16 Jul 2005 - Issue 16
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NEWS ROUNDUP - 11/07/05-17/07/05
Sammul in Canada
Sammul Chan was invited earlier by a Canadian radio station in a multicultural celebration event, during which he gave a guest performance in a mini-concert to a group of excited fans, who found that as well as a great acting talent, he also possesses a knack for singing too.
On this trip, the organisers had arranged for an autograph session that was to last about an hour, but eventually had to be extended to two. The fans were there early to join a very long queue and as he left, they were all starting to miss him as they chased after his car and left Sammul worried for their safety.
Although he only stayed for a few days in Toronto, it was a very packed schedule for Sammul, but he made the most of his opportunity to make some more money, filming an ad for an opticians, where he impressed the sponsors with his professionalism and secured himself another job next season. A happy Sammul indicated that as the time was too tight, he did not have a chance to see the sights, but the trip was worth it to boost his popularity and his earnings. As he left, there were fans at the airport to see him off and this touched him greatly!
Ta Kung Pao 12/07/05
Niki Writes a book
Niki Chow took part in an English language promotional event earlier and said that she is currently promoting her album as well as filming a series and preparing for her book launch at this year's book fair, so she feels that 24 hours in a day is not enough for her at the moment. Niki says that this is her first attempt at writing a book and the topic is around her own real life experiences of romance from her childhood, to her first date and her experiences in love. The book is entitled: "Niki Chow's Girlfriend Handbook". As well as Niki's own illustrations in the book, she will also be revealing the photographs of her with her retainer when she was seventeen.
Asked if she will be revealing details of her first sexual encounter, Niki laughs: "No!". Niki and her sister Kathy are both quite busy, so they don't get to see their parents very much and with so much negative press about her sister lately, are her parents worried? Niki says: "No, showbiz gossip can be forgotten once you have read it, my parents are fine and support us in this industry, so they will not take notice of the news reports."
The Sun 11/07/05
MHKs Bend Over to Create Camera Frenzy
Miss Hong Kong 2005 hot favourite No 18 Yuen Nei Ming took part with the other contestants in a tree planting event in Jiangmen and amidst the action, seemed to keep bending over to catch the attention of the cameras by showing off her bra. Although the girls were wearing tops that were quite high cut, she managed to be totally unaware of what she was doing and kept revealing her underwear for a whole five minutes. Asked if she was worried that the other girls might reprimand her for trying to catch the limelight, Yuen Nei Ming denied this straight away: "I wore something underneath and I checked before we came out, so I would not have shown anything. I am not worried about them mistaking me, they also warned me about it too." Afterwards, No 19 Man Kin Yee felt ill and nauseous and had to retire to rest, accompanied by security staff. After some medication and a rest, she was fine.
The Sun 11/07/05
Cast Support 'Misleading Track'
Louisa So, Cindy Au and Savio Tsang were among the cast members out promoting "Misleading Track" and it was revealed that the finale to this series will be aired on Saturday 16th July in a two hour special. Louisa then went on to invite the cast and crew members to join in a special celebratory viewing party: "The story to this series is very exciting and you can't just watch one or two epidoes and not continue. This week's story will be reaching a climax. (Were you happy with the earlier ratings?) I knew you would ask, but with the 1st July marches and many people away for the public holidays, then to keep the ratings at 28 was a good result. Other shows also fell by three points!" Louisa is confident with this show and adds that the response from overseas has been excellent.
The Sun 11/07/05
Natalie Learns to Belly Dance
Natalie Tong was wearing a sexy tummy-revealing top to judge a belly dancing competition, where she was a little overcome. After watching the competitors, she seemed to catch the dancing bug and felt like learning it herself: "I have learned to do jazz dance before and after watching the belly-dancing, I would like to learn it too. The moves are very sexy and beautiful." Before this, she says that she has to put on a little bit of weight first: "For this dance, you need a little bit of flesh on your tummy, so I need to put this on before I can learn to do this dance to make it look better."
The Sun 11/07/05
Myolie hopes for a Sequel
Bosco Wong and Myolie Wu took part in a charity event earlier, where a lucky donor was chosen to receive a grand prize. With their co-operation with Liza Wang "War of the In-Laws" (previously translated as "My Sassy Mother-in-Law") being aired next week, they took the chance to do a quick plug for the show.
Myolie says: "This show is one that I really liked myself and as soon as the trailers have been release, it has left a deep impression with the audience because it is so hilarious. I have already started persuading the producer to make a sequel." Bosco also revealed that he was very happy making this series , adding that both his mother Liza and wife Myolie kept handing out the laughter bombs during filming: "Don't think that Liza is as serious as she seems, she is actually very comedic! (So do you love your mother more or your wife more?) I love them both, in one scene it shows me rescuing them both together." He also indicates that in real life, if his mother fell in the water, he would not try to rescue her because she can swim. He laughs that when he was younger and had trouble in the water, his mother was too busy checking out the men to rescue him!
The Sun 11/07/05
Gigi Protects her Brother
Gigi's younger brother opened his skincare clinic earlier and due to his earlier romantic links with Cecilia Cheung, he has immediately become the focus of the press. Asked whether Cecilia has made a congratulatory gesture, Gigi immediately stepped in to answer for him, saying: "This is a matter for the two of them."
Gigi attended the opening ceremony of the clinic in Causeway Bay with her parents and although Dr Lai displayed a smiling face throughout, he declined to respond to any of the press questions about him and Cecilia. Finally, big sister Gigi stepped in to defend him. Asked why Cecilia had not been invited, Gigi said: "The centre has been open for a while, but today is just a celebration and not really an opening party. Those present are mainly friends and family and we did not invite any other guests, so there is no special notice." However, Gigi did indicate that Cecilia has visited for a skin check: "Cecilia has been a few times, because she has sensitive skin, but not today."
Asked what Cecilia has given to her brother as a gift, Gigi immediately went on the defensive, saying: "I don't know, this is between the two of them. (How about you?) I have been funding his education all along, so this is my greatest gift to him."
The Sun 11/07/05
Erica Yuen Nei Ming takes first MHK award
The Miss Hong Kong contestants have been busy filming this week in Jiangmen and after the evening talent event, the award for "Tourism Ambassador 2005" was presented to No 18 Yuen Nei Ming (Erica), who will be using her $50,000 prize money to take her family on holiday abroad, but she laughs: "I don't think it will be enough, so I will have to pay the rest!"
With experience in performing, Erica's cool and confident act won her the first award for this year. Hot favourite No 11 Siu Hiu Kai and No 13 Lee Sze Nga (Cindy) were overcome a little with stage fright and lost their lines. The girls then had to use a prop to introduce the tourist spots in Guangdong, with a lot of preparation beforehand. For Erica, she feels her success is built on everyone else's hard work too.
Although Cindy's performance was not up to speed, her mother was there to support her and this touched her greatly. Despite losing out on the award, she was not disappointed and graciously praised Erica for a great performance. She said that she was too nervous, even more so than taking part in a tennis competition before.
