09 Jul 2005 - Issue 15
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NEWS ROUNDUP - 04/07/05-10/07/05
Sorry Girls, Ron Doesn't Do Nude!
Ron Ng represented a skincare product at a promotion earlier and showing off his bronze tan, he says he has never been sunbathing in a Western country before, so he would like to give it a try. Ron says: "Nude sunbathing is popular in the West and I would like to take a look and see the naked people, but I am not brave enough to do it myself, just to watch. The most extreme for me is sunbathing in my underpants on my friend's rooftop. (Did you compare each other's figures?) Just who was darker."
The Sun 04/07/05
Shirley & Linda in the Sun
Usually sporting very fair skins, Shirley Yeung and Linda Chung were filming under the hot summer sun for "Circus of Life" and were sweltering in the heat. Shirley complains: "The show is about treasure hunting, so we often have to film on location in some remote areas, making us become rather tanned and our arms and legs are now the colour of chocolate. I prefer to be whiter, so all I can do is put on more sunscreen and powder, so I don't look too dark on screen." Although constantly filming on location, Linda is not finding it too hard work, because she nearly suffered heat stroke filming for "Always on Standby": "Last time I had to wear a helmet for filming and in the sun and heat, it was much harder."
The Sun 04/07/05
Myolie Attacked by Caterpillar
TVB's new series "Troubled Times" was filming in the rural areas earlier and during the filming a refugee scene where the cast had to sit on the ground, a long caterpillar crawled up Myolie Wu's trousers into her sensitive regions, scaring her so much she jumped up and screamed. Then she said rather shocked: "Luckily I had some shorts on under my long trousers, otherwise it would have been awful!"
With the extremely hot weather warnings, fellow cast member Leila Tong found that it was difficult being a loving mother. She plays Lau Dan's fourth wife in the series and wearing a thick costume, she had to carry a baby as she ran and it was very hard work! Leila says: "It was so hot I felt like I was melting! Before the shoot, the baby stayed in the air-conditioned car, otherwise it would be susceptible to sunstroke."
The Sun 05/07/05
Kate Learns to Act
Kate Tsui has been rumoured to be dating acting coach Wan Dik Lun and was spotted heading out to the HK Academy of Performing Arts and staying there for three hours until 10pm. Without make-up on, she looked very different to her usual on-screen appearance and she was accompanied by Sharon Chan and Eddie Lee and it is later revealed that she has been taking acting lessons from Jim Chim's wife, perhaps on the introduction of suspected boyfriend Wan. Asked about this, she replies: "It has been a while now, Sharon Chan and Eddie Lee are learning as well." Asked about her rumoured boyfriend, she declined to comment, whilst Sharon said to wait until they took out Jim's CD before taking photographs for some free publicity for him.
The Sun 04/07/05
Yu Fei is Back!
After losing out on the top award at last year's TVB anniversary awards, Sheren Tang has been rumoured to have been 'frozen' for a while after turning down offers of work from TVB, however it appears she has been 'thawed out' ready for next month, when she will be starring in new series "It's hard to be a Woman", deemed to be a Hong Kong version of hit US drama "Desperate Housewives" and she hopes that a 'modern-day Yu Fei' will give a new air of power!
The new series will have three leading ladies opposite three male leads and along with Sheren, Melissa Ng has also been confirmed among the cast. Sheren will be playing a strong businesswoman, who has a great career, but a not so great love life, so she needs a sperm donor to have a child. Currently filming in Hengdian, Sheren responds to the question of 'thawing' saying: "I have said all along that I wasn't suspended, I just took some leave from TVB because I wanted a rest and to film an external series."
Sheren will be returning to Hong Kong at the end of the month and will have her costume fitting early next month before diving straight into filming. She is very excited at the prospect of the new show: "I have always admired producer Poon Ka Tak and he does feminine shows very well, for example Liza Wang's 'The Awakening Story'. I worked with him over ten years ago on 'Yuk Yat Bui Hau', where I played a businesswoman. It left an impression because Elizabeth Lee had a UFO hairstyle!"
Sheren had earlier visited TVB to discuss the script with Producer Poon and she says that after reading the story and hearing the title, she was excited and applauding because she felt that the series and the role were made for her, with the leading female's background very reflective of her own, so she is confident of doing a good job. As for the character's battles in the world of business being a modern depiction of 'Yu Fei', Sheren emphasises that in real life, she would not have a sperm donor because it is a very irresponsible and selfish thing to do.
