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Jeannie Chan
Jeannie Chan (; born October 22, 1989) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently signed to Shaw Brothers management and has an artiste contract with TVB. Early life Jeannie Chan was born in Toronto, Ontario, but moved to Vancouver at a young age. She and her older sister were raised by her grandmother. She also has a younger half-brother. She graduated from University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Business Administration, being an exchange student in City University of Hong Kong for a year. Personal life Friendship Chan is best friends with Stephanie Ho and Moon Lau as they became close when filming the drama '' Raising The Bar'' in 2014. She also shared an apartment with Stephanie Ho for a year (2015-2016). She is also good friends with Winki Lai, Kandy Wong, Annice Ng, Cheronna Ng, Anjaylia Chan and Venus Wong from filming the drama ''Never Dance Alone'', they are known as 'M Club'. In 2020, Chan, along with Stephanie Ho, Winki Lai, Sisle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK01
HK01 () is a Hong Kong-based online news portal launched by Yu Pun-hoi, a former chairman of the ''Ming Pao''. It is operated by HK01 Company Limited, established in June 2015. The website went live on 11 January 2016. It publishes a weekly paper every Friday, the first edition of which was released on 11 March 2016. The company has a staff of approximately 700. Circulation As of October 2021, there were 1.7 million unique visitors viewing on HK01's websites and mobile applications on a daily basis, which made it the most influential news media in Hong Kong. Its mobile application was the most downloaded news app in both Apple App Store and Google Play Store in Hong Kong for more than 45 months since March 2018. Political stance and editorial opinion HK01 claims to be an "advocacy media." It claims to aim at a third path in the political fights between the pro-democracy and pro-establishment camps. Its founder Yu Pun-hoi is a pro-Beijing businessman, who write opinions for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisley Choi
Sisley Choi (; born 6 February 1991) is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB. Early life and career Born Choi Sze-pui, she was born in Hong Kong and her ancestry can be traced back to Zhongshan, Guangdong. Her father was a police officer, which is the reason why Choi has stated her childhood education was quite strict. However, on television, Choi recalled her father's strict discipline was correct so that she can become a good person. Choi attended Po Primary School and St. Paul Middle School and went abroad to study in Oamaru, New Zealand when she was thirteen. She boarded at Waitaki Girls’ High School from 2005 to 2009. The experience encouraged her to continue her adventures abroad; she later went to Germany and spent three years as an au pair and to study ethnology and became fluent with the German language. In 2013, Choi withdrew from her studies and went back to Hong Kong to participate in the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the first runner-up in the pageant. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kum Kee
Lee Kum Kee Company Limited () is a Hong Kong-based food company which specializes in manufacturing a wide range of Chinese and Asian sauces. Founded by Lee Kum Sheung in 1888 in Nanshui, Guangdong. Lee Kum Kee produces over 200 Chinese-style sauces, including oyster sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, XO sauce, one-step recipe sauce, chili sauce, cooking ingredients, and dipping sauce. The group also purchased London's landmark Walkie-Talkie skyscraper in July 2017 for £1.3bn, which was a record-breaking transaction for a single building in the UK. History The company is based in Hong Kong but its products are sold in over 100 countries worldwide including China, and in many overseas markets, including North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Its primary brand, Lee Kum Kee () is popular throughout China and the overseas Chinese community. Lee Kum Kee was named Most Popular Brand On-line at the 2004 Hong Kong Top Brand Awards. The company was founded by Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland () (local nickname ''HKDL''; also known as HK Disneyland) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and it is owned and managed by Hong Kong International Theme Parks. It is the largest theme park in Hong Kong, followed by Ocean Park Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland was opened to visitors on Monday, 12 September 2005 at 13:00 HKT. Disney attempted to avoid problems of cultural backlash by incorporating Chinese culture, customs and traditions when designing and building the resort, including adherence to the rules of feng shui. Notably, a bend was put in a walkway near the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort entrance so good qi energy would not flow into the South China Sea. The park consists of seven themed areas: Main Street, U.S.A., Fantasyland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, and Toy Story Land. The theme park's cast members speak Cantonese, English a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACUVUE
Acuvue (from "Accurate view") is a brand of disposable contact lenses made in Jacksonville Florida and Limerick-based Vistakon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Overview Acuvue lenses got their start at Frontier Contact Lens Company, founded in Buffalo, New York in 1959 by Dr. Allen Isen, George Sitterle, and Dr. William Feinbloom. Its early growth was attributed to its highly successful toric lens. In 1962, Seymour Marco joined the venture and Frontier moved its operations to Jacksonville, Florida. With 30 employees, Frontier manufactured a line of hard contact lenses through the 1970s. During the 1970s, Frontier developed a new material (etafilcon A), and the company began making soft lenses. Frontier was among the first in the US to take this material, widely used in Europe, and combine it with a lathe cutting process to produce soft contact lenses. In 1981, Johnson & Johnson acquired Frontier Contact Lenses and renamed the company Vistakon. The production process at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around 90% of its profits come from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Standard Chartered has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India, and OTC Markets Group Pink. Its largest shareholder is the Government of Singapore-owned Temasek Holdings. The Financial Stability Board