Guest performer Ella Koon was wearing a sexy dress for the event, but she admitted that she was not as elegant or eloquent as some of the girls. She laughed that standing next to them gave her a funny feeling that she was taking part in the contest too. After meeting the contestants for a few times, she has a deep impression of No 14 Tang Sheung Man because of her great bronze tan and also No 16 Lam Lee because she is very balanced. Ella laughs: "The girls are all very polite and even when they are queueing for the toilet, they will still let me go first! When they see me, they are all very friendly and will say hello."
The Sun 12/07/05
Belinda Gives Producer a Good Time
TVB's new series "Sophisticated Ladies" will begin airing this weekend and a special dancing promotional event was held earlier. The cast members were split into groups to try break-dancing, salsa, jazz and hip hop and Louis Yuen and Christine Ng's Jazz dance duo took the overall winners for the event, despite Christine being accidentally slapped in the face by one of the choreographers during practice. Joyce Tang donned a shimmery short dancing dress, thanks to assistance from Belinda Hamnett and the others forming a human dressing room and Belinda herself displayed a salsa dance with producer Tsui Ching Hong, where she ended up jumping into his arms and landing her chest full on his face! This resulted in Belinda and producer Tsui winning the 'Best Partnership' award, where Belinda once again took her chance to give the bewildered producer a host of hugs and kisses. Later, he laughed that the contest was unfair, but the award still went to them.
When it was mentioned to Belinda that the producer was rather nauseous with all the attention, she laughed: "He has always been in daze around me! I was just worried he would sustain a fracture because he is quite small. To have a chance to get so close to the producer is a privelage! (Are you worried about rumours?) Isn't it a bit late to worry about these things? Don't get the wrong idea though, I am just worried that people will be jealous of us having such a good time, even Kingdom was a little scornful before!"
Christine says that she likes dancing and since her teens, she has been going to noon disco to dance. she feels that winning the award will be a sign that the show will go well andshe suggests that if they make 35 points, then the entire cast should wear Latin costumes for a dance. As for Belinda's behaviour with the producer, she laughs: "Everyone should look out to see whether Belinda has a part in the last three episodes! Just joking, our ages total over several hundred, so we will not be jealous."
As for Kingdom, she explained that she was looking at Belinda with 'admiration' because she feels Belinda is very gutsy and worth learning from. She agrees with Christine's suggestion to check on Belinda's screentime and says that the producer is sacrificing himself for the show! Originally Nat Chan had only agreed to film 14 episodes for the show, but he is having so much fun now, that he will consider continuing.
Ta Kung Pao 15/07/05
Roger and Cindy Enjoy a Cinema Date
The film "All About My Dog" held a charity premiere in aid of the SPCA and many stars were along to show their support, including Eason Chan, Candy Lo, Jerry Lamb, Lily Hong, Roger Kwok, Cindy Au, Jessica Hsuan, Felix Wong, Eddie Cheung and Anne Heung.
Roger and Cindy turned the event into a date and Roger revealed that they have recently moved into a new house and adopted a mongrel from the SPCA. He says that his girlfriend has always wanted to own a pet dog, but she couldn't when she was younger because of a skin allergy. Now she has fulfilled her wish. Roger gained some weight earlier whilst filming for "Legend of Ah Wong", but now that filming has finished, he has lost some of it again. He hopes to lose another seven or eight pounds.
Jessica was at the premiere with Mak Ging Ting and as a dog-lover herself, she was immediately beside herself with joy when she noticed the dogs at the event as she stopped to play with them and share doggy stories with the other guests. Jessica says that filming will soon be ending for "Ah Wong" and she will then be heading out to Holland and Paris for a TVBI promotion before going to England to visit some of her old schoolmates. As for the recent bombings in London, Jessica says that she is not afraid of danger, but may avoid taking the underground. She will make sure of the situation before she heads out, but she says that if things are meant to be, then there is nothing you can do to avoid it.
The Sun 14/07/05
Anne's Views on Hair and Mr HK
Anne Heung has been appointed spokesperson recently for a haircare centre and dressed as a Greek Goddess, she took part in a press event recently with the sixteen Mr Hong Kong contestants. The organisers had also provided to semi-naked men to accompany her in her rarely seen sexy look. Her contract for a year involves a six-figure sum and she has also shoot some still picture ads for them earlier.
Anne says that her hair is quite fine, but is it not so serious that she is losing her hair. Just that sometimes it is difficult to style her hair, but after treatment, there is an improvement and there is more volume to her hair. ASked if she has any other haircare routines, she syas that she has heard about eating black sesame to make your hair colour darker, but she will not take any other medicines or put brandy on her head!
As for reports that hair styling can affect the feelings between a man and a woman, Anne says that her former boyfriends would not allow her to cut her hair short and she felt that this was very unreasonable of them and had arguments with them as a result. However, she says that in this industry, then they often have to create different hairstyles, so having long hair can be inconvenient. She also says that she is very wary of men's hair condition and when she sees men with greasy hair, it horrifies her.
The Mr HK men were all tested on the quality of their hair and an award for "Most Handsome Hair" was presented by Anne to the winner, No 4 Wong Ka Cheung, who had also won an award earlier for "Audience's Favourite" in a Shatin event. With two awards already under his belt, he is confident of a good result in the final.
Ta Kung Pao 13/07/05
The Sun 13/07/05
Shirley's Birthday Present
Last day Benny Chan, Shirley, and Linda Chung headed out to Puen Yu for the next month, filming outdoors for series “Circus of Life”. Shirley and Linda acted as twins, the two buying breakfast together, and after getting into the vehicle putting on their pillows.
Next month on the seventh is Shirley’s birthday, so she had an early celebration with her family last night. Asked what boyfriend Gregory Lee gave to her as a birthday present, Shirley sweetly says, “As long as he gave it to me, whatever he gives I will still like!”
Aside from Benny, the entire cast and crew got together at TV City around 9AM to get ready to head off for filming. And by 10AM they took the tour bus and headed to TKO’s bus stop to pick up Benny. Upon seeing the reporters, Benny denied that he was late, and after getting on the bus, he replied over phone, “I wasn’t late, because most of the cast and crew live in Kowloon so they took off from there, but I live in Hong Kong! So it’s natural that I was waiting at TKO to get picked up when they came by! You know! Taxis are expensive!”
The Sun 16/07/05
TVB Warns: Keep your distance!
Because of the earlier incident where rumors emerged due to Moses being close with manager Carri by putting his arm on her shoulder, and all though the entertainment circle people know it meant nothing, TVB is worried that audience might actually believe in rumors, and to avoid harming the artists’ image, they have passed down a rule that no male artist is allowed to put their arm on a female manager’s shoulder, hold their hands, or eat together.
