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A Great Way To Care
''A Great Way To Care'' is a Hong Kong medical crime drama television series produced by Marco Law and TVB. It stars Alex Fong as Dr. Ko Lap-yan, a senior psychiatrist who has a specialty in diagnosing mentally ill criminals. Produced in 2008, the first series premiered on Malaysia's AOD on 8 June 2009. Originally scheduled for a summer 2009 release in Hong Kong, the broadcast of the series was put on hold after the success of Lee Tim-sing's period serial, ''Rosy Business''. Lee's sister production, ''Sweetness in the Salt'', was aired in place of ''A Great Way to Care.'' With a total of 20 episodes, the series finally premiered on Jade in Hong Kong on 10 January 2011. A sequel series of 25 episodes was renewed in early 2012, and premiered on TVB's Jade and HD Jade channels on 18 March 2013. Series overview Dr. Ko Lap-yan heads a team of senior psychiatrists and residents at the Yan Wo Hospital in Hong Kong. Most episodes revolve around the team diagnosing patients. With a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Drama
A medical drama is a television show or film in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment. Most recent medical dramatic programming go beyond the events pertaining to the characters' jobs and portray some aspects of their personal lives. A typical medical drama might have a storyline in which two doctors fall in love. Communications theorist Marshall McLuhan, in his 1964 work on the nature of media, predicted success for this particular genre on TV because the medium "creates an obsession with bodily welfare". The longest running medical drama in the world is the British series '' Casualty'', airing since 1986, and the longest running medical soap opera is General Hospital running since 1963. History '' City Hospital'', which first aired in 1951, is usually considered to be the first televised medical drama. (The first serialized medical drama was probably the '' Dr. Kildare'' film series (1937-1947), starring a number of actors in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the Global city, most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a British Hong Kong, colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty, Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Bao'an County, Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lee (actor)
Joseph or Joe Lee may refer to: People * Joe Lee (actor) (1956–2003), Hong Kong actor * John Joseph Lee (Joe Lee or J.J. Lee, born 1942), Irish historian and Senator * Joseph Lee (poet) (1876–1949), Scottish poet, artist and journalist * Joseph Lee (recreation advocate) (1862–1937), father of the playground movement * Joseph Lee (Hong Kong politician) (Joseph Lee Kok-long, born 1959), nurse, and professor * J. Bracken Lee (1899–1996), Governor of Utah * Joe Lee (squash player) (born 1989), English squash player * Joseph Lee (American politician) (1901–1991), politician in Boston, Massachusetts * Joseph E. Lee, lawyer, judge and politician in Florida * Joseph Lee (inventor), American baker and inventor Places * Joseph Lee, Baltimore Joseph Lee, the residential part of Bayview, is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Part of the larger Bayview or Hopkins Bayview neighborhood, it borders the Greektown neighborhood. It is sometimes called the "A to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Yue
Yueh Hua (; 14 July 1942 – 20 October 2018) was a Shanghai-born Hong Kong actor, later based in Canada, with Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB. Yueh is one of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers. Yueh starred in five to ten films per year in his heyday, playing roles ranging from foolish drunks to scholarly warriors. Yueh died of cancer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, aged 76. Biography Yueh was born as Leung Lok-wah in Shanghai, with Cantonese ancestry. Yueh emigrated to Hong Kong in 1962 after graduating from Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He joined Shaw Brothers Studio and started his acting career in 1963. Yueh breakout film role was in the 1966 ''Come Drink with Me''. He was mainly cast in a lead role. Yueh was best known for his role in ''Looking Back in Anger'', one of TVB's popular shows. After his last appearance on screen in 1989, he moved to Canada in the 1990s, where he hosted programs for the Vancouver Chinese radio CHMB. Yueh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Shing-cheong
Lee Shing-cheong (; born 11 October 1957) is a Hong Kong TVB actor. He also goes by the name Henry Lee. Career Acting Lee graduated from the 8th TVB Training Class in August 1979. He landed his first role in Hong Kong '81,http://bbs.ent.163.com/bbs/tvb/96711279.html one of TVB's long-running series, and was notable for the role of Michael in ''Looking Back In Anger'', one of TVB's most popular dramas to date. Lee is also a member of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild. He was inducted on 10 November 1994. Lee was originally known for playing villains, but gained weight over the years and is now usually known for comedic roles. Lee has acted alongside fellow TVB veteran Elliot Ngok Wah many times, their most notable show being ''Looking Back in Anger''. Personal life Lee lives in Tseung Kwan O with his family. He married his bank officer wife in 1993 and has a daughter, born in 2001. Filmography * Hong Kong '81 (1981) * Hong Kong '82 (1982) * Hong Kong '83 (1983) * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Li (actor)
