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Catherine Chau
Catherine Chau () is a Hong Kong actress. She started by completing the 1996 TVB Acting Class and graduating in 1998. She was nominated for Most Improved Female Artist at the TVB Anniversary Awards (2009). Her notable roles include ''The Dance of Passion'' (2006), ''My Sister of Eternal Flower'' (2011), ''Men with No Shadows'' (2011) and '' The Menu'' (2015). Filmography Television dramas Films References External links * Catherine Chauon Sina Weibo Sina Weibo (新浪微博) is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Chau, Catherine 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses 1979 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was a British colony, colony and later a British Dependent Territory, dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, 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 Rebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herbalist's Manual
''The Herbalist's Manual'' is a Hong Kong television series released overseas in May 2005 and broadcast on TVB Jade channel in November 2005. The series focuses on the greatest physician and pharmacologist in Chinese history, Li Shizhen and his herbalist manual, ''Bencao Gangmu The ''Bencao gangmu'', known in English as the ''Compendium of Materia Medica'' or ''Great Pharmacopoeia'', is an encyclopedic gathering of medicine, natural history, and Chinese herbology compiled and edited by Li Shizhen and published in the ...''. Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' Viewership ratings References External linksTVB.com''Herbalist's Manual'' - Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbalist's Manual, The TVB dramas Television series set in the Ming dynasty 2005 Hong Kong television series debuts 2005 Hong Kong television series endings Television series set in the 16th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Knows No Pain
''Beauty Knows No Pain'' (Chinese: 女人最痛) is a 2010 Hong Kong television drama. Produced by Lam Chi-wah and co-edited by Suen Ho-ho and Chan Kam-ling, the drama is a TVB production. The show premiered on July 26, 2010, and is slated to air for 20 episodes five nights a week. The drama follows the lives of three women — Mrs. Cash, Jackie and BiBi, portrayed by Michelle Yim, Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, and Joyce Tang respectively — who work in the same cosmetics production company, Paris Donna San-Malo Donna (PDSD). Synopsis Mrs. Cash (Michelle Yim) is successful in both career and life. She knows that her husband and mother-in-law would like her to bear children, so despite earlier miscarriages as well as her age, she is willing to take the risk of getting pregnant. However, she accidentally discovers that her husband Mr. Cash (Dominic Lam) has committed adultery. Pregnancy has imposed great pressure on her daily life as well as her career. Her aggressive subordinate Jackie ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fly With Me (TV Series)
''Fly With Me'' (Traditional Chinese: 飛女正傳) is a TVB modern comedy-action series. Synopsis Leung Hau-Chi or Yvonne (Ada Choi) is a typical career woman in her 30s - fussy, arrogant and easily irritated by the sight of beautiful young women. Desperate for love and for something exciting to happen in her life, Chi is miserable and begins to despair when she abruptly transforms into a superwoman of incredible charm and strength. With each new amazing power, Chi uses her extraordinary powers to fight for justice, help the weak, and go on remarkable adventures. On the way, she meets three kindhearted men: Yeung Ho-Yin (Kenny Wong), a brave but traditional policeman; Tsu Wing-Fai (Raymond Cho), a good-natured self-made businessman; and Kan Ming-Hin (Moses Chan), a genius plastic surgeon. To complicate matters, Hin happens to be in love with both Chi and her superwoman alter ego. Despite having superpowers, Chi has no idea how to find her true love. Cast Awards and nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bride For A Ride
''A Bride for a Ride'' is a 2009 Hong Kong television series based on the traditional Pingtan story of the same name. Set during the prosperous Ming dynasty of China, the drama revolves around the rich and influential Wong family and their comedic ties with Chow Man-bun, a young and handsome scholar who has a specialty in cross-dressing. To prove his worth to Wong Sau-ying, his ideal lover, he cross dresses as a beauty in a lantern festival so he can get closer to her. Sau-ying's older brother, Tiger Wong, sees Man-bun's beauty and kidnaps him home. ''A Bride for a Ride'' consists of elements of Cantonese opera. Chin Kar-lok, who stars as Tiger Wong, is also the drama's action choreographer. Synopsis Foolhardy Tiger Wong (Chin) is annoyed with his mother (Wong) for consistently pressuring him to get married. He therefore snatches Chow Man-bun (Chan) who is in female disguise to be his bride and arranges for Man-bun to stay at his younger sister Sau-ying's (Wu) chamber for the ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Snooker
''The King of Snooker'' (Traditional Chinese: 桌球天王) is a TVB television drama miniseries revolving around the sport of snooker in Hong Kong. It was originally broadcast by the network in 2009, from 30 March through 24 April, and subsequently re-released on DVD in several translations. Synopsis World champion snooker player Yau Yat Kiu (Adam Cheng) takes everyone by surprise when he suddenly retires from the snooker world. This comes as a huge disappointment to his daughter Yau Ka Kan ( Niki Chow), who has always wanted to follow in his footsteps. She feels bewildered too, for although Kiu pretends he does not care about the sport any more, he has set up a series of challenge matches on the snooker table in his restaurant. His real purpose is that he is waiting for someone he feels is worth taking on as a protégé. Kiu comes to know Kan Tze Him (Patrick Tang) by chance. Noticing his flair for snooker, Kiu decides to teach Him all he knows about the game. Later, Kan manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Easterly Showers Fall On The Sunny West
