Stephen Shiu (born 22 July 1949) is a

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-based

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media personality,

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, and

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. He founded

Hong Kong Reporter Hong Kong Reporter (; formerly known as Hong Kong People Reporter) was an Internet radio station and forum based in Hong Kong. Established in 2008, the station mainly focused on live talk radio broadcasting although it later expanded into other t ...

in 2004, an internet radio station focused on live talk radio broadcasting. In 2013 he founded memehk.com, a multimedia news site, after Hong Kong Reporter was closed.

Early life

Born to a middle-class family in Hong Kong, Shiu is the third of six children. His father Pak-yin Shiu was an

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construction materials businessman. Shiu studied at

St. Paul's College, Hong Kong St. Paul's College (SPC; zh, t=聖保羅書院) is an Anglican day school for boys in Hong Kong. It was established in 1851, the oldest continuously-operated school in Hong Kong. The college first opened in 1851 with only one tutor and nine pu ...

and was classmates with

Tsang Tak-sing Tsang Tak Sing GBS JP (; born 1949, Canton, China) is the former Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong. Formerly an adviser to the Central Policy Unit, he assumed office on 1 July 2007, replacing Patrick Ho. He is the younger brother of J ...

, former Secretary for Home Affairs. He studied History at the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

following his

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. He began studying for a master's degree in History but dropped out.

Career

In 1987, Shiu began collaborating with

Wong Yuk-long Wong Jan-lung (born 27 March 1950), better known by his pseudonym Wong Yuk-long or Tony Wong, is a Hong Kong manhua artist, publisher and actor, who wrote and created ''Little Rascals'' (later re-titled ''Oriental Heroes'') and '' Weapons of the ...

in creating popular comics such as ''Zui Quan'' (醉拳) and ''Oriental Heroes'' (龍虎門), on which films Drunken Master and Dragon Tiger Gate were based, respectively. In 2003 Shiu acquired Rainbow International Ltd (彩虹國際) and changed its name to 變靚D控股 Ltd, a body slimming company. He founded

(香港人網) in 2004. In recent years, it became a podium for radical ideas and helped garner support for political party

People Power "People Power" is a political term denoting the populist driving force of any social movement which invokes the authority of grassroots opinion and willpower, usually in opposition to that of conventionally organised corporate or political for ...

, including its protests and activities. Shiu is a screenwriter and film producer whose works include 1992 Hong Kong Film Awards winner '' To Be Number One''. After the

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, Shiu was a co-host on a Metro Radio current affairs programme before starting up his own stations online. In 2013 Shiu announced that he is to launch a new radio station, weeks after having closed one of Hong Kong's biggest pro-

democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...

radio stations. Memehk.com was inaugurated shortly after.

Political activism

Shiu is an outspoken supporter of the

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group, a pro-democracy, civil rights advocacy group that organised the

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. In May 2012 he announced that he would close

failed to win at least 3 seats in the city's Legislative Council. In an interview he stated that 'Hong Kong is in grave danger', and that the Council needed enough opposition voices to counter Chief Executive-elect

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. At a People Power hustings in June 2012 he declared his candidacy for the

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. On 22 March 2013 he announced in his own radio programme that Hong Kong Reporter would cease production, citing his 'disappointment' in many of his former political allies and partners. He made it clear that he has withdrawn support for People Power, and would not support any other political party from that day forth. He founded the purportedly politically unaffiliated memehk.com as its replacement on 1 June 2013. On 24 November 2014, one day after delivering a speech to the crowd at the

, Shiu's vehicle was forcibly stopped by two cars, causing damage to his vehicle. He was not injured as a result of the incident. He believed the attack was in retaliation to his comments and news reports by his own outlet memehk.com, stating 'only criminal gangs are capable of uch acts.

Controversy

In 2003 Shiu was involved in a

pyramid scheme A pyramid scheme is a business model that recruits members via a promise of payments or services for enrolling others into the scheme, rather than supplying investments or sale of products. As recruiting multiplies, recruiting becomes quickly im ...

. The company he co-created was accused of selling electronic currency to its customers, who later discovered they were unable to purchase goods at market value with said currency. On 18 July 2011, Shiu announced his intention to acquire

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, a popular internet forum, and to merge it with Hong Kong Reporter. This was met with vocal opposition from the forum's users, some of whom created a number of parodies with profanities. During the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, as seen in video footage widely shared online, a man was doused in flammable liquid and set on fire by a protester in Ma On Shan. In response, Shui made misleading comments to argue that the video was faked, but his statement was quickly debunked as false afterwards. The

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and the Hong Kong Police Force both confirmed that the incident had happened and that the victim remained in a critical condition. Shui has since retracted his comments and issued an apology.

Filmography

Producer

* Long Arm of the Law II (1987) * The Truth (1988) * The Greatest Lover (1988) * Moon, Star, Sun (1988) * Long Arm of the Law III (1989) * The Iceman Cometh (1989) * The Truth - Final Episode (1989) * Sentenced to Hang (1989) * Underground Express (1990) * Sex and Zen (1991) * To Be Number One (1991) * It's Now or Never (1992) * King of Beggars (1992) * Sisters Outlaw (1992) * Royal Tramp II (1992) * Arrest the Restless (1992) * Invincible (1992) * Handsome Siblings (1992) * Royal Tramp (1992) * The Wrong Bedfellow (1993) * The Formula (1993) * The Secret File (1993) * Whores from the North (1993) * Manhunt Across the Border (1993) * Lord of East China Sea (1993) * Black Panther (1993) *

Fight Back to School ''Fight Back To School'' () is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Gordon Chan and starring Stephen Chow. This movie is set in Shatin College, Hong Kong. It was Hong Kong's highest-grossing film of 1991. It was followed by sequels ''Fight ...

III (1993) * Flirting Scholar (1993) * The Sword of Many Lovers (1993) * Lord of East China Sea II (1993) * Hero of Hong Kong 1949 (1993) * 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (2011) * Sex and Zen II: 4D Sexecution (2012)

Writer

* Rolls, Rolls, I Love You (1982) * Winner Takes All? (1984) * Midnight Girls (1986) * Spiritual Love (1987) * Rich and Famous (1987) * Tragic Hero (1987) * The Greatest Lover (1988) * Moon, Star, Sun (1988) * The Truth (1988) * Midnight Whispers (1988) * Long Arm of the Law III (1989) * The Iceman Cometh (1989) * The Truth - Final Episode (1989) * Sentenced to Hang (1989) * Underground Express (1990) * To Be Number One (1991) * It's Now or Never (1992) * Man of the Times (1993) * Lord of East China Sea (1993) * The Sword of Many Lovers (1993) * Lord of East China Sea II (1993) * Hero of Hong Kong 1949 (1993) * 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (2011) * Sex and Zen II: 4D Sexecution (2012)

Actor

* On the Wrong Track (1983)

Executive Producer

* Long Arm of the Law II (1987) * The Greatest Lover (1988)

Personal life

He was in a relationship with Pamela Peck, Mei-lai Kok (sister of director Vincent Kok) and Deanie Ip. Currently he is married to Lai-mei Hau, and they have a son and three daughters.

References

External links

memehk.com

Hong Kong Reporter

Stephen Shiu filmography

Patreon Channel of Stephen Shiu
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