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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] |
Portuguese Macau
Portuguese Macau (officially the Province of Macau until 1976, and then the Autonomous Region of Macau from 1976 to 1999) was a Portuguese Empire, Portuguese colony that existed from the first official Portuguese settlement in 1557 to the end of colonial rule and the transfer of sovereignty over Macau to the China, People's Republic of China in 1999. It comprised the Municipality of Macau and the Municipality of Ilhas. Macau was both the first and last European holding in China. Overview History of Macau, Macau's history under Portugal can be broadly divided into three distinct political periods.Cardinal 2009, p. 225 The first was the establishment of the Portuguese settlement in 1557 until 1849.Halis 2015, pp. 70–71 There was a system of mixed jurisdiction; the Portuguese had jurisdiction over the Portuguese community and certain aspects of the territory's administration but had no real sovereignty. The second was the ''colonial period'', which scholars generally place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Wu
Nancy may refer to: Places France * Nancy, France, a city in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and formerly the capital of the duchy of Lorraine ** Arrondissement of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ** École de Nancy, the spearhead of the Art Nouveau in France ** Musée de l'École de Nancy, a museum * Nancy-sur-Cluses, Haute-Savoie United States * Nancy, Kentucky * Mount Nancy, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire * Nancy, Virginia People * Nancy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Nancy (singer) (born Nancy Jewel McDonie), member of Momoland * Jean-Luc Nancy (1940–2021), French philosopher * Nazmun Munira Nancy, Bangladeshi singer Vessels * * ''Nancy'' (1803 ship), a sloop wrecked near Jervis Bay in 1805 * ''Nancy'' (1789 ship), a schooner built in Detroit in 1789, best known for playing a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gateau Affairs
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Love
''Just Love'' (Traditional Chinese: 老婆大人) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in May 2005. The drama was broadcast in Singapore's MediaCorp TV Channel 8 in 2007. Play of family background, surrounded mainly scratching between husband and wife relationship, trust and support. Diverse work and affairs, and need to be difficult to care for their children because their parents have to face the family encountered feelings and confused ... A direct sequel, ''Just Love II'' ( 老婆大人II) was produced and is released in 2009 continued with Jessica Hsuan, Sunny Chan, Natalie Tong, Patrick Tang, and Selena Li, alongside Joyce Tang. Synopsis Lawful Woman: Blind-folded so that she cannot see who she is condemning, representing equality. A scale in her left hand to represent fairness. A sword in her right hand to represent righteousness and justice. Ko Hei Man (Jessica Hsuan) is a court judge that takes her work very seriously. She believes everyone is equal before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Of Brothers
''Twin of Brothers'' is a 2004 Hong Kong television series based on the novel of the same Chinese title by Wong Yee. It was broadcast on TVB. Plot Wacky wannabe swordsmen Chong and Ling accidentally acquire the mysterious "Longevity Martial Arts", which is rumoured to be the key to a huge treasure. The target of numerous people who covet the treasure, the two friends adventure through China despite the danger. In their journey, Ling meets two girls from two opposing sects, while Chong falls for the sister of the future emperor of China. With their extraordinary experiences, will the two become heroes amidst the historical turbulence? Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' Main Character *Raymond Lam as Kou Chong *Ron Ng as Tzui Zhi Ling *Tavia Yeung as Lee Sau Ling *Leila Tong as Szee Fei Hyun / Shek Ching Shuen *Nancy Wu as Wan Wan * Li Qian as Sung Yuk Chi Support Characters *Christine Ng as Fu Guan Chek and Fu Guan Yu *Waise Lee as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vigilante In The Mask
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survivor's Law
{{Infobox television , native_name = 律政新人王 , image = Survivor'sLaw2003.jpg , image_size = 255 , caption = Promo poster , genre = Modern Drama , creator = , writer = , director = , creative_director = , developer = , presenter = , starring = Raymond LamMyolie WuSammul ChanBernice LiuLok Ying KwanRuby Wong , voices = , narrated = , theme_music_composer = , opentheme = "Forget Pain" (忘記傷害) by Raymond Lam , endtheme = , composer = , country = Hong Kong , language = Cantonese , num_seasons = , num_episodes = 25 , list_episodes = , executive_producer = Tommy Leung , producer = TVB , editor = , location = Hong Kong , cinematography = , camer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtues Of Harmony II