TVB’s executive Lok Yi Ling responds to this by saying, “We’re not banning them, we’re just watching out for them! Male and female artists have to be careful, we are just protecting them. Originally male and females artists eating together is a very normal thing, and I have already told them to be careful when going in and out of places, but when they’re eating together, anything can arise when various things are put together, we’re just avoiding unnecessary news.”
The Sun 16/07/05
Mr HK finalists announced
TVB's inaugaral Mr Hong Kong pageant has announced the top 16 contestants that have made it into the finals and Kong Chak Lung, Chan Pei Lun, Kan Ka Ming and Tang Chi Fung have been eliminated. Finalist Lo Ho Wan was moved to tears at the thought of their departure. Kong was worried that his mother Kung Suet Fa would be unhappy: "I lost out on my fitness, but it's good as I will be returning to my studies." The 'Most Outstanding Group Performance' award has gone to B Group and the final on 24th of next month will feature guest star Tony Jaa from the hit film "Ong Bak". Carol Cheng, Niki Chow and Anna Yau will be the MC's for the evening. Betting company odds are open for whether the TVB ratings will be higher than ATV's "Mr Asia" contest.
The Sun 16/07/05
Liza lets slip about Bosco's partying
TVB’s new series “Wars of In-laws” stars Liza Wong, Myolie Wu, and Bosco Wong, handed out souvenirs for the series last day, and Bosco even rapped the theme song live. But since he got nervous, he slipped on some lyrics, and Liza tried to explain for him, but ended up making things worse by saying, “His recording was really, really good! It’s because he’s always out partying!” Once that comment was made, the already rumor-filled Bosco went numb, and had to force a smile on his face. But Liza immediately caught her mistake and tried to make up for it by adding, “I meant he is always partying at TVB!” Myolie also makes a pledge on this series’ ratings, “If there is an average rating of 36 points and Liza is willing to wear a bathing suit, then I will wear a bikini!”
The Sun 17/07/05
MHK have fansites already
A group of contestants from this year's Miss Hong Kong took part in an visual arts exhibition earlier and No 4 Yumi Sanada and No 8 Tracy Yip Chui Chui were greeted by some of their fans, who have also set up their very own websites, touching Tracy greatly: "I never thought I would have fans already, some girls waited for me at the airport for seven hours and bought me gifts. I told them not to give any more as they should concentrate on their studies." As for No 10 Wong Ka Yee, she feels very sad as she thinks back to the South Asian tragedies, but she has the support of her family: "My father, mother, brothers, sister-in-law and niece are all supporting me. Thanks!"
The Sun 17/07/05
Belinda gets close to the racehorse owners
Belinda Hamnett’s series “Women on the Run” is said to be the HK version of “Sex and the City”, but she responds to the reporters that the series does have some similarities, but it will know where the line is and not cross it. But this is not to say that in the future the series will slowly edge over the line. She even says that she is not afraid of getting complaints from viewers because the airing time of the series is not during the family viewing time, so there shouldn’t be a problem. Belinda says that after filming this series, she understands the ups and downs of being a HK single woman at the age of 30, and even jokes that she now has to depend on Nat to introdue her to a few race horse owners! Reporters said that she has a pretty face and gorgeous body, so there is plenty of time before worrying about that!
The Sun 17/07/05
Nnadia Settles Differences
After leaving home for twenty years, Nnadia Chan has recently settled her differences with her family and bought a $4 million property as a gift for her long separated mother, so that the family can live together in comfort.
When she first embarked on her showbiz career, Nnadia fell out with her family over the decision between her career and her education and went to live with her godmother, who paid for her to continue her studies. This left her apart from her family, who became strangers for twenty years.
However, the path of fate is one of surprises and in April of this year, whilst filming in Central, a girl went up to greet her. At first, she thought this was just another fan, but she thought that the face looked familiar and it was only then that she realised the girl was her sister. Nnadia was very shocked and she recalls: "Not having seen my sister for twenty years, there was a mixture of familiarity and the unknown and it was very special. The next day, my sister called me to meet my mother and with all the previous misunderstandings resolved with my maturity, then meeting her again made me find her very different as she has become a buddhist now. Thinking back, I know I was also in the wrong and for a family to be reunited, it is a stroke of good fortune. I will cherish the time that I have left with my parents and I hope that we can make up for the time we have lost in the last 20 years."
In order to provide a better living environment for her family, Nnadia has been out house-hunting with her mother and has settled on an apartment in Sum Cheng facing the sea costing $4million. She says: "It is nearly my mother's 60th birthday, so I want to give her a present. This is just a little gesture, but my mother says she already has her own property and will not accept it."
Taking over from Kit Chan in her role for the musical "Snow Wolf Lake" on its world tour, Nnadia is bringing in a healthy income, so she will not be worried at such a generous gift: "For me, income does not come first. To be able to work with Jacky Cheung and Chan Suk Fan is what makes me happier as I will gain so much! Working in the mainland and abroad has shown me so much and the response from the audience has boosted my confidence to do even better."
The Sun 13/07/05
Ron Doesn't Like Big Cleavage
Filming for a second generation Bluetooth advertisement earlier, Ron Ng was paired up with a 34C mixed-race model, but his response to her was rather cool as he daren't look at her low cut dress. Ron says: "It is the first time we are working together, acting passionate and knowing her is another thing and you can't be gawping at her on your first meeting! (Were you embarrassed?) No, it is just work. (Do you put emphasis on figure when choosing a girlfriend?) It doesn't have to be great, just normal is fine. Otherwise she will become the focus of everyone when we go out. Moreover, I like natural beauty, big breasts does not mean you are beautiful, if they are too big then you will scare people off."
The Sun 14/07/05
Roger & Jess on MTF
Jessica Hsuan and Roger Kwok were guest judges on TVB's "Minutes to Fame" earlier and Jessica's judging was rather strict. A 'plump Theresa Teng' lasted just 32 seconds before being sent off by Jessica, leaving some of the contestants rather unhappy and when the group photograph was taken, they were giving her evil stares! Afterwards, Jessica admitted that she knew they were unhappy, but she was just expressing her opinion and she urges the contestants not only to work on their singing, but also to give more thought to the performance. Another contestant Lai Siu Hung was rather cheeky, suggesting that Jessica be his dancer and leaving her a little bemused.
The Sun 13/07/05
Bondy Back in Music
Lyricist Wyman Wong will soon be releasing a 10th Anniversary album and Bondy Chiu has been invited to cover Kelly Chen's "Best Position" for the album. During an interview, she said: "I have not been in a recording studio for so long, so when I went in yesterday, it felt a little unfamiliar, but I was very excited." Bondy plans to brave the music industry again, but she is in no rush, so her album will be released early next year.
Appearing with a dark tan, Bondy revealed that she had been out yachting with a friend recently: "I am getting used to living and working as a team, so my outlook has changed and I am a lot happier." Earlier, she went for a body check at the hospital and found out that she has a problem with her gall bladder: "Maybe I am too brave, [Em's note: Chinese word for 'big gall bladder' is used to describe someone being brave!] but the doctor says it is okay."
