''Healing Hands'' (妙手仁心) is a 1998

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medical drama series that ran on

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. It focuses on the lives and loves of the doctors and nurses at the fictional Yan Oi Hospital in

. It is noted for its realism in depicting medical situations, thanks to the help of the

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, who had loaned actual hospital equipment and facilities for filming. It can be considered the Hong Kong equivalent to the American

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series '' ER'', although its storyline are arguably mirrored in another American series, ''

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''.

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is the main star of the show as

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Dr. Paul Ching Chi Mei. The other main role is played by

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, who plays Dr. Henry Lai Kwok Chu as an

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doctor who is best friends with Paul. The show was followed by two sequels, ''

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'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2005).

Cast

Leading stars

as Paul Ching Chi-mei (程至美) *

as Henry Lai Kwok-chu (黎國柱) *

Flora Chan Flora Chan Wai-shan (Traditional Chinese:陳慧珊, born May 30, 1970 in Hong Kong), is an American actress active primarily in Hong Kong television and film. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Kenix Kwok, Jessica Hsuan, and Ada Choi, she is kno ...

as Annie Kong Sun-yuet (江新月) *

Ada Choi Ada Choi Siu-fan (; born 17 September 1973) is a Hong Kong actress best known for her work for TVB television, as an evil empress in the Chinese television series '' Empresses in the Palace'' (甄嬛傳), and to a lesser extent, for her film work. ...

as Jackie Tong Chi-lai (唐姿禮) *

Nick Cheung Nick Cheung Ka-fai (; born 2 December 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and director. Background He was formerly a Royal Hong Kong Police officer for four years, but he left the job after his request to be transferred to the criminal investigat ...

as Peter Cheung Chong-yip (張創業) *

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as Gilbert Kong Moon-yuet (江滿月) *

Steven Ma Steven Ma Chun-wai (born 26 October 1971) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. In 1993, Ma won a record deal after winning first place at an annual singing contest in Hong Kong, later releasing his debut album, ''Lucky for Meeting You'' (幸運就 ...

as Joe Cheung Ka-yu (張家裕) *

Astrid Chan Astrid Chan (born 8 July 1969 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actress and host. Career Chan was a Miss Hong Kong 1994 finalist. She acted for TVB first in the late 1990s, then switched to ATV in the early 2000s then switched back to TVB. Her n ...

as Helen Ling Siu-ha (凌少霞) *

Angela Tong Angela Tong (born 30 June 1975) is a Hong Kong actress. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China. She was Miss Chinese Montreal 1995. She was educated in Concordia University. Pageant life After winn ...

as Judy Chow Suk-yan (周淑茵)

Recurring stars

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as Ho Tak-kwong (何德廣) * Shirley Cheung as May Au Ka-ping (區嘉平) *

Eileen Yeow Eileen Yeow (born 4 January 1972), also known as Yiu Ying-ying, is a Hong Kong-based Singaporean actress and was named as one of the Five Fresh Beauties of TVB in 1995. Career Yeow won the title of Miss Singapore Universe in 1991. After that, sh ...

as Suki Chow Suk-ying (周淑瑛) *

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as Amy Yim Tung (嚴冬)

Notes and references

External links

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