Police Cadet '84
Police Cadet '84 () is a 1984 TVB police drama TV series which starred then up and coming stars such as Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, and Sean Lau. The story centers on young police cadets struggles and life at the Police Cadet Academy (based on Royal Hong Kong Police Cadet School). Tragedy, romance, conflicts, and intrigues were featured. The series was followed by two sequels, Police Cadet '85 and Police Cadet '88. Synopsis Cheung Wai Kit joins the Police Cadet Academy school after graduating high school. At the Police Cadet Academy he meets four good friends that he goes through thick and thin with. He joins the Hong Kong Police force after graduating from cadet school. His older half brother Cheung Ga Ming also joins the Hong Kong police force after graduating from university. Due to the stress and hecticness from work he begins to neglect his girlfriend Tse Wing Chi; she then finds comfort in his good friend and former cadet schoolmate Kiu Chi Ho. Whom will she choo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
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Royal Hong Kong Police
The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. The Royal Hong Kong Police Force (RHKPF) reverted to its former name after the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to People's Republic of China in 1997. Pursuant to the one country, two systems principle, the HKPF is officially independent of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China, which under usual circumstances may not interfere with Hong Kong’s local law enforcement matters. All HKPF officers are employed as civil servants and therefore required to pledge allegiance to the Hong Kong Basic Law. The HKPF consists of approximately 34,000 officers, including the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force, civil servants, and its Marine Region (3,000 officers and 143 vessels as of 2009). History A police force has been serving Hong Kong since short ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chingmy Yau
Chingmy Yau Suk-zing (born 16 May 1968) is a retired Hong Kong actress. Background She entered the Hong Kong film industry after competing secondary school in the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant. She was one of the leading actresses in the late 1980s and early 1990s, next to Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin and Cheung Man. She was cast in a series of Category III films, though she never appeared nude in any of them. The most notable of these was ''Naked Killer'' (1992).Excerpts available at .Excerpts available at [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carrie Ng
Carrie Ng (born 1963) is a Hong Kong actress well known for both Category-III cult and mainstream films. She won Best Actress at the 1993 Golden Horse Film Festival awards for her performance in ''Remains of a Woman'' and Best Supporting Actress at the 2000 Hong Kong Film Awards for ''The Kid.'' Other notable film credits include Edward Yang's '' Mahjong'' (1996) and cult classics ''Sex and Zen'' (1991) and '' Naked Killer'' (1992). Ng made her directorial debut with the revenge-thriller '' Angel Whispers'' (2015), which she co-directed, produced and scripted with film executive Shirley Yung. Selected filmography *'' City on Fire'' (1987) *'' Call Girl'88 (1988) *'' The First Time is the Last Time'' (1989) *'' Sentenced to Hang'' (1989) *'' Till We Meet Again'' (1991) *'' Crystal Hunt (film)'' (1991) *''Sex and Zen'' (1991) *'' Naked Killer'' (1992) *''Cheetah on Fire'' (1992) *''Justice, My Foot!'' (1992) *''Remains of a Woman'' (1993) *'' C'est la vie, mon chéri'' (1993) * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dominic Lam
Dominic Lam Ka-wah (Traditional Chinese: Simplified Chinese: ; born 2 April 1957) is an Hong Kong Canadian actor and radio personality for Fairchild Radio in Richmond Hill, Canada. His acting career spans four decades, beginning with his television series debut in ''Crocodile Tears'' (1978). Biography Acting career Lam was part of the first graduating class of the Royal Hong Kong Police Cadet School in 1974. He then joined the Hong Kong Police Training School and worked as a police officer for five years. He hosted the television program ''Junior Police Call'' produced jointly by the Hong Kong Police Force and RTHK. Under the recommendation of producer Johnny Mak, Lam quitted the police to join Rediffusion Television and made his acting debut in ''Crocodile Tears'' (). In 1980, Lam joined TVB. He made his film debut in the 1981 film ''No U-turn''. Lam played various supporting roles in drama series and hosted several television programs until 1988 when he emigrated to Canada ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eddy Ko
Eddy Ko Hung (; born Ho Yiu-sum ; 1947) is a Hong Kong television and film actor who has worked on the TV stations RTV, ATV (both now defunct), and TVB. Most recently, he has made appearances in several international films including 2015's ''The Martian''. Background Ko was born Ho Yiu-sum in Zhongshan in 1947. He started his career in 1968 at the Shaw Brothers Studio and adopted the name Ko Hung as a stage name. Ko joined TVB later and has since acted in many TV drama series. In 1990, Ko joined TVB's rival ATV and worked there until 1995. In 2000, Ko rejoined TVB and continued acting in many TVB-produced drama series. He is also sometimes also credited as Ko Hung, Gao Xiong, Eddie Ko, Edward Ko, and Lin Sheng (). Within the Chinese community, Ko's most remembered performance was in the 1995 version of the television drama ''Fist of Fury'' as Huo Yuanjia, the mentor of Chen Zhen. This role led to similar martial arts mentor roles, subsequently. He migrated his family to Can ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sheren Tang