The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is an international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system. It was established after the G20 London summit in April 2009 as a successor to the Financial Stability Forum ... considers it a Systemically important financial institution, systemically importan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American multinational restaurant chain and international franchise founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas by Dan and Frank Carney. They serve their signature pan pizza and other dishes including pasta, breadsticks and dessert at dine-in, take-out and delivery chain locations. They also serve chicken wings on their WingStreet menu. The chain headquartered in Plano, Texas, operates 17,639 restaurants worldwide as of 2020, making it the world's largest pizza chain by number of locations. It is owned by Yum! Brands, Inc., one of the world's largest restaurant companies. History Pizza Hut began on May 31, 1958, by two brothers, Dan and Frank Carney, both Wichita State students, as a single location in Wichita, Kansas. The now famous little brick building was close to their childhood home and stomping grounds. The Carney brothers grew up in the College Hill neighborhood amongst many life long Wichita families where tree-lined streets were filled with historical home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong, an area and Victoria Park, Hong Kong, a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern and the Wan Chai District, Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping, leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong, with a number of major shopping centres. The rents in the shopping areas of Causeway Bay were ranked as the world's most expensive for the second year in a row in 2013, after overtaking New York City's Fifth Avenue in 2012. When referring to the area, the Cantonese name is never written in English as "Tung Lo Wan". Location Causeway Bay is located at the eastern end of the Wanchai District and the western end of the Eastern District (Hong Kong), Eastern District. Causeway Bay includes Tsing Fung Street, Causeway Bay Market, the Victoria Park (Hong Kong), Victoria Park, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Oil Street, Noonday Gun, Jardine's Noonday Gun, the Police O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Greed And Ants
''Of Greed and Ants'' ( zh, , l=Gold is Guilty, t=黃金有罪) is a drama series produced by Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Limited that is based on the history and scandal surrounding the Carrian Group and its founder, George Tan. The drama also makes numerous references to the 1980s. The series aired in January 2020, and concluded its run on 14 February that same year. Plot The series began in Hong Kong during the 1970s, an era in which Hong Kong's economy experienced rapid growth. Thai Chinese Gordon Wing Muk-Tong changed his view on life and left for Hong Kong after his father suffered a tragic fate at the hands of gangsters in Thailand. After witnessing the power of the stock market, he plotted to become a stock manipulator so as to control the stock market. The lives of two young men would be affected by him as he slowly rises to power. Reception It was given a rating of 7.1/10 on Douban and received 2 billion views in China. The way the story is unfolded is si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life On The Line (TV Series)
''Life on the Line'' () is a 2018 medical drama produced by TVB starring Joe Ma, Matthew Ho and Moon Lau as the main leads. The story mainly focuses on the career of ambulance personnel, as well as the fight against time in emergency situations. The show received full support from the Hong Kong Fire Services Department which assisted in filming. Plot Following the death of his wife, Cheung Wai-sum (Ali Lee) in a hit and run accident, Principal Ambulanceman Mak Choi-tin ( Joe Ma) lives with his only daughter Mak Lok-yee ( Bianca Chan), sister Mak Oi-fah (Pinky Cheung) and sister-in-law Cheung Ho-kei (Moon Lau). Young and hopeful, subordinate Cheuk Ka-kit (Matthew Ho) is impulsive and clashes with Choi-tin's life. In addition, Tam Ka-chun (Joey Law), the superior of the trainee ambulance officer, pursues perfection and picks on Ka-kit, causing the pressure on the team to greatly increase. Being the middleman, Choi-tin works hard and strives to maintain the unity and cooperation spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival (NYFF) is a film festival held every fall in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center (FLC). Founded in 1963 by Richard Roud and Amos Vogel with the support of Lincoln Center president William Schuman, it is one of the longest-running and most prestigious film festivals in the United States. The non-competitive festival is centered on a "Main Slate" of typically 20–30 feature films, with additional sections for experimental cinema and new restorations. As of 2020, Eugene Hernandez is the Director of NYFF and Dennis Lim is the Director of Programming for NYFF. Kent Jones was the festival director from 2013 to 2019. Sections As of 2020, the festival program is divided into the following sections: Main Slate The Main Slate is the Festival’s primary section, a program typically featuring 25-30 feature-length films, intending to reflect the current state of cinema. The program is a mix of major international art house films from the fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The No No Girl
''The No No Girl'' (; literally "Full-time No Girl") is a 2017 Hong Kong television romantic comedy drama produced by Andy Chan for TVB, starring Eddie Cheung, Adia Chan, Owen Cheung and Jeannie Chan as the main leads, with Brian Tse, Erin Wong, Helena Law, Amy Fan, Max Cheung, Eileen Yeow and Griselda Yeung as the main cast. It premiered on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and Malaysia's Astro On Demand on April 10, 2017 airing Monday through Friday during its 8:30 to 9:30 pm timeslot and concluding May 5, 2017 with a total of 20 episodes. ''The No No Girl'' is lead actress Adia Chan's, comeback series to TVB. Chan's last series with TVB before leaving to explore opportunities in Mainland China was 2006's '' Trimming Success'' (飛短留長父子兵). Synopsis After embarrassingly exposing her fiancée as a cheater during their wedding banquet, Law Lai-ching (Adia Chan) left the wedding. Not wanting their paid Midsummer Night's Garden Hotel suite to go to waste she stays the night with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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