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Rachel Leung
Rachel Leung Yung-Ting (; born 1993) is a Hong Kong actress best known for her debut role as Connie in the drama film ''Somewhere Beyond the Mist'' (2018) and supporting role as Siu Ting in the drama film '' In Broad Daylight'' (2023), for which she won Best Supporting Actress in the 17th Asian Film Awards and Best Supporting Actress in the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards with the latter role. Biography Leung was born in 1993 in Hong Kong, to a Hong Kongese father and Thai mother. She studied at an international school and was motivated to become an actress after watching Natalie Portman's performance in the film '' Black Swan'' when she was 16. After graduating from secondary school, she attended the Academy of Film at Hong Kong Baptist University and was mentored by actor and guest lecturer Liu Kai-chi. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in film and television and was recommended to audition for the role in the drama film ' by Liu. Leung landed her first major onscreen role a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Award For Best New Performer
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist. The performance is often, but not obligatory, the debut role of the artist. History The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category was Ma Si-San for her role in the film ''Boat People''. There are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best New Performer from which one actor or actress is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. The HKFA for Best New Performer was sometimes awarded for a very young actor or actress such as Xu Jiao, who was only nine years old at the time of the award, or Goum Ian Iskandar, a nine-year-old Malaysian actor who won in both supporting actor and best new artist categories for his performance in '' After This Our Exile''. Many recipients of this award become famous figures of the Hong Kong film in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sparring Partner
''The Sparring Partner'' is a 2022 Hong Kong legal crime thriller film directed by Ho Cheuk Tin in his directorial debut. The film stars Yeung Wai Lun, Mak Pui Tung, Louisa So, and Michael Chow, with Jan Lamb and Gloria Yip listed as special performers. The story is adapted from the 2013 Tai Kok Tsui double parricide and dismemberment case. The film was premiered at The 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival. It was approved by the Film Development Fund with a financing amount of HK$2.5 million. and released by Golden Scene and Mei Ah Entertainment. The film was officially released in Hong Kong on October 27, 2022. It earned HK$43 million and becomes the tenth highest-grossing movie of 2022 in Hong Kong. Premise The case of a double parricide becomes complicated and confusing. Two barristers represent the two defendants in court. Nine jurors with different backgrounds are involved in the debate of right and wrong in justice at the same time. Cast * Yeung Wai Lun as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Am730
''Am730'', is free daily Cantonese newspaper published in Hong Kong, the third with the prior two being ''Headline Daily'' and '' Metropolis Daily''. Shih Wing-ching, chairman of '' Centaline Holdings'', a property agency, is the founder of the newspaper. He introduced the new paper due to the unprecedented success of ''Metropolis Daily'', a pioneer in this market. ''Metropolis Daily'' was founded in 2002, and was so successful that it broke even in only fourteen months. Realising the profitability of the market, Shih established ''am730'' in late July 2005. Overview Owned and operated by AM730 Media Limited, ''am730'' launched its first publication on 30 July 2005. It had been scheduled to be launched in September, but it was rescheduled to 30 July to keep up with one of its competitors, ''Headline Daily'', which was launched on 12 July 2005, and for convenient coincidence that the date of 30 July (730) corresponded with the name of the newspaper. Two hundred thousand co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raging Fire (film)
''Raging Fire'' is a 2021 Hong Kong-Chinese action film written, produced and directed by Benny Chan in his final directorial effort before his death on 23 August 2020. The film stars Donnie Yen as a righteous cop who crosses path with his former protege, played by Nicholas Tse, who is out for revenge on his former mentor for putting him in prison in the past. The film was released on 30 July 2021 in Mainland China and on 19 August 2021 in Hong Kong. Plot Cheung Sung-bong is an officer of the Regional Crime Unit who worked in the front line for many years and cracked many major cases. However, he is seen as an outcast due to his extremely righteous character which affected his career, but his protege, Yau Kong-ngo, respects him as a good officer although Yau does not completely agree with Cheung's overly hard-boiled style and believes in taking shortcuts. Yau manages to reach up to Cheung's level. However, fate unexpectedly brings them to different paths and pits them agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriental Daily News