Although Sheren is full of praise for the series, when asked if she would be reaching a second peak in her career, she would not discuss this, as she believes that the series is a team effort and also has to tie in with the right time and place.
The Sun 06/07/05
Joyce too Rough for Nice Nails
Joyce Tang was seen rushing into a TVB City studio earlier to film for her new sitcom "HK Sex in the City". As she walked, she complained to the press, saying: "Earlier I had to film a fight scene and maybe I am just too laddish, but I broke a nail on my third finger and it dug into my flesh. The people around me were feeling my pain for me. Maybe I was not aware of my pain, but I didn't fight that hard." Joyce says she seems to have a lot of fight scenes in the series: "The OL's (office ladies) in the show are okay, they can film all day in an air-conditioned room." Joyce says that the show will begin airing on 17th of this month, so she is looking forward to it!
The Sun 05/07/05
"Troubled Times" filming
Myolie Wu and Ron Ng were filming earlier for new series "Troubled Times", where Ron appeared with a dopey hairstyle. He said: "In the show, I play a rural village boy and this is the first time I have tried this hairstyle. It is very unstylish and 'potato' and it gives me the feeling of being very cramped." He reveals that when he was in primary school, he had a crush on a girl, but he did not ask her on a date.
Myolie revealed that when she was studying in the UK, she had a crush on a foreign teaching assistant: "I gave him a birthday card, but I did not use this to get close to him. He knew I liked him, but nothing came of it because he did not like me and then I returned to Hong Kong."
The Sun 06/07/05
"Dancing Flames" - in the heat!
With the beating sun bearing down, Ada Choi has been filming for "Dancing Flames on Yellow Sands" and afterwards, she said: "It was really hot today, but luckily we had a roof over us, otherwise I would definitely have suffered from sunstroke. (Will you be filming in China soon?) Yes, I have heard it is nearly 40 degrees there, so I have prepared plenty of anti-sun products."
Ada plays the head of a fire cracker factory in the series and although she avoided filming the fire cracker scene yesterday, she says that she was still rather frightened: "Even just looking at them scared me because I have been burned by one before and they are very noisy and I am afraid of becoming deaf."
The Sun 07/07/05
Fantasy Hotel receives Complaints
TVB's drama based on the Hong Kong Tourism industry began airing on Monday, but there have already been complaints about the tour guide characters in the show deceiving mainland tourists. One episode tells of Michael Tao's character pretending to be a foreign prince to tempt the tourists to buy jewellery, with even fellow tour guide Melissa Ng falling into the trap and there are calls that this is tarring the reputation of the Hong Kong Tourism Industry.
In a telephone interview about the matter, Melissa Ng responded, saying: "The show is just a comedy, so maybe some things are exaggerated. We have no intention of undermining the tourist industry."
TVB external affairs assistant chief Tsang Sing Ming explained: "Every industry has their bad eggs and this is just a comedic look to reflect society." As for the Broadcasting Authorities, they are yet to receive any complaints.
The Sun 07/07/05
Sammul's Wallet hit by Negative Press
Sammul Chan took part in a prize giving ceremony earlier and was surrounded by a group of primary school children asking him for his autograph and a photo. As for earlier reports that he had stayed out partying into the early hours before being late to an event the next day, he said impatiently: "It was a friend's birthday that day, but I did not stay out until half five. Going out does not mean you are not a good person! I did drink, but I was not so drunk that I needed holding up. (Late?) I took a wrong turn and I was a little late."
As for the mutual flirting between him and Nancy Wu whilst filming, Sammul smiles: "Really, did that happen?" He says that the negative press lately has lost him some opportunities to make money: "Some government and skincare jobs fell through. Losing out is okay, but I do feel rather hard done by."
The Sun 07/07/05
Liza is Most Successful Woman
Renowned for being hardworking and serious about her work, Liza Wang is definitely a role model for a successful woman. No matter in acting or community work, Liza has a great achievement, but she is modest and does not feel she has found success. Among those awarded "The Most Successful Women 2005" by a magazine, Lisa's work ethic is most admirable, saying: "Work hard! A successful woman should learn more to build one's assets and bide by the times, this is important. However, a successful woman does not need to be a strong businesswoman, a good mother can be just as successful."