The Sun 13/07/05
"In-Laws" promo
Myolie Wu, Liza Wang and Bosco Wong were at a promotion for "War of In-Laws" earlier and 'Mother-in-Law' Liza appeared to receive a cut of tea from 'daughter-in-law' Myolie, who then had to tend to her needs. Fully in character, Myolie added: "Be careful you don't choke!"
Making the most of the mother-in-law feeling, Liza admitted that she was a little 'possessed' by the character: "We have a lot of conflicts in the show, so it is perfect for all the mothers-in-law to watch!" Myolie says: "I am like that in the show, so I am used to it. Liza is also a good sport, so we had a good laugh during filming." Later, Liza, Myolie and Bosco joined together to rap the theme tune, which is full of surprises.
The Sun 13/07/05
Kate to Debut opposite Sheren
The current reigning Miss Hong Kong Kate Tsui has been given a trial run by TVB to act as Sheren Tang's rebellious younger sister in new series "It's Hard to be Woman", where she will have a romance opposite Kenneth Ma. Kate is rather nervous aboutt his because Sheren is such a great actor. "Working with her is like having free acting lessons, I hope that I can learn a lot from Sheren."
Also, Melissa Ng will be having an unconventional romance with Raymond Lam in the show and she says: "Although I have known Raymond for a long time, we have not worked together before and I never guessed we would end up as a couple on the first occasion. A lot of friends are in the same situation (older woman with younger man), so I find it acceptable."
The Sun 13/07/05
Kevin and Niki in Slow Romance
New screen romance partners Kevin Cheng and Niki Chow were filming a dating scene for new series "Lovers under Sky Curtains" and in front of the cameras, they were looking very sweet and loving, but behind the cameras, they had to rehearse a lot before they could succeed. Asked if he had been single for too long and had lost his touch, Kevin replied: "Not at all! These things are like riding a bike or swimming, even after a few years, you always remember how to do it!" As for Niki, she earlier celebrated the good results for "The Gentle Crackdown" well covered up, but she and Kevin both agreed that if the new show does well and reaches 42 points, they will wear bikinis and if it reaches 45 points, then they will wear thongs!
The Sun 14/07/05
Jessica Bravely Proceeds with UK Visit
After just finishing filming for "Legend of Ah Wong", Jessica Hsuan has had a hair cut to a new style and says that she will soon be going on vacation and then off to Holland and Paris to promote TVB series. Jessica says that she also plans to visit her friends in the UK on the way and despite the recent explosions, she is not afraid and says: "You can't be so afraid about these things. If you have to say bye-bye, then that is it, you cannot evade so much."
The Sun 14/07/05
Kenix on MTF
Kenix Kwok and Wong He were guests on "Minutes to Fame" earlier and Kenix indicates the deepest impression on her was the performance from the first series by the young Mok Hoi Heem and that she hopes to work with him in a series one day: "Mr Mok's singing is full of emotion and I think he has a very fruitful showbiz career in front of him. If I have a chance to play his elder sister, that would be great!" Hacken Lee feels that the quality of the contestants recently has been very mediocre: "They are not as unusual as they were. Now they are just mimicking and they win by copying others. I am not worried about ratings falling, but the 'International Minutes to Fame' coming soon should be good."
The Sun 14/07/05
Shirley meets Leukamia Patient
With a charitable heart, Shirley Yeung has begun an appeal to find suitable bone marrow to help 18-year old leukaemia victim Cheung Chi Kit, who lives in London. Although they do not know each other, they were brought together by media company Orisun's charitable trust in a touching scene, where Shirley presented Chi Kit with a Snoopy encouragement card, praising her for her courage and determination and hoping she will find a suitable donor soon.
Six months ago, whilst Shirley was promoting TVB series in London, Chi Kit's mother approached her, asking if she could help with an appeal for bone marrow donors to help Chi Kit and others like her. Shirley agreed to spread the message when she returned to Hong Kong and contacted Orisun. After the news was published, many organisations have offered their assistance and in the coming year, there will be testing centres set up to find a suitable match. Touched by this, Chi Kit herself has resigned from her work as an accountant and will be appearing in person to support those helping her. On a visit to Hong Kong, the meeting between Shirley and Chi Kit was arranged.
Accompanied by her aunties, Chi Kit met Shirley at a restaurant and they exchanged a handshake and a hug. Chi Kit complimented Shirley's beauty and presented her with a crystal ornament to say thanks for her support, moving Shirley to tears. In return, Shirley gave a card full of encouraging words to Chi Kit and said: "Chi Kit is so strong and brave, full of sunshine and vitality and not showing signs of her illness. I hope that she will receive good news soon and through her we can help many other leukaemia sufferers."
Chi Kit's aunts were also very grateful to Shirley's efforts and said: "You are such a good person, the heavens will reward you." Chi Kit hopes to meet Shirley again in the future: "She is very charitable and I am very thankful for her help. I am so grateful." Just before leaving, Shirley encouraged Chi Kit to keep it up: "I will urge everyone to go for testing in the hope that we can help those who need it."
If you are interested in helping in this worthy cause and are in Hong Kong, please contact 3600 9988 for Orisun or 2819 0766 for the Hong Kong Bone Marrow Trust. (Or check your local directory for details of local bone marrow donor registers, wherever you are in the world.)
The Sun 15/07/05
Sheren's Mission to Canada
Sheren Tang joined a mission earlier to Canada, where she performed in a gospel stand-up act. For Sheren, the best thing was that her father, who lives in Xiamen also joined in the trip, as well as her aunt and uncle from San Francisco and her aunt from Australia, who all flew in to join them. She says: "It is rare for relatives from four places to join together and my father's professional photographer friend lives there, so he took up so Calgary and Banff to shoot many family photographs. If they all become Christians, then that would make me even happier."
Sheren's good friend Anita Lee, who has emigrated to Vancouver after her marriage was also there to show her support and Sheren says: "She has become more intelligent and can drive me everywhere. She even brought her daughter out for dinner. The Anita I used to know was rather forgetful, but now she is completely different and her daughter is two years old now and she has never forgotten about her. This puts my mind at rest that she won't forget about her children!"
The Sun 14/07/05
Bernice and Kevin Old Friends
Bernice Liu and Kevin Cheng were interviewed on a radio show earlier and as soon as they met, they were straight into conversation. Kevin revealed that he was introduced to Bernice four years ago through Timmy Hung and she mistook him for being gay at the time: "When I heard this, I immediately thought about what I had done to give her this impression." At this point, Kevin made a rather feminine gesture with his hands and said: "I hadn't even done this."
Bernice explains tha she has not really paid much attention to the showbiz news in Hong Kong: "Every time I saw him, he was always smelling very nice. When I go to dance, I meet a lot of gay men, so I thought he was one too. Every time I think about this memory, it makes me very amused!" Kevin replied to this saying: "After this, I immediately changed to a fragrance-free shower gel because it frustrated me whenever I saw you."
