in the film.Alison Dyer, , ''Hong Kong Entertainment News in Review'', 7 December 2004. Retrieved on 17 February 2007. Production Yonfan began writing the script for ''Colour Blossoms'' in Venice, following the screening of his previous film, ''Breaking the Willow'', at the Venice Film Festival.''The Making of Colour Blossoms'', featurette on Panorama Distributions (Hong Kong) 2xDVD release of ''Colour Blossoms''YesAsia Catalog No. 1003884463/ref> He had all three lead actresses in mind from the outset, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly (2004 Film)
''Butterfly'' () is a 2004 Hong Kong drama film based on Taiwanese writer Xue Chen's novel ''The Mark of Butterfly'' (蝴蝶的記號). The film was directed by female award-winning director Yan Yan Mak and produced by Jacqueline Liu and Yan Yan Mak with the sponsorship of Hong Kong Art Development Council. Plot The film follows Flavia (Josie Ho), a married high school teacher, who meets a beautiful free-spirited female singer-songwriter named Yip ( Tian Yuan) and strikes up a relationship with the younger girl. Flavia is a closeted lesbian because she was brought up in a society where homosexuality was not accepted. When Flavia was a teenager, she fell in love with a girl in her class, but was forced to end the relationship when it was discovered by her parents. Heartbroken, she eventually married a competent and caring businessman after graduating from university. Now in her 30s and married with a child, she meets Yip. Flavia is deeply attracted to Yip's carefree personality and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Medallion
''The Medallion'' () is a 2003 action comedy film directed by Hong Kong film director Gordon Chan in his first English-language film, who also wrote the screenplay with Bey Logan, Paul Wheeler, Bennett Joshua Davlin and Alfred Cheung Who also produced. The film stars Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani, and Julian Sands. It was much less successful than Chan's other American films such as the ''Rush Hour'' film series, ''Shanghai Noon'' and its sequel, ''Shanghai Knights''. The film was theatrically released on 15 August 2003 in Hong Kong and 22 August 2003 in the United States by TriStar Pictures. In the story, Eddie (Chan) is a Hong Kong police officer hired by Interpol to capture a crime lord known as Snakehead (Sands) and prevent him from kidnapping a chosen boy with special powers and a medallion that gives superhuman power and immortality. Much of the film features supernatural and mystical themes, though it is filled with action and comedy. The film received negat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naked Weapon
''Naked Weapon'' (赤裸特工) is a 2002 Hong Kong action-thriller film directed by action choreographer Tony Ching, starring Maggie Q, Anya Wu and Daniel Wu. Written by film producer Wong Jing, ''Naked Weapon'' is similar in theme though unrelated to his earlier work ''Naked Killer'' (1992). The film revolves around three assassins who get close to their targets, primarily through seduction, before they kill them. The film grossed HK$72,828 in the first week of release in Hong Kong but quickly dropped in the subsequent month. Plot The movie opens with the assassination of a man of unknown ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Triad Zone
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sausalito (film)
''Sausalito'' a.k.a. ''Love at First Sight'' () is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau. Plot Mike (Leon Lai) is the founder of an online company, while Ellen (Maggie Cheung) is a divorcee parenting her son Scott. They fall in love, but their relationship ends following the closing of Mike's company. A year later, an earthquake occurs and they set out to find the other. Cast and roles * Maggie Cheung - Ellen * Leon Lai - Mike * Scott Leong - Scott * Saisie M. Jang - Mel G * AnnieScott Rogers - Wealthy Lady * Valerie Chow - Virginia Chow * Alan Draven - Taxi driver * Mark Hefti - Tony * Eric Kot - Bob * Suki Kwan - Tina * Carl Ng - Mike's friend * Richard Ng - Robert * Jed Rowen - Homeless Man (credited as Jed Low) * Edmund Oscar Tam - Kid's Friend * Karl-Heinz Teuber * Theresa Walsh - Hot girl in bar * Tamara Torres - Bus stop patron (uncredited) * Jude S. Walko - Fillmore groupie (uncredited) * Jeffrey Lei - Taxi driver (credited as King Kong) See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safe Sex