With her tight work schedules, Liza has been very busy and she doesn't even see her partner Lo Ka Ying very often. In response to this, Liza says: "He has him work and I have mine, but I don't know what he is busy doing. I don't even know if he knows I have been awarded this because I only found out recently and I have not had time to tell him yet."
The Sun 07/07/05
Nancy Destined to Give Up in Love
Nancy Wu has been busy filming for "Legal Spokesperson" and with real life reflecting her 'modern matchmaker' character in the show, who bears the pain of bringing together her friend and her crush, Nancy says that she has experienced letting go of love in real life too.
In the show, Nancy's character is strongly attracted to Sammul Chan, but when she finds out that good friend Myolie Wu also likes him, she decides to pull out and let them be together. She says: "In order to get into character, I had to think about the feelings I had when I was met with a similar situation, but it seems that no matter in reality or in the series, I am the one who has to find the courage to pull out!" Nancy says that she matured quite early, so she decided to concentrate on her studies and so she did not have many student romances. Asked if she is dating at the moment, she says: "I'll leave it to destiny! I am concentrating on my work at the moment, so I am still happy whether I have a date or not."
The Sun 08/07/05
Halina Learns to Waltz
After taking part in a stage show, Halina Tam has developed an interest in dancing and has recently started taking lessons from choreographer Fai Sir in Waltz. Paying for her lessons privately, Halina plans to take part in competitions if she does well as this will develop her interest as well as provide an extra skill for herself in her showbiz career. "For an artiste in showbiz, if you are only good at acting, then you will fall behind. If you learn more, then this will be an asset to your future development and you will have more opportunities!"
When she was studying, Halina had learned to do Chinese dance, so no wonder that Fai Sir has praised her as having a lot of talent, because Halina is able to master in just one or two attempts moves that would take others a long time to learn. Fai Sir adds that Halina has rather long arms and legs, so this is very suited to learning the Waltz.
Halina adds that whilst practising, Fai Sir has lent her his wife's dancing costume to give her the feeling of being in a real competition, pushing her motivation and enthusiasm.
The Sun 08/07/05
Rico is beaten by a Woman
With his debut album being released this month, Rico Kwok is a Taekwondo black belt, so for filming of the music video for his song 'Metal Man', he has invited Queenie Chu, who has also had some boxing training, to join him in a very realistic fighting scene. For Rico who was getting hit, seeing Queenie in person gave him a fright: "Seeing her so tall and toned, with such a sporty look, I know that she will pack a hefty punch!"
Rico had told Queenie to go all out for it, but after the first punch, he already felt a little dizzy: "Originally, the plan was to count to three before she hit me, but she had already punched me on two and caught me unaware. Luckily I have a taekwondo background, otherwise I wouldn't have made it! Over the whole filming of the music video, I think I took a few tens of punches."
The Sun 08/07/05
Complaints are Hampering Creativity
Melissa Ng and Michael Tao were out promoting new series "Fantasy Hotel" earlier and with complaints that the show is giving a bad impression of tour guides and the travel industry, Michael responded: "When I was filming for 'Shine the Light', they complained about me insulting teachers... with so many complaints, it feels like they are abusing the complaints system. If there were so many regulations, then the standard of production will continue to get worse and worse." The show's producer Lee Tim Sing believes that the series should just be bringing comedy and laughter to the audience and he comments that Wayne Lai's character is particularly satirical.
The Sun 10/07/05
Jessica on the Beach
Before entering showbiz, Jessica Hsuan was a keen sports fanatic and earlier, she joined up with Bosco Wong and Leila Tong filming on a beach for "Legend of Ah Wong" in a scene about beach volleyball. Originally, this was an ideal scene for Jessica, but in the beating sunshine, she left after playing for about five minutes. Jessica held up her parasol and said: "I haven't played for so long! When I was studying, I did almost every sport possible." She also revealed that she had been to play badminton with Bobby Au Yeung earlier, but again couldn't continue for more than five minutes, leaving her very frustrated.
As for Bosco, he seemed to play the part very well, but it turns out he does not know how to play beach volleyball. He laughs: "I have a sporting background, so most sports are within my ability."
The Sun 08/07/05
Bowie has high hopes for HH3
After the ending of TVB's "Scoot" and the cutting short of the flopped series "Hur Jun", TVB will be launching Bowie Lam and Gigi Lai's "Healing Hands III" a little earlier than planned. Currently filming for "Dancing Flames on Yellow Sands", Bowie says: "Is 'Hur Jun' really that bad? (Are you confident with HH3?) Of course! This is a grand production and I am pleased with it after watching the edits. (You and Gigi again?) Luckily she is with Lawrence Ng more this time, because I am getting bored of seeing her! Haha!!"