The Sun 14/07/05
main pageSammul in Canada
Sammul Chan was invited earlier by a Canadian radio station in a multicultural celebration event, during which he gave a guest performance in a mini-concert to a group of excited fans, who found that as well as a great acting talent, he also possesses a knack for singing too.
On this trip, the organisers had arranged for an autograph session that was to last about an hour, but eventually had to be extended to two. The fans were there early to join a very long queue and as he left, they were all starting to miss him as they chased after his car and left Sammul worried for their safety.
Although he only stayed for a few days in Toronto, it was a very packed schedule for Sammul, but he made the most of his opportunity to make some more money, filming an ad for an opticians, where he impressed the sponsors with his professionalism and secured himself another job next season. A happy Sammul indicated that as the time was too tight, he did not have a chance to see the sights, but the trip was worth it to boost his popularity and his earnings. As he left, there were fans at the airport to see him off and this touched him greatly!
Ta Kung Pao 12/07/05
Niki Writes a book
Niki Chow took part in an English language promotional event earlier and said that she is currently promoting her album as well as filming a series and preparing for her book launch at this year's book fair, so she feels that 24 hours in a day is not enough for her at the moment. Niki says that this is her first attempt at writing a book and the topic is around her own real life experiences of romance from her childhood, to her first date and her experiences in love. The book is entitled: "Niki Chow's Girlfriend Handbook". As well as Niki's own illustrations in the book, she will also be revealing the photographs of her with her retainer when she was seventeen.
Asked if she will be revealing details of her first sexual encounter, Niki laughs: "No!". Niki and her sister Kathy are both quite busy, so they don't get to see their parents very much and with so much negative press about her sister lately, are her parents worried? Niki says: "No, showbiz gossip can be forgotten once you have read it, my parents are fine and support us in this industry, so they will not take notice of the news reports."
The Sun 11/07/05
MHKs Bend Over to Create Camera Frenzy
Miss Hong Kong 2005 hot favourite No 18 Yuen Nei Ming took part with the other contestants in a tree planting event in Jiangmen and amidst the action, seemed to keep bending over to catch the attention of the cameras by showing off her bra. Although the girls were wearing tops that were quite high cut, she managed to be totally unaware of what she was doing and kept revealing her underwear for a whole five minutes. Asked if she was worried that the other girls might reprimand her for trying to catch the limelight, Yuen Nei Ming denied this straight away: "I wore something underneath and I checked before we came out, so I would not have shown anything. I am not worried about them mistaking me, they also warned me about it too." Afterwards, No 19 Man Kin Yee felt ill and nauseous and had to retire to rest, accompanied by security staff. After some medication and a rest, she was fine.
The Sun 11/07/05
Cast Support 'Misleading Track'
Louisa So, Cindy Au and Savio Tsang were among the cast members out promoting "Misleading Track" and it was revealed that the finale to this series will be aired on Saturday 16th July in a two hour special. Louisa then went on to invite the cast and crew members to join in a special celebratory viewing party: "The story to this series is very exciting and you can't just watch one or two epidoes and not continue. This week's story will be reaching a climax. (Were you happy with the earlier ratings?) I knew you would ask, but with the 1st July marches and many people away for the public holidays, then to keep the ratings at 28 was a good result. Other shows also fell by three points!" Louisa is confident with this show and adds that the response from overseas has been excellent.
The Sun 11/07/05
Natalie Learns to Belly Dance
Natalie Tong was wearing a sexy tummy-revealing top to judge a belly dancing competition, where she was a little overcome. After watching the competitors, she seemed to catch the dancing bug and felt like learning it herself: "I have learned to do jazz dance before and after watching the belly-dancing, I would like to learn it too. The moves are very sexy and beautiful." Before this, she says that she has to put on a little bit of weight first: "For this dance, you need a little bit of flesh on your tummy, so I need to put this on before I can learn to do this dance to make it look better."
The Sun 11/07/05
Myolie hopes for a Sequel
Bosco Wong and Myolie Wu took part in a charity event earlier, where a lucky donor was chosen to receive a grand prize. With their co-operation with Liza Wang "War of the In-Laws" (previously translated as "My Sassy Mother-in-Law") being aired next week, they took the chance to do a quick plug for the show.
Myolie says: "This show is one that I really liked myself and as soon as the trailers have been release, it has left a deep impression with the audience because it is so hilarious. I have already started persuading the producer to make a sequel." Bosco also revealed that he was very happy making this series , adding that both his mother Liza and wife Myolie kept handing out the laughter bombs during filming: "Don't think that Liza is as serious as she seems, she is actually very comedic! (So do you love your mother more or your wife more?) I love them both, in one scene it shows me rescuing them both together." He also indicates that in real life, if his mother fell in the water, he would not try to rescue her because she can swim. He laughs that when he was younger and had trouble in the water, his mother was too busy checking out the men to rescue him!
The Sun 11/07/05
Gigi Protects her Brother
Gigi's younger brother opened his skincare clinic earlier and due to his earlier romantic links with Cecilia Cheung, he has immediately become the focus of the press. Asked whether Cecilia has made a congratulatory gesture, Gigi immediately stepped in to answer for him, saying: "This is a matter for the two of them."
Gigi attended the opening ceremony of the clinic in Causeway Bay with her parents and although Dr Lai displayed a smiling face throughout, he declined to respond to any of the press questions about him and Cecilia. Finally, big sister Gigi stepped in to defend him. Asked why Cecilia had not been invited, Gigi said: "The centre has been open for a while, but today is just a celebration and not really an opening party. Those present are mainly friends and family and we did not invite any other guests, so there is no special notice." However, Gigi did indicate that Cecilia has visited for a skin check: "Cecilia has been a few times, because she has sensitive skin, but not today."
Asked what Cecilia has given to her brother as a gift, Gigi immediately went on the defensive, saying: "I don't know, this is between the two of them. (How about you?) I have been funding his education all along, so this is my greatest gift to him."
The Sun 11/07/05
Erica Yuen Nei Ming takes first MHK award
The Miss Hong Kong contestants have been busy filming this week in Jiangmen and after the evening talent event, the award for "Tourism Ambassador 2005" was presented to No 18 Yuen Nei Ming (Erica), who will be using her $50,000 prize money to take her family on holiday abroad, but she laughs: "I don't think it will be enough, so I will have to pay the rest!"
With experience in performing, Erica's cool and confident act won her the first award for this year. Hot favourite No 11 Siu Hiu Kai and No 13 Lee Sze Nga (Cindy) were overcome a little with stage fright and lost their lines. The girls then had to use a prop to introduce the tourist spots in Guangdong, with a lot of preparation beforehand. For Erica, she feels her success is built on everyone else's hard work too.
Although Cindy's performance was not up to speed, her mother was there to support her and this touched her greatly. Despite losing out on the award, she was not disappointed and graciously praised Erica for a great performance. She said that she was too nervous, even more so than taking part in a tennis competition before.
Guest performer Ella Koon was wearing a sexy dress for the event, but she admitted that she was not as elegant or eloquent as some of the girls. She laughed that standing next to them gave her a funny feeling that she was taking part in the contest too. After meeting the contestants for a few times, she has a deep impression of No 14 Tang Sheung Man because of her great bronze tan and also No 16 Lam Lee because she is very balanced. Ella laughs: "The girls are all very polite and even when they are queueing for the toilet, they will still let me go first! When they see me, they are all very friendly and will say hello."
The Sun 12/07/05
Belinda Gives Producer a Good Time
TVB's new series "Sophisticated Ladies" will begin airing this weekend and a special dancing promotional event was held earlier. The cast members were split into groups to try break-dancing, salsa, jazz and hip hop and Louis Yuen and Christine Ng's Jazz dance duo took the overall winners for the event, despite Christine being accidentally slapped in the face by one of the choreographers during practice. Joyce Tang donned a shimmery short dancing dress, thanks to assistance from Belinda Hamnett and the others forming a human dressing room and Belinda herself displayed a salsa dance with producer Tsui Ching Hong, where she ended up jumping into his arms and landing her chest full on his face! This resulted in Belinda and producer Tsui winning the 'Best Partnership' award, where Belinda once again took her chance to give the bewildered producer a host of hugs and kisses. Later, he laughed that the contest was unfair, but the award still went to them.
When it was mentioned to Belinda that the producer was rather nauseous with all the attention, she laughed: "He has always been in daze around me! I was just worried he would sustain a fracture because he is quite small. To have a chance to get so close to the producer is a privelage! (Are you worried about rumours?) Isn't it a bit late to worry about these things? Don't get the wrong idea though, I am just worried that people will be jealous of us having such a good time, even Kingdom was a little scornful before!"
Christine says that she likes dancing and since her teens, she has been going to noon disco to dance. she feels that winning the award will be a sign that the show will go well andshe suggests that if they make 35 points, then the entire cast should wear Latin costumes for a dance. As for Belinda's behaviour with the producer, she laughs: "Everyone should look out to see whether Belinda has a part in the last three episodes! Just joking, our ages total over several hundred, so we will not be jealous."
As for Kingdom, she explained that she was looking at Belinda with 'admiration' because she feels Belinda is very gutsy and worth learning from. She agrees with Christine's suggestion to check on Belinda's screentime and says that the producer is sacrificing himself for the show! Originally Nat Chan had only agreed to film 14 episodes for the show, but he is having so much fun now, that he will consider continuing.
Ta Kung Pao 15/07/05
Roger and Cindy Enjoy a Cinema Date
The film "All About My Dog" held a charity premiere in aid of the SPCA and many stars were along to show their support, including Eason Chan, Candy Lo, Jerry Lamb, Lily Hong, Roger Kwok, Cindy Au, Jessica Hsuan, Felix Wong, Eddie Cheung and Anne Heung.
Roger and Cindy turned the event into a date and Roger revealed that they have recently moved into a new house and adopted a mongrel from the SPCA. He says that his girlfriend has always wanted to own a pet dog, but she couldn't when she was younger because of a skin allergy. Now she has fulfilled her wish. Roger gained some weight earlier whilst filming for "Legend of Ah Wong", but now that filming has finished, he has lost some of it again. He hopes to lose another seven or eight pounds.
Jessica was at the premiere with Mak Ging Ting and as a dog-lover herself, she was immediately beside herself with joy when she noticed the dogs at the event as she stopped to play with them and share doggy stories with the other guests. Jessica says that filming will soon be ending for "Ah Wong" and she will then be heading out to Holland and Paris for a TVBI promotion before going to England to visit some of her old schoolmates. As for the recent bombings in London, Jessica says that she is not afraid of danger, but may avoid taking the underground. She will make sure of the situation before she heads out, but she says that if things are meant to be, then there is nothing you can do to avoid it.
The Sun 14/07/05
Anne's Views on Hair and Mr HK
Anne Heung has been appointed spokesperson recently for a haircare centre and dressed as a Greek Goddess, she took part in a press event recently with the sixteen Mr Hong Kong contestants. The organisers had also provided to semi-naked men to accompany her in her rarely seen sexy look. Her contract for a year involves a six-figure sum and she has also shoot some still picture ads for them earlier.
Anne says that her hair is quite fine, but is it not so serious that she is losing her hair. Just that sometimes it is difficult to style her hair, but after treatment, there is an improvement and there is more volume to her hair. ASked if she has any other haircare routines, she syas that she has heard about eating black sesame to make your hair colour darker, but she will not take any other medicines or put brandy on her head!
As for reports that hair styling can affect the feelings between a man and a woman, Anne says that her former boyfriends would not allow her to cut her hair short and she felt that this was very unreasonable of them and had arguments with them as a result. However, she says that in this industry, then they often have to create different hairstyles, so having long hair can be inconvenient. She also says that she is very wary of men's hair condition and when she sees men with greasy hair, it horrifies her.
The Mr HK men were all tested on the quality of their hair and an award for "Most Handsome Hair" was presented by Anne to the winner, No 4 Wong Ka Cheung, who had also won an award earlier for "Audience's Favourite" in a Shatin event. With two awards already under his belt, he is confident of a good result in the final.
Ta Kung Pao 13/07/05
The Sun 13/07/05
Shirley's Birthday Present
Last day Benny Chan, Shirley, and Linda Chung headed out to Puen Yu for the next month, filming outdoors for series “Circus of Life”. Shirley and Linda acted as twins, the two buying breakfast together, and after getting into the vehicle putting on their pillows.
Next month on the seventh is Shirley’s birthday, so she had an early celebration with her family last night. Asked what boyfriend Gregory Lee gave to her as a birthday present, Shirley sweetly says, “As long as he gave it to me, whatever he gives I will still like!”
Aside from Benny, the entire cast and crew got together at TV City around 9AM to get ready to head off for filming. And by 10AM they took the tour bus and headed to TKO’s bus stop to pick up Benny. Upon seeing the reporters, Benny denied that he was late, and after getting on the bus, he replied over phone, “I wasn’t late, because most of the cast and crew live in Kowloon so they took off from there, but I live in Hong Kong! So it’s natural that I was waiting at TKO to get picked up when they came by! You know! Taxis are expensive!”
The Sun 16/07/05
TVB Warns: Keep your distance!
Because of the earlier incident where rumors emerged due to Moses being close with manager Carri by putting his arm on her shoulder, and all though the entertainment circle people know it meant nothing, TVB is worried that audience might actually believe in rumors, and to avoid harming the artists’ image, they have passed down a rule that no male artist is allowed to put their arm on a female manager’s shoulder, hold their hands, or eat together.
TVB’s executive Lok Yi Ling responds to this by saying, “We’re not banning them, we’re just watching out for them! Male and female artists have to be careful, we are just protecting them. Originally male and females artists eating together is a very normal thing, and I have already told them to be careful when going in and out of places, but when they’re eating together, anything can arise when various things are put together, we’re just avoiding unnecessary news.”
The Sun 16/07/05
Mr HK finalists announced
TVB's inaugaral Mr Hong Kong pageant has announced the top 16 contestants that have made it into the finals and Kong Chak Lung, Chan Pei Lun, Kan Ka Ming and Tang Chi Fung have been eliminated. Finalist Lo Ho Wan was moved to tears at the thought of their departure. Kong was worried that his mother Kung Suet Fa would be unhappy: "I lost out on my fitness, but it's good as I will be returning to my studies." The 'Most Outstanding Group Performance' award has gone to B Group and the final on 24th of next month will feature guest star Tony Jaa from the hit film "Ong Bak". Carol Cheng, Niki Chow and Anna Yau will be the MC's for the evening. Betting company odds are open for whether the TVB ratings will be higher than ATV's "Mr Asia" contest.
The Sun 16/07/05
Liza lets slip about Bosco's partying
TVB’s new series “Wars of In-laws” stars Liza Wong, Myolie Wu, and Bosco Wong, handed out souvenirs for the series last day, and Bosco even rapped the theme song live. But since he got nervous, he slipped on some lyrics, and Liza tried to explain for him, but ended up making things worse by saying, “His recording was really, really good! It’s because he’s always out partying!” Once that comment was made, the already rumor-filled Bosco went numb, and had to force a smile on his face. But Liza immediately caught her mistake and tried to make up for it by adding, “I meant he is always partying at TVB!” Myolie also makes a pledge on this series’ ratings, “If there is an average rating of 36 points and Liza is willing to wear a bathing suit, then I will wear a bikini!”
The Sun 17/07/05
MHK have fansites already
A group of contestants from this year's Miss Hong Kong took part in an visual arts exhibition earlier and No 4 Yumi Sanada and No 8 Tracy Yip Chui Chui were greeted by some of their fans, who have also set up their very own websites, touching Tracy greatly: "I never thought I would have fans already, some girls waited for me at the airport for seven hours and bought me gifts. I told them not to give any more as they should concentrate on their studies." As for No 10 Wong Ka Yee, she feels very sad as she thinks back to the South Asian tragedies, but she has the support of her family: "My father, mother, brothers, sister-in-law and niece are all supporting me. Thanks!"
The Sun 17/07/05
Belinda gets close to the racehorse owners
Belinda Hamnett’s series “Women on the Run” is said to be the HK version of “Sex and the City”, but she responds to the reporters that the series does have some similarities, but it will know where the line is and not cross it. But this is not to say that in the future the series will slowly edge over the line. She even says that she is not afraid of getting complaints from viewers because the airing time of the series is not during the family viewing time, so there shouldn’t be a problem. Belinda says that after filming this series, she understands the ups and downs of being a HK single woman at the age of 30, and even jokes that she now has to depend on Nat to introdue her to a few race horse owners! Reporters said that she has a pretty face and gorgeous body, so there is plenty of time before worrying about that!
The Sun 17/07/05
Nnadia Settles Differences
After leaving home for twenty years, Nnadia Chan has recently settled her differences with her family and bought a $4 million property as a gift for her long separated mother, so that the family can live together in comfort.
When she first embarked on her showbiz career, Nnadia fell out with her family over the decision between her career and her education and went to live with her godmother, who paid for her to continue her studies. This left her apart from her family, who became strangers for twenty years.
However, the path of fate is one of surprises and in April of this year, whilst filming in Central, a girl went up to greet her. At first, she thought this was just another fan, but she thought that the face looked familiar and it was only then that she realised the girl was her sister. Nnadia was very shocked and she recalls: "Not having seen my sister for twenty years, there was a mixture of familiarity and the unknown and it was very special. The next day, my sister called me to meet my mother and with all the previous misunderstandings resolved with my maturity, then meeting her again made me find her very different as she has become a buddhist now. Thinking back, I know I was also in the wrong and for a family to be reunited, it is a stroke of good fortune. I will cherish the time that I have left with my parents and I hope that we can make up for the time we have lost in the last 20 years."
In order to provide a better living environment for her family, Nnadia has been out house-hunting with her mother and has settled on an apartment in Sum Cheng facing the sea costing $4million. She says: "It is nearly my mother's 60th birthday, so I want to give her a present. This is just a little gesture, but my mother says she already has her own property and will not accept it."
Taking over from Kit Chan in her role for the musical "Snow Wolf Lake" on its world tour, Nnadia is bringing in a healthy income, so she will not be worried at such a generous gift: "For me, income does not come first. To be able to work with Jacky Cheung and Chan Suk Fan is what makes me happier as I will gain so much! Working in the mainland and abroad has shown me so much and the response from the audience has boosted my confidence to do even better."
The Sun 13/07/05
Ron Doesn't Like Big Cleavage
Filming for a second generation Bluetooth advertisement earlier, Ron Ng was paired up with a 34C mixed-race model, but his response to her was rather cool as he daren't look at her low cut dress. Ron says: "It is the first time we are working together, acting passionate and knowing her is another thing and you can't be gawping at her on your first meeting! (Were you embarrassed?) No, it is just work. (Do you put emphasis on figure when choosing a girlfriend?) It doesn't have to be great, just normal is fine. Otherwise she will become the focus of everyone when we go out. Moreover, I like natural beauty, big breasts does not mean you are beautiful, if they are too big then you will scare people off."
The Sun 14/07/05
Roger & Jess on MTF
Jessica Hsuan and Roger Kwok were guest judges on TVB's "Minutes to Fame" earlier and Jessica's judging was rather strict. A 'plump Theresa Teng' lasted just 32 seconds before being sent off by Jessica, leaving some of the contestants rather unhappy and when the group photograph was taken, they were giving her evil stares! Afterwards, Jessica admitted that she knew they were unhappy, but she was just expressing her opinion and she urges the contestants not only to work on their singing, but also to give more thought to the performance. Another contestant Lai Siu Hung was rather cheeky, suggesting that Jessica be his dancer and leaving her a little bemused.
The Sun 13/07/05
Bondy Back in Music
Lyricist Wyman Wong will soon be releasing a 10th Anniversary album and Bondy Chiu has been invited to cover Kelly Chen's "Best Position" for the album. During an interview, she said: "I have not been in a recording studio for so long, so when I went in yesterday, it felt a little unfamiliar, but I was very excited." Bondy plans to brave the music industry again, but she is in no rush, so her album will be released early next year.
Appearing with a dark tan, Bondy revealed that she had been out yachting with a friend recently: "I am getting used to living and working as a team, so my outlook has changed and I am a lot happier." Earlier, she went for a body check at the hospital and found out that she has a problem with her gall bladder: "Maybe I am too brave, [Em's note: Chinese word for 'big gall bladder' is used to describe someone being brave!] but the doctor says it is okay."