''The Virtues of Harmony II'' is a long-running TVB television series, which follows its first series, ''Virtues of Harmony'', a series set in Imperial China. It stars Nancy Sit , Frankie Lam , Michael Tse , Joyce Chen , Bondy Chiu , Cutie Mui , Louis Yuen , Yvonne Lam , Johnny Tang , Bernice Liu , Lau Dan, Stephanie Che, Joseph Lee , Hawick Lau , Johnny Ngan , Helen Ma, Timmy Hung , Sherming Yiu , Kingdom Yuen & Maggie Shiu Maggie Shiu (born February 27, 1965) is a prominent Hong Kong actress. Career Her career began in 1985 when she joined Hong Kong TVB. As her career developed, she took on variety of roles in TV series and movies. Hong Kong audiences still remember .... This new, second series of the ''Virtues of Harmony'' is set in Modern Hong Kong. Show statistics * Chinese Title: 皆大歡喜 * English Title: Virtues of Harmony II (Modern Version) * Chinese Pinyin Title: Gai Dai Foon Hei (Cantonese), Jie Da Huan Xi (Mandarin) * Vietnamese Title: Tình Người Hiện ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Herbalist Affair
''A Herbalist Affair'' is a 2002 Hong Kong modern serial drama produced by TVB and starring Roger Kwok, Charmaine Sheh and Melissa Ng. It was released overseas in December 2001, aired on TVB Jade TVB Jade (), or simply Jade, is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Br ... from 11 March to 5 April 2002, and was re-aired in April 2006. Synopsis A renowned Chinese medicine practitioner Cheung Si-Sung passed on his Chinese medicine shop to his son Wai-On after his wife died. Wai-On did not take good care of the shop and it lost its customers. Si-Sung’s grandson Yee-Fai works for a large Chinese medicine company. His enthusiasm attracts his colleague Sin-Yu, who does not want to work under her rich father. Yee-Fai is very careful with Sin-Yu as he thinks that she has been appointed to investigate him. Yee-F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtues Of Harmony
{{Infobox television , image = Virtues of Harmony.jpg , caption = Official poster , alt_name = , genre = Historical period sitcom , creator = Tsui Yu-on , developer = , writer = Chiu Ching-yungKa Wai-nam , director = , starring = Nancy SitFrankie LamMichael Tse Joyce ChenBondy ChiuCutie MuiLouis YuenYvonne LamJohnny TangBernice LiuLau Dan Stephanie Che Joseph LeeHawick Lau Johnny Ngan Helen MaTimmy Hung Sherming YiuKingdom YuenMaggie Shiu , opentheme = "Virtues of Harmony" (皆大歡喜) by Nancy Sit , endtheme = "Who Knows My Troubles" (心事有誰知) by Nancy Sit , theme_music_composer = , composer = , country = Hong Kong , language = Cantonese , num_episodes = 327(Overseas) 325(TVB Jade ) 164(1 hour versions) , list_episodes = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forty Something
40 (forty) is the natural number following 39 and preceding 41. Though the word is related to "four" (4), the spelling "forty" replaced "fourty" in the course of the 17th century and is now the standard form. In mathematics *Forty is a composite number, a refactorable number, an octagonal number, and—as the sum of the first four pentagonal numbers: 1 + 5 + 12 + 22 =40—it is a pentagonal pyramidal number. Adding up some subsets of its divisors (e.g., 1, 4, 5, 10, and 20) gives 40; hence, 40 is a semiperfect number. *Given 40, the Mertens function returns 0. 40 is the smallest number with exactly nine solutions to the equation Euler's totient function \varphi (x)=n. *Forty is the number of -queens problem solutions for n=7. *Forty is a repdigit in ternary (1111, ''i.e.'', 3^ + 3^ + 3^ + 3^, or, in other words, \frac ) and a Harshad number in decimal. In science *The atomic number of zirconium. *Negative forty is the unique temperature at which the Fahrenheit and Celsius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandy Wong
Mandy Wong Chi-man (born 21 December 1982) is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB. Wong began her acting career by participating in the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant, where she was placed among the top 5 finalists. She gained recognition with her performance in the 2012 dramas '' L'Escargot'' and ''The Hippocratic Crush'', winning the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2012 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2018, Wong earned critical acclaim for her performance in the legal comedy ''Threesome'', winning the Favourite TVB Actress awards in both Malaysia and Singapore at the 2018 TVB 51st Anniversary Gala. Early and personal life Born in Hong Kong, Mandy Wong was raised in a single-parent household and graduated from Cognitio College (Kowloon). Wong is very fond of dancing and has been practising since her teenage years. She had also achieved grade 8 on the piano. She has an older sister, Cathy Wong, who was a former English language specialist at King's Glory Education Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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