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Esther Kwan
Esther Kwan Wing-ho (), born 16 July 1964 is a Hong Kong retired actress formerly contracted to TVB and ATV. Career Kwan began her acting career after high school at ATV from 1988 to 1993. She moved over to TVB in 1993 and has been at the broadcaster on and off. Kwan met Hong Kong actor Nick Cheung while she was still working for ATV. The couple married on 8 November 2004 in Australia. Their daughter, Brittany Cheung (張童) was born on 24 January 2006. In 2008, Kwan left acting to spend more time with her daughter, only returning to film two TVB dramas ''The Season of Fate'' (2010) and ''Always and Ever'' (2013). She is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. Filmography Television Awards * 1999 Nextmedia Awards ~ Top Ten TV Celebrities th place* 1999 Nextmedia Awards ~ Top Ten TV Programs Burning Flame" in 4th place; "Armed Reaction" in 6th place* 1998 Top Ten Couples / real-life partner, Nick Cheung~ hailed as showbiz's "Golden Couple" * 1999 RTHK Radio 2 Aw ... [...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] |
All In One Family
All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band * ''All'' (All album), 1999 * ''All'' (Descendents album) or the title song, 1987 * ''All'' (Horace Silver album) or the title song, 1972 * ''All'' (Yann Tiersen album), 2019 * "All" (song), by Patricia Bredin, representing the UK at Eurovision 1957 * "All (I Ever Want)", a song by Alexander Klaws, 2005 * "All", a song by Collective Soul from ''Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid'', 1994 Science and mathematics * ALL (complexity), the class of all decision problems in computability and complexity theory * Acute lymphoblastic leukemia * Anterolateral ligament Sports * American Lacrosse League * Arena Lacrosse League, Canada * Australian Lacrosse League Other uses * All, Missouri, a community in the United States * All, a brand of Sun Products * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Recipe For The Heart
''A Recipe for the Heart'' (Chinese: 美味天王 jyutping: ''Mei5 Mei6 Tin1 Wong4'', pinyin: ''Měi Wèi Tiān Wáng'') is a 1997 TVB comedy drama with a food theme. Produced by Tommy Leung, it stars Bobby Au-yeung, Esther Kwan, Lydia Shum, Paul Chun, Louis Koo, Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee and Jessica Hsuan as the main cast. The drama is TVB's 30th anniversary drama. Multiple TVB's lead actors and actresses also have cameos in the drama. Original broadcast began on November 10 till December 20, 1997, on TVB Jade channel airing weekdays during the 7:30 to 8:30 pm timeslot. In 2005, the series aired repeated episodes throughout Monday to Friday at 10:45 to 11:45 am. Synopsis Kam Yat-san (Bobby Au-yeung) is in a heated cooking competition with master chef Chun Man-sek (Paul Chun). Right before the competition is judged Yat-san accidentally sneezes peppers on to Man-sek dish. When the judges comments that Man-sek dish tastes weird because it has an overpowering pepper taste and announces Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wars Of Bribery
{{Chinese, t=廉政行動組, s=廉政行动组, l=" ICAC Operation Unit", p=Lián Zhèng Xíng Dòng Zǔ, j=Lim4 Zing3 Hang4 Dung6 Zou2 ''Wars of Bribery'' is a 1996 Hong Kong crime television series produced by TVB that aired on its channel TVB Jade from 10 June to 5 July 1996. This drama is also that final series that stars Aaron Kwok and Athena Chu filmed for the television station. Plot Yeung Tai-chi (Aaron Kwok), a newcomer investigator of the ICAC, is met with frequent failures, but he remains optimistic. Chiu Wing-yee (Athena Chu), also a new member of the ICAC, is so aggressive that she always challenges Chi. Police officer Yau Lok-sang (Ben Ng) gets to know Leung Siu-man (Esther Kwan), who is blind, by chance. He is attracted by her optimistic personality and the two become lovers. Though Chi and Yee quarrel often, they manage to discover various briberies and they eventually fall in love. In the course of investigation, Chi is forced to make decisions between love, frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutual Affection
Mutual may refer to: *Mutual organization, where as customers derive a right to profits and votes *Mutual information, the intersection of multiple information sets *Mutual insurance, where policyholders have certain "ownership" rights in the organization *Mutual fund, a professionally managed form of collective investments *Mutual Film, early American motion picture conglomerate, the producers of some of Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedies *Mutual Base Ball Club (1857-1871), defunct early baseball team usually referred to as "Mutual" in the standings. *Mutual Broadcasting System, a defunct U.S. radio network * Mutual Improvement Association, the name of two youth programs run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *Mutual authentication, used in cryptography *"Mutual", a 2018 song by Shawn Mendes from ''Shawn Mendes'' ;Place names *Mutual, Maryland, a community in the United States *Mutual, Ohio, a village in the United States *Mutual, Oklahoma, a town in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Banana Club
A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a sharp point at the bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis, balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect. Once set in motion, a top will usually wobble for a few seconds, spin upright for a while, then start to wobble again with increasing amplitude as it loses energy, and finally tip over and roll on its side. Tops exist in many variations and materials, chiefly wood, metal, and plastic, often with a metal tip. They may be set in motion by twirling a handle with the fingers, by pulling a rope coiled around the body, or by means of a built-in auger (spiral plunger). Such toys have been used since antiquity in solitary or competitive games, where each player tries to keep one's top spinning for as long as possible, or achieve some other goal. Some tops have faceted bodies with symbols or inscriptions, and are used like dice to inject randomness into games, or for divination and ritual purposes. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Sun