''When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West'' (Traditional Chinese: 東山飄雨西關晴) is a Hong Kong TVB period drama series broadcasting from October till December 2008, starring Joe Ma and Charmaine Sheh as the main leads. The story takes place in the early 1930s in the city of Guangzhou (China) and revolves around the rich and prestigious Poon family. Synopsis Chong Fung Yi ( Liza Wang) abandoned her eldest son immediately after he was born because she didn't want to be labeled as the woman who gave birth before she was even married. However, her son Muk Hing ( Joe Ma) manages to find his way back to her. Due to reputation purposes, she doesn't tell anybody about his true identity. Her younger son Cheuk Wah ( Raymond Wong) falls in love with Yip Heung Ching (Charmaine Sheh Charmaine Sheh Sze-man (; born 28 May 1975) is a Hong Kong actress. After winning second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong pageant, Sheh signed a contract with TVB in 1998. She is bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gem Of Life
''The Gem of Life'' (Traditional Chinese: 珠光寶氣) is a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. Filming took place in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan, and France. Synopsis :You may wish to be a famous socialite. :You may wish to have fame and fortune. :But is that really what you will wish for at the end? The story centers around three sisters: Sylvia (oldest), Constance, and Jessica (youngest). The series begins with Constance returning home. Her mother, SiuYau, had objected to her marriage so she eloped to Canada. Her husband Frankie now wants a divorce. To keep him, Constance hopes that Jessica, the wealthiest of the sisters, will lend her money so that Frankie can open a business. What Jessica's family didn't know was that her husband, Patrick, is facing losses in their company. Sylvia and her husband Tim are also facing pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Exchange
''Love Exchange'' (Traditional Chinese: 疑情別戀) is a TVB modern thriller series that broadcast in July 2008. Synopsis :When romance is dead, :Everything turns terrible and destructive. A man and a woman are found dead inside a car. Zita Sit Chi-Yiu (Anita Yuen) learns that the man is her husband, Dick Ling Ho-Leung (Eddie Kwan), and the woman is called Bonnie Fong Cheuk-Ling (Angela Tong). While Zita is devastated by her husband's death, she is also heartbroken to come to know that he had an affair. Mike Yiu Lap-Tin (Michael Miu), a friend of Dick from school, shows up out of the blue and he cares a great deal about her. Later, Zita discovers that Mike, who works for a security firm, is in fact Bonnie's husband and that he is not a friend of Dick in the least. The death of Dick also left Zita without a source of income. But Dick's boss, Anson Tsu Yeuk-Yue ( Power Chan) has found Zita a job at the insurance company they work at. Although her supervisor, Jackie Ching Ngo-Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Crime Fighter
''The Ultimate Crime Fighter'' () is a 2007 Hong Kong action television series produced by TVB and starring international action film star Yuen Biao and TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor winner Moses Chan. Premiering on 8 October 2007, the series was shown to celebrate TVB's 40th Anniversary. Plot Yuen Fo-sang (Yuen Biao), a police officer, was once a prominent policeman that left the Hong Kong Police force after an accidental shooting of a youth. Filled with guilt as well as his wife leaving him (taking their daughter away as well) he decided to train with the Shaolin monks to help put his mind at peace. After nearly 5 years of training, he is still haunted by his past actions and returned to HK only because his master and his Shaolin group decided to do a live TV performance. After an encounter with a mentally disturbed man in the show and his own internal conflicts, his master suggested he face what haunts him and live life. With the interference of Fo, Ginger Keung ( Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Link
''The Family Link'' (Traditional Chinese: 師奶兵團) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in May 2007. Synopsis Mung Ka-Ka (Sheren Tang), Cho Mei-Ngoh ( Kiki Sheung), and Hilary Ding Mui-Hong ( Cecilia Yip) are good friends and they are experts on how to raise a family. They teach Ko Wing-Kuen ( David Chiang) how to raise his daughter and show him that it takes more than words to care for a child. Along the way, they find out that their husbands might be secretly doing things behind their backs: * Ka-Ka suspects her husband Joe Fong Yin-Jo (Michael Tse) is secretly pretending to be a woman, while in reality he is trying to pursue his goal of becoming a cross-dressing pop star. * Mei-Ngoh's husband Ma Dai-Hap ( Wilson Tsui) might be cheating on her with another woman. * Mui-Hong thinks her husband Bill Cheuk Kam-Biu ( Derek Kwok) might be having an affair in which causes her to receive sexual diseases. * Shu Siu-Man (Leila Tong) just came back from America and suspects all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Selling Secrets
''Best Selling Secrets'' (Traditional Chinese: 同事三分親) is a TVB modern sitcom series broadcast from March 2007 to August 2008. The sitcom is about office politics in an advertisement company, as well as family and romantic relationships amongst the characters. Synopsis Wong Ka-Nam (Esther Kwan) disappeared to the United States, leaving behind her son and husband in Hong Kong. When her husband dies in an airplane accident looking for her, Wong Ka-Nam's son, Luk Chit ( Vin Choi) is taken into the custody of her mother-in-law, Ng Hang (Elaine Jin). After eighteen long years, Wong Ka-Nam wishes to see her son again and returns to Hong Kong. However, she is met with adamant resistance from her mother-in-law, who views Ka-Nam as bad luck, blaming her for the death of her son. Highly protective of her grandson and fearing that Wong Ka-Nam will attempt to take him away, Ka Nam's mother-in-law does everything in her power to keep mother and son apart. However Wong Ka-Nam is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |