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Lawrence Ng
Lawrence Ng Kai-wah (, ; born 19 May 1964) is a popular TV actor in Hong Kong. His more famous works include the television series '' Healing Hands'' and the films ''Fate Twisters'' and ''Sex and Zen''. Ng's older brother is former Charlie Ng Kai-ming, who also worked for TVB, but left the acting world in 1994 to become a stockbroker and now owner of a restaurant chain with locations in Hong Kong and China.https://hk.entertainment.appledaily.com/entertainment/daily/article/20180520/20395918 Cantonese video Career Lawrence's first appearance was in 1986 in the TV series ''The Feud of Two Brothers'' (流氓大亨); he was cast as villain Chung Wai-shun. Wai-shun had conflicts with his brother, even though the latter cared about him. As the villain, Lawrence killed his own father but was found not guilty, caused a girl who had a crush on him to become disabled, and left a woman (Dodo Cheng) paralyzed. Since his early beginnings in the television industry, he has been an actor o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng (surname)
Ng (pronounced ; English approximation often or ) is a Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese surnames wikt:吳, 吳/wikt:吴, 吴 (Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin ''Wú'') and wikt:伍, 伍 (Mandarin ''Wǔ''). Alternately, it is a common Hokkien transcription of the name wikt:黃, 黃/wikt:黄, 黄 (, Mandarin Huang (surname), Huáng). The surname is sometimes romanization, romanized as ''Ang (surname), Ang'', ''Eng'', ''Ing (surname), Ing'' and ''Ong (surname), Ong'' in the United States and ''Ung (other), Ung'' in Australia. The Mandarin version of Ng is sometimes romanized as ''Woo (other)#People, Woo'' or ''Wu (surname), Wu'', such as John Woo. In Vietnam, the corresponding surname is Ngô. In Cambodia, the corresponding surname is Oeng (surname), Oeng. A variant pronunciation for 黃/黄 in the Zhangzhou dialect of Hokkien is () and has various transliterations, such as Oei, Oey, and Uy. Notable people with the surname Ng (character unknown) *Clive Ng (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battlefield (1985 TV Series)
''The Battlefield'' is a Hong Kong television series loosely based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty. It was first broadcast in 1985 in Hong Kong on TVB Jade. in 2004, The Conqueror's Story was 1st airing of the sequel. Plot Two heroes emerged in the final years of the Qin dynasty. They are Lau Bong and Hung Yu. Both of them were initially close friends, but later became rivals in a power struggle for supremacy over China historically known as the Chu–Han Contention. Hon Sun meets Cheung Leung by coincidence and they strike up a friendship. Hon Sun remains on Hung Yu's side while Cheung Leung decides to serve Lau Bong. Not long later, Hon Sun leaves Hung Yu and is introduced to Lau Bong by Siu Ho. Hon Sun and Cheung Leung work together to help Lau Bong achieve his dream of ruling China. Yuk Dip-yee is a former imperial spy who was sent to assassinate Hung Yu. However, she falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outburst (TV Series) ''
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Outburst may refer to: * Outburst (comics), a fictional superhero * Outburst (game), a word game * Outburst (mining), the sudden and violent ejection of coal, gas and rock from a coal face and surrounding strata in an underground coal mine * Outbursts (Turin Brakes album), an album by the British folk duo * Outburst, a sudden release of emotion, commonly a tantrum See also * ''Bursting Out ''Bursting Out'' is a 1978 live double album by the rock band Jethro Tull. The concert was recorded at the Festhalle in Bern, Switzerland, on 28 May 1978 during the band's European Heavy Horses Tour in May/June of that year. A spelling err ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICAC Investigators 1996
{{Infobox Chinese, title=ICAC Investigators 1996, t=廉政行動1996, s=廉政行动1996, l="Upright Government Walk Movement 1996", p=Lán Zhèng Xíng Dòng Yī Jiǔ Jiǔ Liù, j=Lim4 Zing3 Haang4 Dung6 Jat1 Gau2 Gau2 Leok6 ''ICAC Investigators 1996'' is a 1996 Hong Kong crime television miniseries co-produced by Television Broadcasts Limited and the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong, and the eighth installment of the ''ICAC Investigators'' series. Cast and Crew Episode 1: ''Flying Over Barriers'' (飛越關卡) Written by To Chi-kit, Chan Man-keung. Directed by Chow Fai *Ti Lung as Cheung Tin-yam (張天任) *Ben Wong as Au-yeung Chun (歐陽俊) *Monica Chan as Wong Yeuk-ching (黃若菁) * Joe Ma as Steve Lung (龍子英) *Elvis Tsui as Lau Tai-pang (劉大鵬) *Joseph Lee as Wong Man-cheuk (王文卓) *Edward Mok as Cheung Sing-tung (張成東) *Tai Siu-man as Ng Ping-nam (吳炳南) *Ho Ying-wai as Ho Wai-chim (何偉占) *Deno Cheung as Cheung Kwong-ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Hotel
The Peace Hotel () is a hotel on The Bund in Shanghai, China, which overlooks the surrounding areas. The hotel has two different buildings. The Sassoon House, originally housed the Cathay Hotel and is today the Fairmont Peace Hotel run by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Canada. The South Building was built as the Palace Hotel and is today a residence and studio for artists, known as The Swatch Art Peace Hotel. The two buildings both face the Bund, but are divided by Nanjing Road. North Building The larger North Building is called Sassoon House. The building was built by Sir Victor Sassoon, of the Sassoon family, which built a Shanghai business and real estate empire in the early 20th century. He was a British Sephardic Jew of Iraqi origin, educated at Harrow School and Cambridge University. His family owned the trading company " E.D. Sassoon & Co.", which managed extensive business interests in Bombay, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Sassoon House was the first high-rise building bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Chinese Torture Chamber Story