''Oriental Daily News'' is a Chinese-language newspaper in Hong Kong. It was established in 1969 by Ma Sik-yu and Ma Sik-chun, and was one of the two newspapers published by the Oriental Press Group Limited (). Relative to other Hong Kong newspapers, ''Oriental Daily News'' has an older readership. History It is very rich in content – both text and pictures. It also adopts a sensational and critical style when reporting hard news. The paper has been number one in circulation since 1976, with a record readership of over 3,100,000. ''Apple Daily'' was its main competitor. While claimed figures are around the 3 million (approx 5.72 readers per copy) mark, Nielsen data from 2008 had the ODN at 1,762,000 (530,000 circulation), ''Apple Daily'' at 1,633,000 (347,000 circulation), ''The Sun'' at 537,000 readers (180,000 circulation) all also includes online readers. Other selected readership figures as follows from full year 2008 and percentages of audience 12+ reached (inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Still Turns The Pages
''Time Still Turns the Pages'' () is a 2023 Hong Kong drama film directed by Nick Cheuk and produced by Derek Yee, with Cheuk also writing the story and co-editing the film. The film stars Siuyea Lo and Ronald Cheng in lead roles, with Lo portraying a secondary school teacher who recalls his childhood abuses and trauma while helping a suicidal student. The film premiered at Shanghai International Film Festival on 11 June 2023. It also opened the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 13 October 2023, before being released theatrically on 16 November. The film received five and twelve nominations respectively in the 60th Golden Horse Awards and 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards. Cast *Siuyea Lo as Mr. Cheng / Cheng Yau-chun: a traumatised secondary school teacher who had witnessed his brother's suicide due to academic pressure. **Curtis Ho and Yukki Tai as younger versions of Cheng Yau Chun *Ronald Cheng as Cheng Chi-hung: a senior counsel and a stern and abusive father. *Sean Wong as E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Times
The ''Liberty Times'' is a national newspaper published in Taiwan. Founded by Lin Rong-San, it is published by the Liberty Times Group, which also publishes '' Taipei Times'', an English language newspaper . The newspaper was first published on 17 April 1980, as Liberty Daily, before adopting its current name in 1987. It is one of the four most influential newspapers in Taiwan, the other three being the '' Apple Daily'', the ''China Times The ''China Times'' (, abbr. ) is a daily Chinese-language newspaper published in Taiwan. It is one of the four largest newspapers in Taiwan. It is owned by Want Want, which also owns TV stations CTV and CTiTV. History The ''China Times'' was f ...'', and the '' United Daily News''. While the ''United Daily News'' is regarded as taking an editorial line that supports a Pan-Blue political stance, the Liberty Times is thought to take a Pan Green pro-independence political stance. Awards References External links * {{in lang, zh Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60th Golden Horse Awards
The 60th Golden Horse Awards () took place on November 25, 2023, at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honoured the best in Chinese-language filmography of 2022 and 2023. Nominations were announced on October 3, 2023. ''Stonewalling'' from husband-and-wife duo Ryuji Otsuka and Huang Ji won Best Narrative Feature (along with Best Editing), awhile ''Old Fox'' get the most win with 4 awards despite ''Snow in Midsummer'' received most of the nomination (in which, they only won Best Sound Effects). One of the big headline during the award ceremony was Audrey Lin, who became the youngest actress ever to won the Best Leading Actress at the age of 12. The ceremony * Due to changes in the maintenance schedule, the awards ceremony took place once again at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei. * Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee who is the former Chair of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Horse Award For Best Supporting Actress
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress (). Superlatives Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actress awards: The following individuals received three or more Best Supporting Actress nominations: Winners and nominees 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References External links Official website Official website {{Golden Horse Film Awards Film awards for supporting actress Golden Horse Film Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HotCha
HotCha is a former Hong Kong cantopop trio group presented by Neway Star Entertainment. The members include Regen Cheung ( 張惠雅), Crystal Cheung ( 張紋嘉), and Winkie Lai ( 黎美言). The group debuted on April 4, 2007 and disbanded in 2014. In 2018, the 11th year of the group's career, the three former members reunited for a special charity concert, which was held on June 3, in order to commemorate the group's 10th anniversary. Albums * Hotcha (2007) * Hotcha Sexy Funny Cool (2008) * Hotcha Shall We Dance Shall We Love? (2009) * Hotcha Our Favorites 我們最愛的 (2010) * Three On The Road 3個人在途上(2011) * 0103(2012) * New Chapter Ultimate Collection (2014) TVB Series * Colours of Love ( 森之愛情) (2007) HotCha as shopping assistants * Dressage To Win ( 盛裝舞步愛作戰) (2008) Guest role * Your Class or Mine ( 尖子攻略) (2008) Cameo role * The Season of Fate ( 五味人生) (2010) Regen Cheung as Lei Shi-mui/Tai Kat, a swindler's apprentice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Chan
Hanna Chan Hon-na (Chinese: 陳漢娜; born 24 September 1993), is a Hong Kong fashion model and actress. She earned a nomination for the Best New Performer in '' Paradox'' at 37th Hong Kong Film Awards The 37th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 15 April 2018. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger . References Ext ... in 2018. Filmography Movie Drama TV Show Music Video Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Hanna 1993 births Living people Hong Kong female models Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses Alumni of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