With "Misleading Track" being aired at the same time, Bowie will be appearing on both of the prime time shows and this worries him a little: "I am afraid that if they are overlapping, people will get bored of me! (With so many series, are you confident about the anniversary awards?) I haven't thought much about it, because money is what I want! I don't mind too much about anything else."
The Sun 09/07/05
TVB is largest artiste management company
TVB has been working hard lately to recruit contracted artistes and expand its artiste management department and with over sixty artistes now on its books, it has become the largest talent agency in Hong Kong. Reports indicate that most recently, over twenty new signings have included Sunny Chan and Sung Chih Ling with non-salaried contracts, but with TVB landing them advertising and stage work in exchange for a cut of the fee, it works well both ways.
TVB Production Resource Department deputy chief Lok Yee Ling is grateful to the company for recruiting so many people and she has been passing on the details of the artistes on their books over to the sponsors and production companies to look at. Salaried artiste Jessica Hsuan says that the signings are a good thing: "With the company taking on so many people, then they can keep an eye on all the monkeys!" As for Evergreen Mak, he believes that his career will continue getting better and better.
The Sun 09/07/05
Niki is late for Charity Do
Niki Chow had agreed earlier to help sell charity raffle tickets for Yan Chai hospitals, but she arrived at the event quite late, with the event starting at 2pm, she did not arrive until about half past, making all the hospital executives wait for her. Taking place outdoors at Tsuen Wan, there was suddenly a rain shower and the guests had to hide under a bridge to continue selling their tickets. Later Niki said apologetically: "Yes, I was late because the rain caused a traffic jam. I am very sorry, but I will work hard at selling the tickets." In order to make up for her tardiness, Niki also bought a number of tickets herself as well as selling to the passers-by.
Niki had done some voluntary work before entering showbiz, where she would give haircuts to the folks in the nursing homes. She says: "That event was to give haircuts to the grannies and granpas, but I didn't know how to do it, so I just swept up!"
The Sun 10/07/05
MHK Mocked in Jiangmen
The twenty Miss Hong Kong contestants arrived in Jiangmen earlier, where they were welcomed by the reception ladies to their hotel. When the locals saw the girls, they couldn't help voicing their opinions as they jeered loudly: "Are these so-called Miss Hong Kong?" and "They look prettier on the TV! Not as pretty in real life!" One man then said to the girls in the welcoming party: "Wah! You are prettier than them!"
Hot favourite No 18 Yuen Nei Ming did not mind this, saying: "I didn't hear them, but Miss Hong Kong is not just about looks, it is also about intelligence and education! The girls in the hotel were very pretty, their figures and smiles were very beautiful." She praises the locals for being very friendly and she felt the welcome was like that for the national team.
As for No 15 Lee Sze Nga, she says that her confidence has not been swayed by this: "I didn't hear them, I just felt that they were very friendly and polite as they took photos." As for being photographed with a tennis trainer suspected boyfriend, she explains: "He is my godbrother, we have known each other since we were young, so there is no chance of romance between us. He was at my home to see my parents." However, she is a little worried for him: "I don't know if he has a girlfriend yet and I am scared this may affect his chances!"
After a short rest at the hotel, the girls went out to shoot in Kaipeng, where they had to feed some fish and No 5 accidentally poured the whole bucket into the water, leaving her rather embarrassed.
The Sun 10/07/05
Lucky San Chung and four Ladies
Four 'ladies' Christine Ng, Kingdom Yuen, Joyce Tang and Belinda Hamnett have all been harrassed by Chan San Chung, with Christine being attacked on the breasts! Luckily, they were just filming for new sitcom "Sophisticated Ladies", where San Chung plays a pickpocket, after their purses and inadvertantly sweeping Christine on the chest, Joyce on the waist, Belinda on the thigh and Kingdom up and down. San Chung laughs: "I just did what I had to and no more. Big sister (Christine) says that in the whole of TVB, only I can get close to her chest and even 'brother in law' knows about this!"
As for Christine, she says: "His hand just brushed over my ribs." As for Kingdom's feelings, she laughs: "I have no fantasies about men any more!"