''A Chinese Torture Chamber Story'' is a 1994 Hong Kong erotic ( Category III) black comedy film produced by Wong Jing and directed by Bosco Lam. Plot Siu-bak-choi (lit. "Little Cabbage") is a female servant of the physician Yeung Nai-mou. Yeung is open towards the topic of sex, which is usually considered taboo in traditional Chinese society. He invents a type of condom to help people avoid contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but his idea was not accepted and he was scorned at. Lau Hoi-sing, the lecherous son of a local judge, has an adulterous affair with Yeung's wife, but they are discovered by Little Cabbage. Yeung's wife tries to send Little Cabbage away by forcing the latter to marry Gok Siu-dai so as to prevent Little Cabbage from telling Yeung about her secret affair. Lau has been eyeing Little Cabbage for some time and he rapes her, but is discovered by Gok. Yeung's wife is afraid of being implicated so she instigates Lau to murder Gok and frame Yeung and Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hail The Judge
''Hail the Judge'' () is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing, starring Stephen Chow, Cheung Man, and Ng Man Tat. Synopsis In 1874, an idle young man, Pao Lung Sing (Stephen Chow), is appointed as county magistrate-in-waiting, a minor governmental official, after his father, a retired governmental official, purchased the position for him. Because the county magistrate Chan Pak Cheung had taken leave due to illness, Pao becomes acting magistrate, accompanied by his cowardly but loyal nephew, Pao Yiu Wai (Ng Man-tat), as his advisor and personal assistant. Pao is descendant to the famed Sung Dynasty judge Pao Ching, who is known for his impartiality. Pao, however, is corrupt and despised by the public for his money-digging ways, but is popular with the local gentry. He was invited by Master Chi, a rich merchant, to attend the wedding between his tuberculosis-ridden son and Chin Lin (Sharla Cheung Man), a beautiful young woman. During the wedding, however, Lei P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Underground Banker
''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] |
Center Stage (1991 Film)
''Center Stage'' (), also known as ''Actress'' and ''Yuen Ling-yuk'', is a 1991 Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan. Maggie Cheung won Best Actress award at Berlin International Film Festival in 1992 for her delicate portraiture of silent film star Ruan Lingyu. Plot The film is based on a true story: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s. Nicknamed the "Chinese Greta Garbo, Garbo," Ruan Lingyu began her acting career when she was 16 years old and committed suicide at age 24. The film alternates between present scenes (production talks between director Kwan, Cheung, and co-star Carina Lau, interviews of witnesses who knew Ruan), re-creation scenes with Cheung (as Ruan, acting inside this movie), and extracts from Ruan's original films including her final two films ''The Goddess (1934 film), The Goddess'' and ''New Women''. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Dragon Gate Inn
''New Dragon Gate Inn'' is a 1992 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film directed by Raymond Lee and produced by Tsui Hark, starring Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Maggie Cheung, and Donnie Yen. It was released as ''Dragon Inn'' in North America. The film is a remake of ''Dragon Gate Inn'' (1967). ''New Dragon Gate Inn'' was shot as a standard ''wuxia'' action thriller, with fast-paced action including martial arts, sword fighting and black comedy set in ancient China. Plot This is a period film set during the Ming Dynasty in the desert region of China. Tsao Siu-yan is a power-crazed eunuch who rules his sector of China as if he were the Emperor and not a mere official. He is the leader of the Emperor's ruthless security agency known as the Eastern Depot (東廠 ''Dong Chang''). He has built up an elite army of skilled archers and horsemen who receive intensive training and powerful weapons. When elements of his administration plot against him and his despotic rule, Tsao comes down ruthl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banquet (1991 Film)
''The Banquet'', (in Chinese 豪門夜宴) also ''Party of a Wealthy Family'', is a Hong Kong films of 1991, 1991 Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong comedy film. It was quickly filmed for a Hong Kong flood relief charity, after the Yangtze River flooded in July of that year, killing over 1,700 people and displacing many more in the eastern and southern regions of mainland China. A large ensemble of actors and crew (including multiple directors and cinematographers) worked on the film, many in supporting roles and cameos. The principal star is Eric Tsang. Plot Developer Tsang Siu-Chi (Eric Tsang) and his agent (Jacky Cheung) have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung (Sammo Hung) has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels. The agent learns that billionaire Kuwait Prince Allabarba (George Lam) is due to arrive in Hong Kong and advises Tsang that they could dupe him in order to gain a billio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crazy Companies II
''The Crazy Companies II'' (最佳損友闖情關) is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing starring Andy Lau, Sandra Ng and Natalis Chan. Summary The sequel to '' The Crazy Companies'' sees Kwai (Andy Lau) and his buddies return. Following straight on from the first movie, it starts with the wedding of Horny (Pak-cheung Chan) to his overbearing fiancée Doriana (Sandra Ng). At the reception we learn that the Kwai's brother is in financial trouble and the company is going to be bought over by Fok's thanks to the meddling of evil executive Robert Cheng. After the takeover, Kwai, Horny, Frank and Kim must get jobs with Fok's and rise up the corporate ladder again before Robert Cheng returns from his 3-month vacation. Cast * Andy Lau - Tsui Ting-kwai * Natalis Chan - Tam Sad-Chiu * Stanley Fung - Frank * Lawrence Ng - Robery Cheng * Charlie Cho - Sau Hau-Kei * Shing Fui-On - Wut Yuan * Carol Cheng - Falishanna * Rosamund Kwan - Niko * Chingmy Yau - Kimmy * Sandra Ng - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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