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Stephanie Ho
Stephanie Ho ( Chinese; 何雁詩, born 2 November 1992) is a Hong Kong singer, actress and golfer. Early life Stephanie Ho was born in San Jose, California, but she grew up in Hong Kong with her parents. Her father is a businessman. Since a young age, she has been playing golf and has represented Hong Kong in many tournaments. Her parents wanted her to be a professional golfer but she chose to be a singer instead. She studied at Heep Yunn School and Sha Tin College but was home-schooled in her last year due to her busy schedule of maintaining singing and studying. When she was 14, she started learning music at Baron School of Music, and completed multiple singing courses as well as being largely featured in a concept album. After completing her A-Levels she decided to study hotel and tourism management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In her last year of university, she suspended her studies as she had been majorly cast in Gilded Chopsticks. Besides playing golf, she al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 population of 1,013,240, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area, which contain 7.7 million and 9.7 million people respectively, the List of largest California cities by population, third-most populous city in California (after Los Angeles and San Diego and ahead of San Francisco), and the List of United States cities by population, tenth-most populous in the United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of . San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, Santa Clara County and the main component of the San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Chan
Tiffany Chan (born 12 September 1993) is a professional golfer from Hong Kong. Chan attended Daytona State College where she was a two-time NJCAA champion. She played for the University of Southern California in 2016 and 2017. Chan played on the Hong Kong team in the Espirito Santo Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship) three times (2010, 2012, 2014) and the Asian Games twice ( 2010, 2014). In 2016, Chan won the Hong Kong Ladies Open on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Chan qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Chan turned professional in 2017 and competed on the Symetra Tour. She earned her 2018 LPGA Tour card through qualifying school. Amateur wins *2010 Hong Kong Ladies Close, Hong Kong Junior Open *2011 Hong Kong Close Amateur, Faldo Series (Hong Kong) Qualifying *2012 Hong Kong Ladies Close, Jack Kramer Memorial, China Amateur Open *2013 Hatter Classic *2014 North Florida Invitational, JMU Eagle Landing Invite, MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, NJCAA National Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users can browse other users' content by tag and location, view trending content, like photos, and follow other users to add their content to a personal feed. Instagram was originally distinguished by allowing content to be framed only in a square (1:1) aspect ratio of 640 pixels to match the display width of the iPhone at the time. In 2015, this restriction was eased with an increase to 1080 pixels. It also added messaging features, the ability to include multiple images or videos in a single post, and a Stories feature—similar to its main competitor Snapchat—which allowed users to post their content to a sequential feed, with each post accessible to others for 24 hours. As of Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Chan (singer)
Jason Chan Pak-Yu (, born 20 July 1983 as Ivan Chan) is a Hong Kong Canadian singer. He debuted under Sony Music in 2006 and released his debut album '' First Experience'' in 2007 and has since released more than 10 albums. He has been dubbed by the Hong Kong media as the music industry's "hidden master" (樂壇隱世高手). Chan has also ventured into film and television, and business, owning two bars in Hong Kong. Life and career Early life and career beginnings Chan was born in Hong Kong and moved to Canada when he was seven years old with his mother after his parents divorced. He has a younger sister. Chan attended Markville Secondary School in Markham, Ontario, and studied social work in university briefly. He returned to Hong Kong in 2005 and worked in customer service at an IT firm. After his friend sent his demo and recordings from a singing competition in Canada to Sony Music Hong Kong (then known as Sony BMG), he was offered a contract and signed with the label. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hui
Alfred Hui Ting-hang (born 29 April 1988) is a Hong Kong singer and dentist. He rose to prominence as the eleventh-place finalist in the first season of ''The Voice'' (). His debut studio album ''Departure Trilogy'' earned gold certification. Hui won multiple best newcomer awards in 2011. He has since released more than ten studio albums. Hui holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Hong Kong, and is licensed by the Dental Council of Hong Kong since 2012. Early life Alfred Hui Ting-hung was born on April 29, 1988 in Hong Kong. His father is Hui Yee Yung and Alfred has two older sisters and an older brother. His father was the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Kidney Foundation. As a child, Hui aspired to be a doctor. Hui decided to pursue dentistry after job shadowing at his uncle's dental clinic for two weeks. Hui graduated from the German Swiss International School, in Hong Kong (German: ). He attended The University of Hong Kong, and was named HKU Sports Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ng