The Sun 08/07/05
main pageSorry Girls, Ron Doesn't Do Nude!
Ron Ng represented a skincare product at a promotion earlier and showing off his bronze tan, he says he has never been sunbathing in a Western country before, so he would like to give it a try. Ron says: "Nude sunbathing is popular in the West and I would like to take a look and see the naked people, but I am not brave enough to do it myself, just to watch. The most extreme for me is sunbathing in my underpants on my friend's rooftop. (Did you compare each other's figures?) Just who was darker."
The Sun 04/07/05
Shirley & Linda in the Sun
Usually sporting very fair skins, Shirley Yeung and Linda Chung were filming under the hot summer sun for "Circus of Life" and were sweltering in the heat. Shirley complains: "The show is about treasure hunting, so we often have to film on location in some remote areas, making us become rather tanned and our arms and legs are now the colour of chocolate. I prefer to be whiter, so all I can do is put on more sunscreen and powder, so I don't look too dark on screen." Although constantly filming on location, Linda is not finding it too hard work, because she nearly suffered heat stroke filming for "Always on Standby": "Last time I had to wear a helmet for filming and in the sun and heat, it was much harder."
The Sun 04/07/05
Myolie Attacked by Caterpillar
TVB's new series "Troubled Times" was filming in the rural areas earlier and during the filming a refugee scene where the cast had to sit on the ground, a long caterpillar crawled up Myolie Wu's trousers into her sensitive regions, scaring her so much she jumped up and screamed. Then she said rather shocked: "Luckily I had some shorts on under my long trousers, otherwise it would have been awful!"
With the extremely hot weather warnings, fellow cast member Leila Tong found that it was difficult being a loving mother. She plays Lau Dan's fourth wife in the series and wearing a thick costume, she had to carry a baby as she ran and it was very hard work! Leila says: "It was so hot I felt like I was melting! Before the shoot, the baby stayed in the air-conditioned car, otherwise it would be susceptible to sunstroke."
The Sun 05/07/05
Kate Learns to Act
Kate Tsui has been rumoured to be dating acting coach Wan Dik Lun and was spotted heading out to the HK Academy of Performing Arts and staying there for three hours until 10pm. Without make-up on, she looked very different to her usual on-screen appearance and she was accompanied by Sharon Chan and Eddie Lee and it is later revealed that she has been taking acting lessons from Jim Chim's wife, perhaps on the introduction of suspected boyfriend Wan. Asked about this, she replies: "It has been a while now, Sharon Chan and Eddie Lee are learning as well." Asked about her rumoured boyfriend, she declined to comment, whilst Sharon said to wait until they took out Jim's CD before taking photographs for some free publicity for him.
The Sun 04/07/05
Yu Fei is Back!
After losing out on the top award at last year's TVB anniversary awards, Sheren Tang has been rumoured to have been 'frozen' for a while after turning down offers of work from TVB, however it appears she has been 'thawed out' ready for next month, when she will be starring in new series "It's hard to be a Woman", deemed to be a Hong Kong version of hit US drama "Desperate Housewives" and she hopes that a 'modern-day Yu Fei' will give a new air of power!
The new series will have three leading ladies opposite three male leads and along with Sheren, Melissa Ng has also been confirmed among the cast. Sheren will be playing a strong businesswoman, who has a great career, but a not so great love life, so she needs a sperm donor to have a child. Currently filming in Hengdian, Sheren responds to the question of 'thawing' saying: "I have said all along that I wasn't suspended, I just took some leave from TVB because I wanted a rest and to film an external series."
Sheren will be returning to Hong Kong at the end of the month and will have her costume fitting early next month before diving straight into filming. She is very excited at the prospect of the new show: "I have always admired producer Poon Ka Tak and he does feminine shows very well, for example Liza Wang's 'The Awakening Story'. I worked with him over ten years ago on 'Yuk Yat Bui Hau', where I played a businesswoman. It left an impression because Elizabeth Lee had a UFO hairstyle!"
Sheren had earlier visited TVB to discuss the script with Producer Poon and she says that after reading the story and hearing the title, she was excited and applauding because she felt that the series and the role were made for her, with the leading female's background very reflective of her own, so she is confident of doing a good job. As for the character's battles in the world of business being a modern depiction of 'Yu Fei', Sheren emphasises that in real life, she would not have a sperm donor because it is a very irresponsible and selfish thing to do.
Although Sheren is full of praise for the series, when asked if she would be reaching a second peak in her career, she would not discuss this, as she believes that the series is a team effort and also has to tie in with the right time and place.
The Sun 06/07/05
Joyce too Rough for Nice Nails
Joyce Tang was seen rushing into a TVB City studio earlier to film for her new sitcom "HK Sex in the City". As she walked, she complained to the press, saying: "Earlier I had to film a fight scene and maybe I am just too laddish, but I broke a nail on my third finger and it dug into my flesh. The people around me were feeling my pain for me. Maybe I was not aware of my pain, but I didn't fight that hard." Joyce says she seems to have a lot of fight scenes in the series: "The OL's (office ladies) in the show are okay, they can film all day in an air-conditioned room." Joyce says that the show will begin airing on 17th of this month, so she is looking forward to it!
The Sun 05/07/05
"Troubled Times" filming
Myolie Wu and Ron Ng were filming earlier for new series "Troubled Times", where Ron appeared with a dopey hairstyle. He said: "In the show, I play a rural village boy and this is the first time I have tried this hairstyle. It is very unstylish and 'potato' and it gives me the feeling of being very cramped." He reveals that when he was in primary school, he had a crush on a girl, but he did not ask her on a date.
Myolie revealed that when she was studying in the UK, she had a crush on a foreign teaching assistant: "I gave him a birthday card, but I did not use this to get close to him. He knew I liked him, but nothing came of it because he did not like me and then I returned to Hong Kong."
The Sun 06/07/05
"Dancing Flames" - in the heat!
With the beating sun bearing down, Ada Choi has been filming for "Dancing Flames on Yellow Sands" and afterwards, she said: "It was really hot today, but luckily we had a roof over us, otherwise I would definitely have suffered from sunstroke. (Will you be filming in China soon?) Yes, I have heard it is nearly 40 degrees there, so I have prepared plenty of anti-sun products."
Ada plays the head of a fire cracker factory in the series and although she avoided filming the fire cracker scene yesterday, she says that she was still rather frightened: "Even just looking at them scared me because I have been burned by one before and they are very noisy and I am afraid of becoming deaf."
The Sun 07/07/05
Fantasy Hotel receives Complaints
TVB's drama based on the Hong Kong Tourism industry began airing on Monday, but there have already been complaints about the tour guide characters in the show deceiving mainland tourists. One episode tells of Michael Tao's character pretending to be a foreign prince to tempt the tourists to buy jewellery, with even fellow tour guide Melissa Ng falling into the trap and there are calls that this is tarring the reputation of the Hong Kong Tourism Industry.
In a telephone interview about the matter, Melissa Ng responded, saying: "The show is just a comedy, so maybe some things are exaggerated. We have no intention of undermining the tourist industry."
TVB external affairs assistant chief Tsang Sing Ming explained: "Every industry has their bad eggs and this is just a comedic look to reflect society." As for the Broadcasting Authorities, they are yet to receive any complaints.
The Sun 07/07/05
Sammul's Wallet hit by Negative Press
Sammul Chan took part in a prize giving ceremony earlier and was surrounded by a group of primary school children asking him for his autograph and a photo. As for earlier reports that he had stayed out partying into the early hours before being late to an event the next day, he said impatiently: "It was a friend's birthday that day, but I did not stay out until half five. Going out does not mean you are not a good person! I did drink, but I was not so drunk that I needed holding up. (Late?) I took a wrong turn and I was a little late."
As for the mutual flirting between him and Nancy Wu whilst filming, Sammul smiles: "Really, did that happen?" He says that the negative press lately has lost him some opportunities to make money: "Some government and skincare jobs fell through. Losing out is okay, but I do feel rather hard done by."
The Sun 07/07/05
Liza is Most Successful Woman
Renowned for being hardworking and serious about her work, Liza Wang is definitely a role model for a successful woman. No matter in acting or community work, Liza has a great achievement, but she is modest and does not feel she has found success. Among those awarded "The Most Successful Women 2005" by a magazine, Lisa's work ethic is most admirable, saying: "Work hard! A successful woman should learn more to build one's assets and bide by the times, this is important. However, a successful woman does not need to be a strong businesswoman, a good mother can be just as successful."
With her tight work schedules, Liza has been very busy and she doesn't even see her partner Lo Ka Ying very often. In response to this, Liza says: "He has him work and I have mine, but I don't know what he is busy doing. I don't even know if he knows I have been awarded this because I only found out recently and I have not had time to tell him yet."
