Tsui Siu-ming (; born 1953) is a

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Career

A native of

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

, Tsui was once a recognized child star. He had tried his hands in singing during the 1970s and 1980s with such tunes as "The New Chameleon" (新變色龍), "Za Xiang Hu Shan Xing" (再向虎山行) and "Huei Sheng Gu Li Nian Li Qing" (回聲谷裡念離情).HKMDB
/ref> He also produced drama serials for

Rediffusion Television Rediffusion Television (RTV) was the first television station in Hong Kong, making it both the first British colony and the first predominantly ethnically Chinese city to have television.Kitley, Philip. 003(2003). Television, Regulation and ...

( RTV) such as the rating-topper "Chameleon". Tsui worked for ATV in 1998 and became CEO of

Emperor Motion Pictures Emperor Group is a diversified group of companies founded by Albert Yeung in Hong Kong. Albert Yeung's father, Mr Yeung Shing, opened a watch shop named "Shing On Kee Watch Shop" in 1942, setting the business foundation.

in the subsequent year where he was responsible for film and TV business development. In March 2005, he founded Sundream Motion Pictures, a

subsidiary A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a s ...

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provider I-CABLE Communications Ltd., producing films such as ''

Twins Mission ''Twins Mission'' () is a 2007 Hong Kong martial arts-action-comedy film directed by action choreographer Kong Tao-Hoi and starring Sammo Hung, Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi and Wu Jing among others. The film is a bit of a spoof of the popu ...

'' and '' Eye in the Sky''.

References

External links

*
Tsui Siu-ming biography at the Hong Kong Movie Database

HK cinemagic entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsui, Siuming 1953 births Hong Kong male child actors Hong Kong film producers Hong Kong screenwriters Living people Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017