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Christine Kuo
Christine Kuo (; born 11 July 1983) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actress based in Hong Kong. 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. Early life Kuo grew up in Taichung, Taiwan. She attended Taichung Municipal Bei Tun Elementary School until moving with her family to Toronto, Canada at age 10. She majored in mathematics at University of Waterloo. Due to her father's business failure and cancer diagnosis, she transferred to study project management remotely at University of Calgary. She worked as a project manager during her studies. 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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gou (surname)
Gou ({{zh, t=苟, p=gǒu) is a Chinese surname. In 2013, it was the 225th-most common surname, shared by around 430,000 people, comprising 0.032% of the total population, with the province with the most people sharing the surname being Sichuan. Notable people * Christine Kuo (Chinese: 苟芸慧; pinyin: Gǒu Yúnhuì, 1983-) a Taiwanese-Canadian actress based in Hong Kong * Empress Gou (苟皇后, personal name unknown) an empress of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin. Her husband was Fu Jian (337–385), Fu Jiān * Gou Zhongwen (Chinese: 苟仲文; born June 1957) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2017 as the director of the State General Administration of Sports See also * Terry Gou, (郭台銘, Guo Taiming) Chairman and CEO of Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group) Chinese-language surnames Individual Chinese surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life And Times Of A Sentinel
''The Life and Times of a Sentinel'' (Traditional Chinese: 紫禁驚雷) is a 2011 Hong Kong historical-fiction television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), starring Steven Ma and Kenneth Ma as the main leads, with Leung Choi-yuen serving as the executive producer. Set in the late 17th century, during the early years of the Kangxi Emperor's reign over Qing China, the drama stars Nip Dor-po (Steven Ma), a third-grade imperial bodyguard. He is used by both the Kangxi Emperor ( Power Chan) and Prince Yu ( Kenneth Ma) to pit against each other, conflicting Dor-po's loyalty for both. Plot The sudden death of the young Shun-chi Emperor (Shunzhi) shocked the whole empire. The second prince Fuk-tsuen, was originally the successor for the throne, but Empress Dowager Hao-chong (Xiaozhuang) changed the successor to the third prince Yuen-yip, who subsequently becomes the Hong-hei Emperor (Kangxi). Angry with this, Fuk-tsuen dispatches a spy, Nip Dor-po, and instruc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Tiger 2
''Flying Tiger 2'' () is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime drama television series jointly produced by Shaw Brothers Studios and Youku. It stars Michael Miu, Bosco Wong, Kenneth Ma, Ron Ng, Lawrence Ng, Joel Chan, Yoyo Mung and Kelly Cheung as the main leads. It is created by Cha Chuen Yee, Raymond Lee and Billy Tang. ''Flying Tiger 2'' is the second installment of the ''Flying Tiger'' franchise, featuring a new storyline. The series first premiered on Youku on 6 September 2019. Synopsis An unknown group is behind a series of crimes in Hong Kong, putting the safety of the city and its citizens on the line. A secret anti-terror task force, ''A Team'', is formed under Lok Ka Sing (Michael Miu), the commander of the Flying Tigers (Special Duties Unit) directly reporting to the commissioner of police, to uncover who is behind the series of crimes. The team consists of Wang Gwok Dong (Bosco Wong), Cheung Man Long (Ron Ng), Ting Hou Yin (Kenneth Ma), Mou Yat Man (Jacky Cai), and Yiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over Run Over
''Over Run Over'' () is a 2016 Hong Kong action- thriller television drama created and produced by Lam Chi-wah for TVB. The show centres on a police officer who, after traveling back in time to prevent her father's death, experiences severe repercussions of the butterfly effect. ''Over Run Over'' premiered on 21 March 2016 on TVB Jade, and is the tenth highest-rated television drama of 2016. Synopsis While on patrol duty, EU sergeant Ling Sun-fung and her team are called to assist a criminal chase. A gun battle erupts and Sun-fung loses her father, who dies from a stray bullet to the head. Sun-fung continues the pursuit, but a strange natural phenomena suddenly turns her away, taking her back to April 1—three days prior to the incident. Realising that she has traveled back in time, she uses this opportunity to save her father's life. Village chief "Ditch", an informant for the ICAC, discovers Sun-fung's special ability and teams up with her to investigate a corrupted cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Cubs II
''Tiger Cubs II'' (; literally "flying tigers 2"), alternatively titled ''Special Duties Unit II'', is a 2014 Hong Kong police procedural television drama produced by TVB under executive producer Lam Chi-wah. The serial premiered on Sunday, 19 October 2014 on Jade, HD Jade in Hong Kong, TVBJ in Australia, Singapore and Astro Wah Lai Toi, Astro Wah Lai Toi HD in Malaysia. It stars Joe Ma, Linda Chung, Him Law, Oscar Leung, Mandy Wong, Benjamin Yuen and Christine Kuo as the casts of the second installment. It over the time slot previously occupied by '' Shades of Life''. It is the sequel to '' Tiger Cubs'', which was aired in the summer of 2012. The series follow a fictional team of elite paramilitary officers from the Special Duties Unit of the Hong Kong police force The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest Hong Kong Disciplined Services, disciplined service under the Security Bureau (Hong Kong), Security Bureau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always And Ever