Safe sex is sexual activity using methods or contraceptive devices (such as condoms) to reduce the risk of transmitting or acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially HIV. "Safe sex" is also sometimes referred to as safer sex or protected sex to indicate that some safe sex practices do not eliminate STI risks. It is also sometimes used colloquially to describe methods aimed at preventing pregnancy that may or may not also lower STI risks. The concept of "safe sex" emerged in the 1980s as a response to the global AIDS epidemic, and possibly more specifically to the AIDS crisis in the United States. Promoting safe sex is now one of the main aims of sex education and STI prevention, especially reducing new HIV infections. Safe sex is regarded as a harm reduction strategy aimed at reducing the risk of STI transmission. Although some safe sex practices (like condoms) can also be used as birth control (''contraception''), most forms of contraception do not prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elegies For Angels, Punks And Raging Queens
''Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens'' is a musical with music by Janet Hood and lyrics and book by Bill Russell. The work features songs and monologues inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and Edgar Lee Masters' ''Spoon River Anthology''. Each of the monologues is written from the perspective of characters who've died from AIDS and the songs represent the feelings of friends and family members dealing with the loss. The piece was developed in the late 1980s and was originally titled "The Quilt." It was originally produced in 1989 by the TWEEDbr>New Works Festivalat the Ohio Theatre in Soho in NYC, where the new title was adopted. It was subsequently produced off-off Broadway in 1990 by TWEED's artistic director Kevin Malony and Justin Ross at RAPP Arts Center in Manhattan's East Village. In 1992, it was produced by Giacomo Capizzano at the King's Head Theatre in London, where it played for several months. In June 1993, the production was transferred by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 satellite county-level cities, and 2 rural counties, including several islands in Hangzhou Bay and the East China Sea. Ningbo is the southern economic center of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, and is also the core city and center of the Ningbo Metropolitan Area. To the north, Hangzhou Bay separates Ningbo from Shanghai; to the east lies Zhoushan in the East China Sea; on the west and south, Ningbo borders Shaoxing and Taizhou respectively. As of the 2020 Chinese National Census, the entire administrated area of Ningbo City had a population of 9.4 million (9,404,283), of which 4,479,635 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of its five urban districts. Within the next decade, the cities of Cixi, Yunhao and Fenghua will likely also be co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeless
Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are: * living on the streets, also known as rough sleeping (primary homelessness); * moving between temporary shelters, including houses of friends, family, and emergency accommodation (secondary homelessness); and * living in private boarding houses without a private bathroom or security of tenure (tertiary homelessness). * have no permanent house or place to live safely * Internally Displaced Persons, persons compelled to leave their places of domicile, who remain as refugees within their country's borders. The rights of people experiencing homelessness also varies from country to country. United States government homeless enumeration studies also include people who sleep in a public or private place, which is not designed for use as a regular sleeping accommodation for hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheng Guorong
Cheng may refer to: Chinese states * Chengjia or Cheng (25–36 AD) * Cheng Han or Cheng (304–338) * Zheng (state), or Cheng in Wade–Giles Places * Chengdu, abbreviated as Cheng * Cheng County, in Gansu, China * Cheng Township, in Malacca, Malaysia People * Cheng (surname), Chinese surname * Zheng (surname), Cheng in Wade–Giles and Cantonese * ChEng, abbreviation for chief engineer Other uses * Cheng language Oi (''Oy, Oey''; also known as The, Thang Ong, Sok) is an Austroasiatic dialect cluster of Attapeu Province, southern Laos. The dominant variety is Oy proper, with 11,000 speakers who are 80% monolinguals. The Jeng (Cheng) speak the same langua ..., a Mon–Khmer language of southern Laos * Cheng (musical instrument), an ancient Chinese musical instrument See also * Zheng (other), or Cheng in Wade–Giles {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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