The Sun 13/07/05
"In-Laws" promo
Myolie Wu, Liza Wang and Bosco Wong were at a promotion for "War of In-Laws" earlier and 'Mother-in-Law' Liza appeared to receive a cut of tea from 'daughter-in-law' Myolie, who then had to tend to her needs. Fully in character, Myolie added: "Be careful you don't choke!"
Making the most of the mother-in-law feeling, Liza admitted that she was a little 'possessed' by the character: "We have a lot of conflicts in the show, so it is perfect for all the mothers-in-law to watch!" Myolie says: "I am like that in the show, so I am used to it. Liza is also a good sport, so we had a good laugh during filming." Later, Liza, Myolie and Bosco joined together to rap the theme tune, which is full of surprises.
The Sun 13/07/05
Kate to Debut opposite Sheren
The current reigning Miss Hong Kong Kate Tsui has been given a trial run by TVB to act as Sheren Tang's rebellious younger sister in new series "It's Hard to be Woman", where she will have a romance opposite Kenneth Ma. Kate is rather nervous aboutt his because Sheren is such a great actor. "Working with her is like having free acting lessons, I hope that I can learn a lot from Sheren."
Also, Melissa Ng will be having an unconventional romance with Raymond Lam in the show and she says: "Although I have known Raymond for a long time, we have not worked together before and I never guessed we would end up as a couple on the first occasion. A lot of friends are in the same situation (older woman with younger man), so I find it acceptable."
The Sun 13/07/05
Kevin and Niki in Slow Romance
New screen romance partners Kevin Cheng and Niki Chow were filming a dating scene for new series "Lovers under Sky Curtains" and in front of the cameras, they were looking very sweet and loving, but behind the cameras, they had to rehearse a lot before they could succeed. Asked if he had been single for too long and had lost his touch, Kevin replied: "Not at all! These things are like riding a bike or swimming, even after a few years, you always remember how to do it!" As for Niki, she earlier celebrated the good results for "The Gentle Crackdown" well covered up, but she and Kevin both agreed that if the new show does well and reaches 42 points, they will wear bikinis and if it reaches 45 points, then they will wear thongs!
The Sun 14/07/05
Jessica Bravely Proceeds with UK Visit
After just finishing filming for "Legend of Ah Wong", Jessica Hsuan has had a hair cut to a new style and says that she will soon be going on vacation and then off to Holland and Paris to promote TVB series. Jessica says that she also plans to visit her friends in the UK on the way and despite the recent explosions, she is not afraid and says: "You can't be so afraid about these things. If you have to say bye-bye, then that is it, you cannot evade so much."
The Sun 14/07/05
Kenix on MTF
Kenix Kwok and Wong He were guests on "Minutes to Fame" earlier and Kenix indicates the deepest impression on her was the performance from the first series by the young Mok Hoi Heem and that she hopes to work with him in a series one day: "Mr Mok's singing is full of emotion and I think he has a very fruitful showbiz career in front of him. If I have a chance to play his elder sister, that would be great!" Hacken Lee feels that the quality of the contestants recently has been very mediocre: "They are not as unusual as they were. Now they are just mimicking and they win by copying others. I am not worried about ratings falling, but the 'International Minutes to Fame' coming soon should be good."
The Sun 14/07/05
Shirley meets Leukamia Patient
With a charitable heart, Shirley Yeung has begun an appeal to find suitable bone marrow to help 18-year old leukaemia victim Cheung Chi Kit, who lives in London. Although they do not know each other, they were brought together by media company Orisun's charitable trust in a touching scene, where Shirley presented Chi Kit with a Snoopy encouragement card, praising her for her courage and determination and hoping she will find a suitable donor soon.
Six months ago, whilst Shirley was promoting TVB series in London, Chi Kit's mother approached her, asking if she could help with an appeal for bone marrow donors to help Chi Kit and others like her. Shirley agreed to spread the message when she returned to Hong Kong and contacted Orisun. After the news was published, many organisations have offered their assistance and in the coming year, there will be testing centres set up to find a suitable match. Touched by this, Chi Kit herself has resigned from her work as an accountant and will be appearing in person to support those helping her. On a visit to Hong Kong, the meeting between Shirley and Chi Kit was arranged.
Accompanied by her aunties, Chi Kit met Shirley at a restaurant and they exchanged a handshake and a hug. Chi Kit complimented Shirley's beauty and presented her with a crystal ornament to say thanks for her support, moving Shirley to tears. In return, Shirley gave a card full of encouraging words to Chi Kit and said: "Chi Kit is so strong and brave, full of sunshine and vitality and not showing signs of her illness. I hope that she will receive good news soon and through her we can help many other leukaemia sufferers."
Chi Kit's aunts were also very grateful to Shirley's efforts and said: "You are such a good person, the heavens will reward you." Chi Kit hopes to meet Shirley again in the future: "She is very charitable and I am very thankful for her help. I am so grateful." Just before leaving, Shirley encouraged Chi Kit to keep it up: "I will urge everyone to go for testing in the hope that we can help those who need it."
If you are interested in helping in this worthy cause and are in Hong Kong, please contact 3600 9988 for Orisun or 2819 0766 for the Hong Kong Bone Marrow Trust. (Or check your local directory for details of local bone marrow donor registers, wherever you are in the world.)
The Sun 15/07/05
Sheren's Mission to Canada
Sheren Tang joined a mission earlier to Canada, where she performed in a gospel stand-up act. For Sheren, the best thing was that her father, who lives in Xiamen also joined in the trip, as well as her aunt and uncle from San Francisco and her aunt from Australia, who all flew in to join them. She says: "It is rare for relatives from four places to join together and my father's professional photographer friend lives there, so he took up so Calgary and Banff to shoot many family photographs. If they all become Christians, then that would make me even happier."
Sheren's good friend Anita Lee, who has emigrated to Vancouver after her marriage was also there to show her support and Sheren says: "She has become more intelligent and can drive me everywhere. She even brought her daughter out for dinner. The Anita I used to know was rather forgetful, but now she is completely different and her daughter is two years old now and she has never forgotten about her. This puts my mind at rest that she won't forget about her children!"
The Sun 14/07/05
Bernice and Kevin Old Friends
Bernice Liu and Kevin Cheng were interviewed on a radio show earlier and as soon as they met, they were straight into conversation. Kevin revealed that he was introduced to Bernice four years ago through Timmy Hung and she mistook him for being gay at the time: "When I heard this, I immediately thought about what I had done to give her this impression." At this point, Kevin made a rather feminine gesture with his hands and said: "I hadn't even done this."
Bernice explains tha she has not really paid much attention to the showbiz news in Hong Kong: "Every time I saw him, he was always smelling very nice. When I go to dance, I meet a lot of gay men, so I thought he was one too. Every time I think about this memory, it makes me very amused!" Kevin replied to this saying: "After this, I immediately changed to a fragrance-free shower gel because it frustrated me whenever I saw you."
The Sun 14/07/05
News sources: The Sun & Ta Kung Pao
Translations: Em & Tammy