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ICAC Investigators 2009
''ICAC Investigators 2009'' (Traditional Chinese: 廉政行動2009; literally "Upright Government Walk Movement 2009") () is the 2009 installment of the ICAC Investigator series, produced by Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and RTHK. It is broadcast on TVB Jade channel. Each criminal case is based on actual cases investigated by the ICAC. Cast and Synopsis Case #1: Rigged Market (造市) Starring: *Bowie Lam as Ma Yat Ming 馬日明 *Jessica Hsuan as ICAC Senior Investigator Kwok Yut Man 郭悅文 *Kristal Tin as Lam Bo Kei 林貝琪 *Vivien Yeo as Ho Lai Man 何麗文 * Raymond Wong as ICAC Investigator Henry Leung Pak Wah 梁柏華 *Ellesmere Choi as Wong Hoi 黄海 *Lau Kong as Lam Man Sum 林萬森 - Lam Bo Kei's father *Irene Wong as Wong Hoi's wife *Kaki Leung as Leung Han Ka 梁杏嘉 *Lam King Kong as Rocky - Ma Yat Ming's employee *Ko Jun Man as Cheung Leut Si 张律師 - Ma Yat Ming's lawyer ''"Young tycoons, stock talents takes advantage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong was established by Governor of Hong Kong, Governor MacLehose of Beoch, Sir Murray MacLehose on 15 February 1974, when Hong Kong was under colonial Hong Kong, British rule. Its main aim was to clean up endemic corruption in the many departments of the Government of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Government through law enforcement, prevention and community education. The ICAC is independent of the Hong Kong Civil Service and politically-appointed Principal officials of Hong Kong, Principal Officials. The Basic Law of Hong Kong stipulates that the ICAC shall function independently and be directly accountable to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. Previous to the Handover of Hong Kong, transfer of sovereignty in 1997, ICAC reported directly to the Governor of Hong Kong, and appointments to the ICAC were also made directly by his office. The ICAC is headed by a Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Chinese
A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes (like lawyers' wigs or military officers' spurs), but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings. Traditions can persist and evolve for thousands of years—the word ''tradition'' itself derives from the Latin ''tradere'' literally meaning to transmit, to hand over, to give for safekeeping. While it is commonly assumed that traditions have an ancient history, many traditions have been invented on purpose, whether that be political or cultural, over short periods of time. Various academic disciplines also use the word in a variety of ways. The phrase "according to tradition", or "by tradition", usually means that whatever information follows is known only by oral tradition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Sit
Fiona Sit (; born 11 August 1981) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Early life In an interview with Hong Kong Newspaper Apply Daily in 2006, Fiona Sit revealed that she has always been interested in singing in front of an audience since a very young age, but growing up as the only child in the family left her with little opportunity to sing in front of people of her own age. So she enjoyed visiting her relatives' homes during her childhood in order to perform in front of her cousins and relatives. She attended Island School and studied Creative Media in City University of Hong KongFiona sit site.Fiona Sit profile." ''Fiona Sit Profile.'' Retrieved on 2008-02-21. until 2004. She used to be a part-time model, posing for adverts and magazines. Her opportunity to sign a deal with Warner Music came through her uncle, Peter Wong, a senior manager at Capital Artists. Career Music After joining Warner Music Group in 2003, Sit first plugged her debut song "XBF" and "Madonna's Kiss", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Cho Wing Lim
Raymond Cho Wing-Lim (, born 16 October 1964) is a Hong Kong television actor, singer and host. He currently works for the television company, TVB. Cho began his career as a singer, winning a singing competition when he was 30 years old. After an unsuccessful attempt at being a singer, he gave acting a try. After filming some movies, he joined TVB. Notable dramas he has starred in are: ''Healing Hands II'' (2000), ''Healing Hands III'' (2005), ''Welcome to the House'' (2006), and '' At Home With Love'' (2006). Cho married Elaine Chiang, the oldest daughter of Hong Kong actor David Chiang, on 28 November 2007. Their son, Brandon Cho, was born in 2008. Their second daughter, Erin Cho, was born in 2011. Filmography TV dramas Film Political participation Cho is amongst many Hong Kong celebrities with patriotic stances in support of Chinese nationalism, usually expressing speeches on his social media sites backing The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halina Tam
Halina Tam Siu-Wan, also known as May (born 6 September 1972) is a model, singer and actress. She is best known for her role in ''Legend of the Demigods'' and ''The Gentle Crackdown'' with co-star Wayne Lai. Career Tam was the winner of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1994. She went on to represent Hong Kong at the Miss Chinese International 1995 pageant where she placed in the top 5, resulting in a berth at Miss Universe 1995 where she placed 45th. She had a singing career with BMG (Hong Kong) in 1997 and worked as an actress with TVB in Hong Kong. She also hosted ''Leisure and Pleasure'' from 2008 to 2010 and co-hosted ''Destiny and Beyond'' for the network. She left TVB after 18 years of working for the network, having last appeared on screen in 2012. Personal life Halina married her boyfriend Eric Choi on 11 September 2007. She opened her first craft supplies store in 2013 and continued with a small snack shop in Causeway Bay in March 2014. Filmography Films *''Young and Danger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoyo Mung
Yoyo Mung Ka-wai () is a Hong Kong actress. She was signed to TVB until March 2013, having starred in various TVB television shows, including '' Forensic Heroes I'' and '' II''. Career After graduating from Form 5, Mung worked as a bank clerk. Upon graduating from high school, Mung started work in an advertising agency. Mung starred in many television drama serials and movies, including a Cat 3 film "Not the Female School". Her performance in "Expect the Unexpected" earned her a nomination for Best Newcomer in the 18th Hong Kong TVB Awards. Mung declined to renew her artist contract with TVB in March 2013. Mung was among the thousands who protested the Hong Kong government's decision to deny HKTV's free-to-air broadcast license in October 2013. Personal life She married actor and singer Ekin Cheng Ekin Cheng is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Early in his career, he used the name Dior as a first name (because that was what it sounded like when his younger sister tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonjia Kwok
Sonija Kwok Sin-nei (, born 22 July 1974) is a Hong Kong actress who worked with TVB from 1999 to 2015. Since 2015, she has been managed by GAIA Entertainment. Early life Kwok was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed three quarters Cantonese and one quarter English parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia, but transferred to Simon Fraser University where she completed her Bachelor of Arts, BA major in Psychology. After obtaining her degree, Kwok joined Cathay Pacific as a flight attendant. Career After a short stint as a flight attendant, Kwok returned to Hong Kong in 1999 and competed in the 1999 Miss Hong Kong pageant. During the semi-final, she won the Miss Photogenic award making her a favourite to win Miss Hong Kong following the precedent since 1996. She subsequently won the title "Miss Hong Kong" in July 1999 as well as Miss International Goodwill and Miss Intelligence. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaki Leung
Kaki Leung (born 14 July 1981) is a Hong Kong television actress and hostess. Education In 2003, Leung received a Bachelor of Acting degree with Honors from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA). Career Leung was an entertainment news hostess at i-Cable Television Service Ltd from 2003 to 2007. She served Television Broadcasts Limited from 2007 to 2020 and is currently developing her career as a hostess and an actress. She took the role of Fa Yeuk-Bo in Emergency Unit, a popular drama aired in 2009. Kaki has participated in more than 15 dramas in the past 5 years. She also performed in Sand and a Distant Star in the same year. In 2014, she starred in Swipe Tap Love as the character of Natasha. Seeing that Swipe Tap Love became a popular drama, Kaki's participation increased her popularity in Hong Kong. As a hostess, she has also hosted more than 10 programs including Sidewalk Scientist which has been nominated by TVB Awards Presentation 2013 as one of the Best Inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lau Kong
Lau Kong () is a Hong Kong actor who worked on the network TVB. Biography Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when he first joined the now defunct network Commercial Television, he later joined RTV (now ATV, Lau would be an actor there from 1979-1982. From 1982 onwards, Lau has been serving as veteran actor there, portraying various types of roles, (mostly as a patriarch, and many TVB actors and actresses have been his "son" or "daughter“, and there are very few actors in TVB that have never worked with him. Filmography Films *'' Last Hurrah for Chivalry'' (1979) *''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' (1982) *''Queen of Kowloon'' (2000) *''Beast Stalker ''Beast Stalker'' () is a 2008 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Dante Lam (who also wrote the screenplay with Ng Wai-lun, and produced with Candy Leung and Cheung Hong-tat). The film stars Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung, Zhang Jingchu and ...'' (2008) *'' The Stool Pigeon'' (2010) Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellesmere Choi
Ellesmere Choi Chi-kin (; born 28 December 1968) is a Hong Kong television actor for TVB. He attended TVB's training classes in 1993. Filmography TV series *'' A Great Way to Care'' (2011) *''In the Eye of the Beholder'' (2010) *'' His True Father'' (2009) *''The Threshold of a Persona'' (2009) *''The King of Snooker'' (2009) *''The Winter Melon Tale'' (2009) *''E.U.'' (2009) *''ICAC Investigators 2009'' (2009) *'' Last One Standing'' (2008) *''Legend of the Demigods'' (2008) *''The Money-Maker Recipe'' (2008) *''The Master of Tai Chi'' (2008) *'' The Slicing of the Demon'' (2007) *''The Drive of Life'' (TVB-CCTV co-production, 2007) *''On the First Beat'' (2007) *'' War and Destiny'' (2007) *'' Ten Brothers'' (2007) *''C.I.B. Files'' (2006) *''Love Guaranteed'' (2006) *''Forensic Heroes'' (2006) *''Below the Lion Rock'' (2006) *''Revolving Doors of Vengeance'' (2005) *''Women on the Run'' (2005, guest) *''Twin of Brothers'' (2004) *''Triumph in the Skies'' (2003) *''Seed of Hope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivien Yeo
Vivien Yeo (; born 20 July 1984) is a Malaysian Chinese actress and businesswoman. She represented Malaysia at the 2004 Miss Chinese International Pageant and made her acting debut in the 2004 youth drama series ''Sunshine Heartbeat''. She is best known for her roles in ''Ghost of Relativity'' (2015) and ''The Learning Curve of a Warlord'' (2018). Yeo is the founder of Vivien Yeo's Beauty Store, a cosmetics store with locations in Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Personal life Yeo got married with her out-of-industry boyfriend in 2019. In April 2020, she announced that she had given birth to a daughter in Malaysia. On 14 February 2022, Yeo announced on Instagram that she had given birth to her second daughter. Filmography Television Film Awards *(2003) Miss Astro Chinese International winner (Miss Photogenic, Miss Elegance, Miss Fresh Look, Best Figure Award) *(2004) Top five finalist in Miss Chinese International 2004 pageants Reference External links Officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
