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Elaine Yiu
Elaine Yiu (born 21 November, 1980 in British Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actress and television host contracted to TVB. Career Elaine Yiu entered the entertainment industry after winning the TVB8 Presentator Contest in 2002, subsequently signing a management and filming contract with TVB. From 2002 to 2004, Yiu hosted Mandarin-language television programmes for TVB8. Yiu's acting debut was in the 2003 teen drama ''Hearts of Fencing'', portraying the nerdy girl Man Man. At the 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia, Yiu earned the Favourite TVB Supporting Actress and Favourite TVB Drama Character awards with her role as Vivian Cheung Wai-man (張慧芸) in the legal drama '' Raising the Bar'' (四個女仔三個BAR). Yiu's red-hot winning streak continued two weeks later in Hong Kong when she won the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards with her role as Imperial Consort Yim (炎貴妃) in the ancient drama ''Captain of Destiny'' (張保仔). In 2017, Yiu won ... [...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] |
Myolie Wu
Myolie Wu Hang-yee (born 6 November 1979) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is previously managed by Hong Kong TVB television station and Neway Star. In 2011, she won Best Actress for her role in ''Curse of the Royal Harem'', Most Favourite TV Female Character for her role in ''Ghetto Justice'' and also "Extraordinary Elegant Actress" at the TVB Anniversary Awards 2011, making her the first ever Triple TV Queen of the year. Wu left TVB in 2015. Early years In her schooling days, Myolie Wu received high school education in Boarding School at Methodist College Belfast, Northern Ireland. She later returned to Hong Kong and attended the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, majoring in Biochemistry. During her first year in university, Wu took part the Miss Hong Kong pageant in 1999 and clinched second runner-up. Shortly afterward, she signed on to TVB as a full-time contracted artiste and withdrew from school. Career Acting In her early years, Myolie Wu started ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safe Guards
''Safe Guards'' (Traditional Chinese: 鐵血保鏢) is a TVB costume drama series broadcast in February 2006. Synopsis The story revolves around the ''Wui Yau Safeguard Agency (會友鏢局)'', which is the most prominent safeguard and escort agency in Hangzhou. However, the agency was discovered to be close to bankruptcy, due to financial mismanagement. Together with his four sons, the patriarch of the family, Sheung Ching-Tong ( Samuel Kwok) must, along with other allies and confidantes, rebuild the agency and save it from near certain death. The series consists of 25 episodes and centers around the character - Sheung Chi who is the third son of Sheung Ching Tong. The series starts off with Sheung Chi having to go to the help of his elder brother - Sheung Chung and their tumultuous relationship. This relationship was severely strained when Sheung Ching Tong had to decide on who will succeed him as the master of the agency. Sheung Ching Tong's indecisiveness by first appointi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Ready (TV Series)
''Always Ready'' (Traditional Chinese: 隨時候命) is a Hong Kong aviation drama series produced by TVB and aired its channel TVB Jade from 21 November to 30 December 2005. The series is centered on the Government Flying Service, which is responsible for search and rescue (SAR), air ambulance, firefighting and assisting in police operations. It is sometimes said by viewers that it is a combination of ''Burning Flame'' and ''Triumph in the Skies''. Synopsis :Up and down crests and troughs, :In and out of waves and seas, :The Government Flying Service saves lives. * Matthew Ko Hor-fung (Ekin Cheng) is part of the Government Flying Service (GFS), serving as the second commander of air crew. He has a girlfriend Carrie Hong Yau-nam (Charmaine Sheh) who has been in a coma for three years from a car accident. She finally awakes from her coma, and recovers her memory speedily with Matthew's attentive help. Matthew is a commander air-crew who always do on-air rescue via a let-down rope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolving Doors Of Vengeance
''Revolving Doors of Vengeance'' (Traditional Chinese: 酒店風雲) is a 30-episode TVB series which was released in 2005. The fictional Royal Court Hotel is based on Crown Prince Hotel, which is located in Dongguan, Guangdong province of China. Plot summary The story befalls the family of Wong Yuk Ting (Lau Dan) who runs a five-star hotel chain and tells of how repaying a favour turns into seeking vengeance in a twisting story of honour and revenge. Wong Kai Kit (Ron Ng) is the youngest son of Wong Yuk Ting, but his two elder brothers are not the suitable heirs to the family's wealth in the eyes of his father. Then Yuk Ting suddenly dies mysteriously and the business is strangely handed to a man named Ko Fung ( Joe Ma) to head. He develops a romance with Bik Kei (Kenix Kwok), whom he meets in the hotel and becomes embroiled in a tangled power struggle with the family, including Kit's uncle Wing Fat ( John Chiang), where deceit and plots unfold around every twist and turn. Ko Fung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Catch The Uncatchable