James Ng, better known as "Kwan Gor" (born 18 April 1990) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He is currently under a contract with TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and .... Ng had starred in the hit sitcom Come Home Love in the second season. He gained success through his two most popular songs which garnered over 6 million views on his YouTube channel. In 2015, Ng became the first to win the Most Favourite Male Singer Award and Most Favorite Song Award at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards. He also won J.S.G's Most Popular New Coming Singer Gold Award. Career On 18 April 2015, Ng signed with Star Entertainment Records. His first songs "So She Loves Me Not Enough" and "Song of the Sunshine Point" successfully entered the top number of popular charts of various Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Wu
Hubert Wu (; born 27 March 1990) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. Wu was the first runner-up of ''The Voice (Hong Kong)'' Season 2, winner of '' New Talent Singing Awards 2010'', and is currently signed with Shaw Brothers Pictures as an actor and singer-songwriter. Career 1990–2011: Early life and career beginning Wu was born on 27 March 1990 in Hong Kong. He studied in Lam Tin Methodist Primary School, Diocesan Boys' School, then promoted to Hang Seng School of Commerce, and furthered his degree studies in Hong Kong Polytechnic University (major in Management) and graduated in 2013. In 2010, Wu entered the singing competition The Voice 2, and became the Most Improved contestant on the show, as well as won the first runner-up of the competition. This led to him signing a manager's contract with Television Broadcast Limited HK (TVB). In the same year, he also represented Hong Kong in the 2010 TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship, winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Chak
William Chak (; born 29 March 1985) is a Hong Kong actor and presenter who achieved fame through TVB's 2010 Mr. Hong Kong contest. He formerly performed under the stage name Chak Fung (). When Chak was eighteen, he traveled to Tokyo, Japan, as an exchange student and performed as a comedic dancer in the streets to earn tuition money. After winning the 1st runner up at Hong Kong ATV's 2005 Mr. Asia Contest, he returned to Japan to finish his schooling. In 2006, he signed an artiste contract with ATV. In 2008, Chak graduated from N-atv's Artiste Training Class. After his contracted with ATV ended in 2009, Chak stayed in South Korea for a year, and earned a black belt in Taekwondo. He returned to Hong Kong in 2010 and joined TVB's 2010 Mr. Hong Kong contest, and holds the record for the first Mr. Hong Kong to win eight different awards. Filmography Film Television drama Hosting programmes *2006–07：''Facts'' (Co-host) *2007–2008: ''Smart Class'' (Co-host) *2008: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Chan
Grace Chan (born 23 June 1991) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2013 and Miss Chinese International 2014. Early life Grace Chan was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia with her family at the age of 5. She has a fraternal twin brother and an older sister. Through her maternal grandmother, Chan is of Malay descent. She graduated from Simon Fraser University with a major in Communications and a minor in Publishing. Career Miss Hong Kong 2013 Chan was crowned Miss Hong Kong on 1 September 2013. From the beginning of the pageant, she expressed that it was her childhood dream to enter the Miss Hong Kong Pageant. As an early favourite, Chan beat the other nine contestants by gaining a majority of the 170,000 votes that were cast from the Hong Kong audience. She also won the Tourism Ambassador, Most Popular among Media and Most Popular Pageant on Scene awards. After comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickson Yu
Dickson Yu Tak-shing (; born 2 September 1989) is a Hong Kong actor, television presenter, radio DJ and model . In 2016, Yu debuted as an actor, and scored his first major role in 2017, as "Ocean" in TVB's ''My Ages Apart''. Biography Yu attended the Pun U Association Wah Yan Primary School and the prestigious secondary school, Wah Yan College. Yu was a competitive swimmer, and was a member of Hong Kong's national swimming team. Despite being a frequent competitor in athletic meets, Yu failed to qualify for the Asian Games. This led to his decision to forgo his swimming career. In 2011, Yu graduated with a degree in business administration from the City University of Hong Kong. He worked for a brand company, but quit the job to become a radio DJ and writer for Metro Broadcast. In 2013, Ricky Fan introduced him to TVB. Yu's first gig with TVB was being a presenter for ''TVB Sports News''. In 2015, Yu was offered a spot to host the children's program series '' Kids, Think Big ... [...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] |
Winki Lai
Winki Lai (; born 8 July 1986) is a Hong Kong actress and television host. She has been a TVB artiste since 2014. Early life Winki Lai was born in Hong Kong. She studied at ELCHK Ma On Shan Lutheran Primary School and Chinese YMCA College. Lai joined the drama club in secondary school. Although she was admitted to the acting department of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in Form 5, she gave up the opportunity to advance to university. It was not until two years later that one of her A-level scores failed and she could not enter her desired degree, Lai officially enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in the Performing Department of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She won the Hong Kong Bank Foundation Hong Kong-Mainland Exchange Scholarship and the Lai Cho-tin Memorial Scholarship during her schooling. Career After graduating in 2011, Lai became a stage actress and radio host. In 2013, she was recommended by her teacher Lo Koon-lan from The Academy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