Lady Sun (180s - 211), also known as Sun Ren in the 14th-century historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' and Sun Shangxiang in Chinese opera and contemporary culture, was a Chinese noblewoman who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty. She was a daughter of the warlord Sun Jian and Lady Wu, and her older brothers were the warlords Sun Ce and Sun Quan, who founded the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period. Sometime in 209, she married the warlord Liu Bei to strengthen an alliance between Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Around 211, she returned to Sun Quan's domain when Liu Bei left Jing Province (covering present-day Hubei and Hunan) and settled in Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing). Life Lady Sun was the only daughter of Sun Jian and Lady Wu. She had four brothers who were also born to Lady Wu – Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi and Sun Kuang. Her personal name was not recorded in history. Also, the birth order of her and her brothers Sun Yi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guan Gong (TV Series)
''Guan Gong'' is a Taiwanese television series based on the life of Guan Yu and parts of the 14th century historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' by Luo Guanzhong, while incorporating some elements of fantasy and Chinese mythology as well. The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on Chinese Television System, CTS from 31 July to 15 October in 1996. Cast * Kou Fung as Guan Yu / Dragon King of the South Sea ** Chen Chun-sheng as young Guan Yu * Tsui Hao-jan as Zhang Fei * Chang Fu-chien as Liu Bei * Lung Lung as Cao Cao * Sung Ta-min as Lü Bu * Lung Kuan-wu as Ding Yuan * Irene Chiu Yu-Ting as Diaochan * Chang Feng as Sima Hui * Chao Shu-hai as Zhuge Liang * Hsieh Tsu-wu as Zhao Yun * Mini Kung as Lady Huang, Huang Yueying * Sze Yu as Lu Su * Yang Chun as Dong Zhuo * Wei Tzu-yun as Sun Ce * Lee Hsing-wen as Sun Quan * Chin Fung as Zhou Yu * Esther Kwan as Lady Sun, Sun Shangxiang * Tsui Pei-yi as Two Qiaos, Daqiao * Yueh Ling as Two Qiaos, Xiaoqiao * Yang Chung-en as Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unexpected (TV Series)
''The Unexpected'', aka ''Time Square Playhouse'' is a 30-minute US television anthology series produced by Ziv Television Programs, Inc. for first-run syndication. Thirty-nine episodes aired from March 5, 1952 to December 10, 1952. Casts Herbert Marshall hosted the series. Guest stars included Craig Stevens, Raymond Burr, Gale Storm, Bonita Granville, Marie Windsor, Kenneth Tobey, Marshall Thompson, Hans Conried, Tom Drake, Virginia Grey, Jim Davis (actor), and Coleen Gray Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles in the films '' Nightmare Alley'' (1947), '' Red River'' (1948), and Stanley Kubrick's '' The Killing'' .... Robert E. Lee and Jerome Lawrence were writers for the series. Episode list References External links * ''The Unexpected'' at CVTA with episode list 1950s American anthology television series 1952 American television series debuts 1952 Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corruption Doesn't Pay
Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption may involve many activities which include bribery, influence peddling and the embezzlement and it may also involve practices which are legal in many countries. Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts with an official capacity for personal gain. Corruption is most common in kleptocracies, oligarchies, narco-states, and mafia states. Corruption and crime are endemic sociological occurrences which appear with regular frequency in virtually all countries on a global scale in varying degrees and proportions. Each individual nation allocates domestic resources for the control and regulation of corruption and the deterrence of crime. Strategies which are undertaken in order to counter corruption are of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When A Man Loves A Woman (TV Series)
When a Man Loves a Woman may refer to: * "When a Man Loves a Woman" (song), a song recorded by Percy Sledge * "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Jody Watley song) * ''When a Man Loves a Woman'' (album), an album recorded by George Lam * ''When a Man Loves a Woman'' (film), a 1994 American romantic drama starring Andy García and Meg Ryan * "When a Man Loves a Woman" (''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''), an episode of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' * ''When a Man Loves a Woman'' (2000 film), a Hong Kong film starring Lawrence Ng * ''When a Man Loves a Woman'' (TV series), a 1995 Hong Kong series on TVB starring Esther Kwan * ''Man in Love (2014 film)'', a 2014 South Korean film with different English translations See also *"When a Woman Loves a Man Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Hornet (Hong Kong Film)
The Green Hornet is a 1994 Hong Kong action film directed by Lam Ching Ying and starring Chin Ka-lok. Based on the American Green Hornet series the film focuses on the character of Kato. Plot The film follows the story of a Chinese reporter (Esther Kwan) as she seeks out the identity of a masked crime-fighter. Cast *Kar Lok Chin as Dong The Green Hornet (Dressed as Kato) *Esther Kwan as Tom *Yu Rongguang Yu Rongguang (; born 30 August 1958), also known as Ringo Yu, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is best known for the title role in '' Iron Monkey'' along with Donnie Yen as well as being featured in films such as '' The East Is Red'', ' ... as the police captain References External links * * 1994 martial arts films 1994 films 1990s Cantonese-language films Hong Kong martial arts films Chinese New Year films 1990s Hong Kong films {{1990s-HongKong-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