{{Infobox television , native_name = 棟篤神探 , image = TVB drama uncatchable cover.jpg , caption = Promo image , genre = Modern Comedy , runtime = 45 minutes (approx.) , creator = , director = , producer = , writer = , starring = Dayo WongAda ChoiMarco NgaiMichael Tong , opentheme = "衰邊個" by Dayo Wong , endtheme = , country = Hong Kong , language = Cantonese , network = TVB Jade , first_aired = {{start date, 2004, 7, 19 , last_aired = {{end date, 2004, 8, 22, df=y , num_episodes = 25 , preceded_by = ''To Get Unstuck In Time'' , followed_by = ''War and Beauty'' , related = ''To Catch the Uncatchable'' (棟篤神探) is a 25-episode TV drama series produced by TVB of Hong Kong, which stars Dayo Wong as the genius (albeit physically weak and with asthma) CID Mok Tsok Tung (莫作棟) and Ada Choi as Vivi Lee Wai Wai (李慧慧), an insurance agent, with Marco Ngai a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Heartbeat
{{Infobox television , native_name = 赤沙印記＠四葉草2 , image = SunshineHeartbeat2004.jpg , image_size = 255 , caption = Promo poster , genre = Modern Drama , runtime = 20 minutes (approx.) , creator = , director = , producer = , writer = , starring = Charles Szeto Vin Choi Vivien Yeo Charmaine Li Yoyo Chen Joe Ma Cathy Chui Kelly Fu , opentheme = "Find Your Love" by Fiona Fung, Roxane Lo, & Peggy Lee , endtheme = , country = Hong Kong , language = Cantonese , network = TVB , first_aired = {{start date, 2004, 10, 3 , last_aired = {{end date, 2004, 12, 26 , num_episodes = 13 , preceded_by = , followed_by = , related = Sunshine Heartbeat (Chinese title: 赤沙印記@四葉草.2) is a 2004 Hong Kong television series. The story centres on volleyball and high school. Synopsis This series is based on high school life, love, and one sport - volleyball. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Tse (singer)
Brian Tse Tung-man (born 6 December 1985) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. In 2010, he was a contestant on the second season of TVB's ''The Voice''. Tse was the last contestant eliminated. He subsequently signed a management contract with TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and .... Filmography Television dramas Other appearances References External linksOfficial TVB Blog* Living people 1985 births Hong Kong male television actors TVB actors Hong Kong male singers Cantopop singers 21st-century Hong Kong male actors {{HongKong-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Chan (actor)
Joel Chan Shan-chung (born 2 October 1976) is a Hong Kong actor and singer contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures. He made his debut in 1995 as a solo Cantopop singer, later transitioning into acting. Chan won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards with his role as Kent in the action drama '' The Unholy Alliance.'' In 2019, Chan played his first male leading role in the critical acclaimed supernatural drama '' Barrack O'Karma''. With his dual role as Siu Wai-ming and Lau Yuk-fai, Chan earned his first nominations for Best Actor and Most Popular Male Character at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards, eventually being placed among top 5 for both categories. Personal life In 2011, Joel Chan and Florinda Ho, the third daughter of "Gambling King" Stanley Ho, were repeatedly rumored to be in a relationship but the two denied the news. Joel Chan also admitted that he had gone through divorce procedures with his ex-wife Ponny Yeung with whom he had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Yuen
Benjamin Yuen Wai-ho (Simplified Chinese: 袁伟豪; Traditional Chinese: 袁偉豪, born May 11, 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures. Yuen’s career started when he became the winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong beauty contest in 2007. Yuen was the first winner from Hong Kong as the previous two winners, Matthew Ko and Francois Huynh came from Canada and France respectively. In 2016, Yuen won Most Popular Male Character award at the TVB Anniversary Awards with his role in the critical acclaimed martial drama ''A Fist Within Four Walls''. In 2018, he won the Favourite Actor awards in both Malaysia and Singapore with his role in '' Stealing Seconds''. Entertainment career Benjamin Yuen started his career when he won the Yes! Magazine's School Grass Contest (校草選舉) in 1997. He was later reached with a contact by model agencies and officially became a model. This opened many other opportunities as Benjamin went on to ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selena Lee (actress)
Selena Lee Sze-wa (, born 12 February 1981), former stage name Selena Lee Sze-Wan (), is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress and former beauty pageant contestant. After participating in the 2003 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Lee had signed an artiste contract with TVB and filmed numerous TVB dramas. She left TVB in 2019 and announced in May 2019 that she will be managed by American talent agency Authentic for work in North America. In September 2019, Lee earned critical acclaim for her dual role as Alex and Coco in the supernatural romance drama '' Barrack O'Karma'' and won the Most Popular Female Character award at the TVB Anniversary Awards. In June 2020, she signed an artiste contract with Shaw Brothers Pictures for work in Hong Kong and South-Eastern Asia. Early life Born in Hong Kong, Selena Lee immigrated with her parents to Toronto in 1988. She attended the University of Toronto, earning a Bachelor of Business Commerce with major in Accounting in 2010. Lee had also had achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