''Always and Ever'' () is a 2013 Hong Kong TVB television romance drama serial starring Bobby Au-yeung and Esther Kwan and produced by Chong Wai-kin. The drama follows a love story which spans three lifetimes, from Song dynasty in the 13th century (Ep 1–13) to Hong Kong in the 1950s (Ep 13–30) and to modern Hong Kong (modern era, Ep 1, 30–31). It is the first on-screen pairing of Au-yeung and Kwan in ten years, with Kwan not frequently acting due to the personal implication of taking care of her daughter. Plot overview During an operation, CIB senior inspector, Circle Yuen (Bobby Au Yeung) accidentally kills his girlfriend, Phoenix Yeung (Esther Kwan). In his remorse, he finds himself mysteriously sent back in time to the Song dynasty, where he is known as the imperial official Bao Zheng. He meets Han Sheung-Sheung (Esther Kwan), who looks exactly like Phoenix; despite Sheung-Sheung's reservations, they fall in love and agree to marry. However, Sheung-Sheung's childh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty At War
Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes them pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, art and taste are the main subjects of aesthetics, one of the fields of study within philosophy. As a positive aesthetic value, it is contrasted with ugliness as its negative counterpart. One difficulty in understanding beauty is that it has both objective and subjective aspects: it is seen as a property of things but also as depending on the emotional response of observers. Because of its subjective side, beauty is said to be "in the eye of the beholder". It has been argued that the ability on the side of the subject needed to perceive and judge beauty, sometimes referred to as the "sense of taste", can be trained and that the verdicts of experts coincide in the long run. This suggests the standards of validity of judgments of beauty are intersubjective, i.e. dependent on a group of judges, rather than fully su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Great Way To Care II
''A Great Way To Care'' is a Hong Kong medical crime drama television series produced by Marco Law and TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton .... 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 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendly Fire (TV Series)
''Friendly Fire'' (; literally "justice attack") is a 2012 Hong Kong legal drama television series produced by TVB under executive producers Tommy Leung and Man Wai-hung and starring Michael Tse, Tavia Yeung, Sammy Leung and Sharon Chan. Production The series was confirmed to film by the producers on 10 February 2012. An internal costume fitting was held on 12 April 2012 at TVB City. Principal photography officially started on 29 April 2012. The blessing ceremony was held on 10 May 2012 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City TVB City () is the headquarters of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties located at 77 Chun Choi Street in the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong. The HK$2.2 billion ... Studio One Parking Lot at 3:00PM. Plot Barrister JJ Kam (Michael Tse) and Director of Public Prosecutions Chris Fong (Tavia Yeung) used to be cohabiting lovers, but ended up separating due to a failed marriage propos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghetto Justice II
''Ghetto Justice II'' is a Hong Kong modern drama series produced by TVB. It is a sequel to the 2011 hit series '' Ghetto Justice''. This sequel features original cast members Kevin Cheng, Myolie Wu, Sam Lee and Alex Lam with the addition of new cast members JJ Jia, Raymond Cho, Christine Kuo, Crystal Li and Elena Kong. Joyce Tang (who played as Tai-Ng Ting) and Eddie Kwan (played as But Chik) didn't reprise their roles in the sequel and was excused off in the series. Plot A year and half has passed since the events of Ghetto Justice; Law Lik-ah (aka LA Law) is released from jail and restarts life back in Sham Shui Po. Certain friends have come and left, but the people of the district still suffer from injustice and both LA and Kris ( Myolie Wu) find means to seek justice for the locals. Cast Main cast The Wong family The Ting family Other cast Production Filming began on 6 October where a costume fitting and blessing ceremony was held at Studio One Parking L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVB Anniversary Award For Most Improved Female Artiste
The TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ... (TVB) to recognize a female artiste who has delivered improving performances in Hong Kong television dramas or variety shows throughout the designated year. The Most Improved Award was first introduced in 1998. It was separated into two categories—Most Improved On-screen Performance Award—Drama (螢幕大躍進獎—戲劇組) and Most Improved On-screen Performance Award—Non-drama (螢幕大躍進獎—非戲劇組), to individually recognize actors and variety presenters. The award was re-established in 2002, changing its name to My Favourite Most Improved Female Artiste of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Cubs (TV Series)
''Tiger Cubs'' (; literally "Flying Tigers"), alternatively titled ''Special Duties Unit'', is a Hong Kong police procedural television series produced by Lam Chi-wah and TVB. It stars Joe Ma, Jessica Hsuan, Him Law, Oscar Leung, Vincent Wong, Mandy Wong, Benjamin Yuen and William Chak as castmembers of the first installment. It premiered on Sunday, 24 June 2012 on Jade and HD Jade, and was the first TVB drama to be broadcast in the Sunday night time slot since 1995's ''File of Justice''. ''Tiger Cubs'' was one of six TVB dramas that were promoted at the 2011 Hong Kong Internal Film and TV Market. ''Tiger Cubs'' debuted its trailer at TVB's ''Programme Presentation 2012'' event on 1 November 2011. The drama was renewed for a sequel in early 2013 for ten episodes. ''Tiger Cubs II'' premiered on 19 October 2014. Premise The drama follows a fictional team of elite paramilitary officers from the Special Duties Unit of the Hong Kong police force. They specialise in counter-terroris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