Eric Li Ka-Cheung (; born 23 May 1953) is an adjunct professor at the School of Accountancy of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University. He was formerly a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council for the accounting functional constituency and Chairman of its Public Accounts Committee. Education Li is an alumnus of St. Paul's Co-educational College and the University of Manchester. He now serves as a member of the Global Leadership Board of the University of Manchester. Director Li is a director of the following listed companies: *Bank of Communications *China Resources *Hang Seng Bank *Sinofert *Sun Hung Kai Properties * SmarTone * Transport International *Wong's International Holdings Honours His honorary awards include: Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Manchester, Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences from the Hong Kong Baptist University, Honorary Fellow of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Kuo
Christine Kuo (; born 11 July 1983) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actress based in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special .... She is of mixed Dutch, Korean and Taiwanese aborigine parentage. She was the winner of the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2008 and Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009. Career She won four awards at the 2008 Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant: Miss Photogenic, Miss Fittest Posture, Miss Popularity and Miss Most Beautiful Hair. In January 2009, she represented Toronto to compete in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2009 as a favorite contestant due to her awards and popularity. She was then awarded the Miss International Charm Award and later was crowned winner of Miss Chinese International 2009. She signed a 6-year contract with TVB an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Leung
Oscar Leung (, born 1979) is an actor previously contracted to TVB. His uncle is the actor Bryan Leung Bryan Leung Kar-yan (Chinese: , born 20 January 1948) is a Hong Kong film and television actor and film director who has played roles in numerous acclaimed martial arts films. He is affectionately known as "Beardy" due to his trademark faci .... Filmography TV dramas Films Micro Film , - ! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" , My AOD Favourite Awards , - , - ! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" , TVB Anniversary Awards , - References External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leung, Oscar 1979 births Living people Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male television actors TVB veteran actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Chan
Power Chan Kwok-pong is an actor in Hong Kong. He has appeared in numerous TVB drama series as well as films. He dated cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a genre of pop music written in standard Chinese and sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its productio ... singer and actress Mimi Lo for 7 years before marrying her on December 2, 2009. He left TVB in October 2015. Filmography Film TV series References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Power Living people 1968 births TVB veteran actors Alumni of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male television actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheung Kwok-keung
Cheung is a Cantonese romanization of several Chinese surnames, including the one written as in Traditional characters and in Simplified characters ( Jyutping: Zoeng1; Pinyin: '' Zhāng''; Wade–Giles: Chang, Vietnamese: Trương), and the one written in both Traditional characters and Simplified characters as (zoeng1). Sometimes, () is also spelled as Cheung instead of Chiang/Jiang due to its Cantonese pronunciation. It is a fairly common American surname, listed 3,672th during the 1990 US Census and 2,069th during the year 2000 US Census.US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service.How Popular Is Your Last Name? Accessed 6 Apr 2012. List of people with the surname ;張 and 张 * Andrew Cheung, Hong Kong judge and jurist * Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer * Cheung Chi Doy, Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) * Cheung Chi Wai, Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) * Dicky Cheung, Hong K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweetness In The Salt
''Sweetness in the Salt'' (Traditional Chinese: 碧血鹽梟) is a TVB costume drama series released overseas in December 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; .... Synopsis Nip Chi Yuen (Ma Steven), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau's Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out scholar. Tau Sing Suet (Yeung Tavia), daughter of the chief smuggler, sympathizes with YUEN and puts him up in the village. Later, they even become fond of each other. During an anti-smuggling operation Suet is badly hurt and has since been separated from Yuen and her family. She is saved by Wu Ting Hin (Wong Raymond), son of salt merchant Wu Kin (Kwok Fung). Hin takes her home. One day, Suet is horrified to see the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosy Business
''Rosy Business'' () is a 2009 Hong Kong period television drama produced by Lee Tim-sing and TVB. Comprising 25 episodes, it originally aired on the Jade network from 27 April to 29 May 2009. Set in Eastern China during the mid-19th century, ''Rosy Business'' follows the mercantile Chiang family, owners of Wuxi's largest rice business Hing Fung Nin. After falling ill, patriarch Chiang Kiu temporarily hands over his leadership to his fourth wife Hong Po-kei, which incurs conflict with his other wives and sons. Meanwhile the impoverished coolie Chai Kau becomes an important figure in assisting Hong Po-kei in protecting the family business from crumbling during the Taiping Rebellion. The script was inspired by the successful Chinese television series '' The Grand Mansion Gate'' (Chinese: 大宅門). The final two episodes were aired back-to-back as a two-hour finale, including a cast interview with ''Scoop'' ( 東張西望). A commercial success, the final week of broadcast pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