Sheren Tang Shui-man (born 2 March 1966) is a Hong Kong actress. She is best known for her roles in the mega-hit Hong Kong TVB drama series ''War and Beauty'', as well as ''La Femme Desperado'', ''The Family Link'', ''Rosy Business'' and '' No Regrets'' being the first Hong Kong actress to win the Best Actress Award in two consecutive years for the latter two. She joined TVB in 1985, beginning her acting career as the female lead in the series ''Legend of the General Who Never Was'' (1985)''.'' Throughout the late 1980s, she rose to fame for her roles in many popular Hong Kong television series including wuxia dramas, ''New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre'' (1986) and ''Ode to Gallantry'' (1989). She joined the television network ATV in 1996, filming several series including '' The Good Old Days'' (1996) and ''I Have A Date With Spring'' (1996). Tang returned to TVB in 2000 and gained massive popularity for her role in ''War and Beauty'' (2004). She became the first actress to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Simon Yam
Simon Yam Tat-wah (; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival and box office hits such as ''Naked Killer'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''Election'', ''Election 2'' , ''Exiled'', '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life'' and ''The Thieves''. Career Yam started off as a model before becoming an actor in the mid 1970s. He then signed with the Hong Kong television network TVB, starring and co-starring in a number of television series prior to "apply his trades" in the film industry in 1987. His elder brother is Yam Tak-wing, a retired former Deputy Commissioner of Hong Kong Police. In 1989, he starred in the Japanese-Hong Kong co-production of ''Bloodfight''. This was the first of its kind in which English was spoken throughout the entire film. In 1992, Yam gained critical acclaim for his role as the maniacal Judge in the crime film ''Full Contact'', where he faced off in a b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jaime Chik
Jaime Chik Mei-chun (, born 5 January 1962) is a Hong Kong TVB actress and was named as one of the Five Beauties of TVB. Personal life Chik met Hong Kong actor Michael Miu Michael Miu Kiu-wai ( 苗僑偉) (born 18 June 1958) is a Hong Kong actor and businessman. His career has been met with popular success in his youth, followed by a resurgence in middle age after a period of hiatus. He is considered one of the most ... in 1981 while shooting for the TVB television drama ''You Only Live Twice''. The couple married in 1990 and since have two children: daughter Phoebe Miu (born 1991) and son Murphy Miu (born 1993). Filmography External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chik, Jamie 1962 births Living people Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong television actresses 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-fat (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the five Hong Kong action heroic bloodshed films: ''A Better Tomorrow'', ''A Better Tomorrow II'', '' The Killer'', '' Once a Thief'' and '' Hard Boiled'', and in the West for his roles as Li Mu-bai in ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' and Sao Feng in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''. He mainly plays in drama films and has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan. Chow started his career in movies in 1976 with Goldig Films. Early life and education Chow was born in Lamma Island, Hong Kong, to Chow Yung-wan (), who worked on a Shell Oil Company tanker, and Chan Lai-fong (), who was a cleaning lady and vegetable farmer. Chow grew up in a farming community on Lamma Island, in a house with no electricity. He woke up at dawn each morning to help hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Margie Tsang
Margie Tsang Wah Sin () (born 6 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actress and TV programme host. Career When Tsang was 17 years old in 1982, she took part in TVB's 12th annual artist training class. After she signed a contract with TVB, the company immediately listed her as an important actress to promote, according to Phoenix Television. She repeatedly appeared on the children's TV show ''430 Space Shuttle'' and played Miu Yuek-lan in the TV series ''The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (1985 TV series), The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain''. Tsang acted in the TV series ''Police Cadet '85'' and ''The Yang's Saga'' among many others. Filmography * ''The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (1985 TV series), The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain'' (1985) (TV series) as Miu Yuek-lan * ''Police Cadet '85'' (1985) (TV series) as Yip How Yee * ''Young Cops'' (1985) * ''The Dragon Sword'' (1986) * ''New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre'' (1986) (TV series) as Kwok Seung (cameo) * ''The Yang's Saga'' (1986) (TV ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai
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