The Sun 07/07/05
Nancy Destined to Give Up in Love
Nancy Wu has been busy filming for "Legal Spokesperson" and with real life reflecting her 'modern matchmaker' character in the show, who bears the pain of bringing together her friend and her crush, Nancy says that she has experienced letting go of love in real life too.
In the show, Nancy's character is strongly attracted to Sammul Chan, but when she finds out that good friend Myolie Wu also likes him, she decides to pull out and let them be together. She says: "In order to get into character, I had to think about the feelings I had when I was met with a similar situation, but it seems that no matter in reality or in the series, I am the one who has to find the courage to pull out!" Nancy says that she matured quite early, so she decided to concentrate on her studies and so she did not have many student romances. Asked if she is dating at the moment, she says: "I'll leave it to destiny! I am concentrating on my work at the moment, so I am still happy whether I have a date or not."
The Sun 08/07/05
Halina Learns to Waltz
After taking part in a stage show, Halina Tam has developed an interest in dancing and has recently started taking lessons from choreographer Fai Sir in Waltz. Paying for her lessons privately, Halina plans to take part in competitions if she does well as this will develop her interest as well as provide an extra skill for herself in her showbiz career. "For an artiste in showbiz, if you are only good at acting, then you will fall behind. If you learn more, then this will be an asset to your future development and you will have more opportunities!"
When she was studying, Halina had learned to do Chinese dance, so no wonder that Fai Sir has praised her as having a lot of talent, because Halina is able to master in just one or two attempts moves that would take others a long time to learn. Fai Sir adds that Halina has rather long arms and legs, so this is very suited to learning the Waltz.
Halina adds that whilst practising, Fai Sir has lent her his wife's dancing costume to give her the feeling of being in a real competition, pushing her motivation and enthusiasm.
The Sun 08/07/05
Rico is beaten by a Woman
With his debut album being released this month, Rico Kwok is a Taekwondo black belt, so for filming of the music video for his song 'Metal Man', he has invited Queenie Chu, who has also had some boxing training, to join him in a very realistic fighting scene. For Rico who was getting hit, seeing Queenie in person gave him a fright: "Seeing her so tall and toned, with such a sporty look, I know that she will pack a hefty punch!"
Rico had told Queenie to go all out for it, but after the first punch, he already felt a little dizzy: "Originally, the plan was to count to three before she hit me, but she had already punched me on two and caught me unaware. Luckily I have a taekwondo background, otherwise I wouldn't have made it! Over the whole filming of the music video, I think I took a few tens of punches."
The Sun 08/07/05
Complaints are Hampering Creativity
Melissa Ng and Michael Tao were out promoting new series "Fantasy Hotel" earlier and with complaints that the show is giving a bad impression of tour guides and the travel industry, Michael responded: "When I was filming for 'Shine the Light', they complained about me insulting teachers... with so many complaints, it feels like they are abusing the complaints system. If there were so many regulations, then the standard of production will continue to get worse and worse." The show's producer Lee Tim Sing believes that the series should just be bringing comedy and laughter to the audience and he comments that Wayne Lai's character is particularly satirical.
The Sun 10/07/05
Jessica on the Beach
Before entering showbiz, Jessica Hsuan was a keen sports fanatic and earlier, she joined up with Bosco Wong and Leila Tong filming on a beach for "Legend of Ah Wong" in a scene about beach volleyball. Originally, this was an ideal scene for Jessica, but in the beating sunshine, she left after playing for about five minutes. Jessica held up her parasol and said: "I haven't played for so long! When I was studying, I did almost every sport possible." She also revealed that she had been to play badminton with Bobby Au Yeung earlier, but again couldn't continue for more than five minutes, leaving her very frustrated.
As for Bosco, he seemed to play the part very well, but it turns out he does not know how to play beach volleyball. He laughs: "I have a sporting background, so most sports are within my ability."
The Sun 08/07/05
Bowie has high hopes for HH3
After the ending of TVB's "Scoot" and the cutting short of the flopped series "Hur Jun", TVB will be launching Bowie Lam and Gigi Lai's "Healing Hands III" a little earlier than planned. Currently filming for "Dancing Flames on Yellow Sands", Bowie says: "Is 'Hur Jun' really that bad? (Are you confident with HH3?) Of course! This is a grand production and I am pleased with it after watching the edits. (You and Gigi again?) Luckily she is with Lawrence Ng more this time, because I am getting bored of seeing her! Haha!!"
With "Misleading Track" being aired at the same time, Bowie will be appearing on both of the prime time shows and this worries him a little: "I am afraid that if they are overlapping, people will get bored of me! (With so many series, are you confident about the anniversary awards?) I haven't thought much about it, because money is what I want! I don't mind too much about anything else."
The Sun 09/07/05
TVB is largest artiste management company
TVB has been working hard lately to recruit contracted artistes and expand its artiste management department and with over sixty artistes now on its books, it has become the largest talent agency in Hong Kong. Reports indicate that most recently, over twenty new signings have included Sunny Chan and Sung Chih Ling with non-salaried contracts, but with TVB landing them advertising and stage work in exchange for a cut of the fee, it works well both ways.
TVB Production Resource Department deputy chief Lok Yee Ling is grateful to the company for recruiting so many people and she has been passing on the details of the artistes on their books over to the sponsors and production companies to look at. Salaried artiste Jessica Hsuan says that the signings are a good thing: "With the company taking on so many people, then they can keep an eye on all the monkeys!" As for Evergreen Mak, he believes that his career will continue getting better and better.
The Sun 09/07/05
Niki is late for Charity Do
Niki Chow had agreed earlier to help sell charity raffle tickets for Yan Chai hospitals, but she arrived at the event quite late, with the event starting at 2pm, she did not arrive until about half past, making all the hospital executives wait for her. Taking place outdoors at Tsuen Wan, there was suddenly a rain shower and the guests had to hide under a bridge to continue selling their tickets. Later Niki said apologetically: "Yes, I was late because the rain caused a traffic jam. I am very sorry, but I will work hard at selling the tickets." In order to make up for her tardiness, Niki also bought a number of tickets herself as well as selling to the passers-by.
Niki had done some voluntary work before entering showbiz, where she would give haircuts to the folks in the nursing homes. She says: "That event was to give haircuts to the grannies and granpas, but I didn't know how to do it, so I just swept up!"
The Sun 10/07/05
MHK Mocked in Jiangmen
The twenty Miss Hong Kong contestants arrived in Jiangmen earlier, where they were welcomed by the reception ladies to their hotel. When the locals saw the girls, they couldn't help voicing their opinions as they jeered loudly: "Are these so-called Miss Hong Kong?" and "They look prettier on the TV! Not as pretty in real life!" One man then said to the girls in the welcoming party: "Wah! You are prettier than them!"
Hot favourite No 18 Yuen Nei Ming did not mind this, saying: "I didn't hear them, but Miss Hong Kong is not just about looks, it is also about intelligence and education! The girls in the hotel were very pretty, their figures and smiles were very beautiful." She praises the locals for being very friendly and she felt the welcome was like that for the national team.
As for No 15 Lee Sze Nga, she says that her confidence has not been swayed by this: "I didn't hear them, I just felt that they were very friendly and polite as they took photos." As for being photographed with a tennis trainer suspected boyfriend, she explains: "He is my godbrother, we have known each other since we were young, so there is no chance of romance between us. He was at my home to see my parents." However, she is a little worried for him: "I don't know if he has a girlfriend yet and I am scared this may affect his chances!"
After a short rest at the hotel, the girls went out to shoot in Kaipeng, where they had to feed some fish and No 5 accidentally poured the whole bucket into the water, leaving her rather embarrassed.
The Sun 10/07/05
Lucky San Chung and four Ladies
Four 'ladies' Christine Ng, Kingdom Yuen, Joyce Tang and Belinda Hamnett have all been harrassed by Chan San Chung, with Christine being attacked on the breasts! Luckily, they were just filming for new sitcom "Sophisticated Ladies", where San Chung plays a pickpocket, after their purses and inadvertantly sweeping Christine on the chest, Joyce on the waist, Belinda on the thigh and Kingdom up and down. San Chung laughs: "I just did what I had to and no more. Big sister (Christine) says that in the whole of TVB, only I can get close to her chest and even 'brother in law' knows about this!"
As for Christine, she says: "His hand just brushed over my ribs." As for Kingdom's feelings, she laughs: "I have no fantasies about men any more!"
The Sun 08/07/05
News sources: The Sun & Ta Kung Pao
Translations: Em