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Miss Hong Kong 2021
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2021 () was the 49th Miss Hong Kong Pageant that was held on September 12, 2021. Miss Hong Kong 2020 winner Lisa-Marie Tse crowned the new Miss Hong Kong 2021 winner, Sabina Mendes de Assunção (宋宛穎), at the end of the pageant. Her official name is Sabina, but she goes by Sabrina. The official recruitment process took place from May 10, 2021, to June 6, 2021. The semifinal took place on August 22, 2021, with the final taking place on 12 September 2021. The slogan of the pageant is "We Miss Hong Kong". 28 delegates competed for the title. Results Placements Special Awards * Wai Yin Association Charity Award: #20 Katerina Leung *Miss Friendship: #14 Kristy Shaw * Miss Photogenic: #10 Penny Yeung The following awards were given during sponsor or promotion event: * E.A. Beauty Master: #15 Carina Leung, #17 Trixie Yu, Christie Chang and Nicole Ma * Treasure Hunt Winners: #2 Rachel Chan, #3 Yvette Chan, #5 Michelle Cheung, #7 Fiona Dai and #12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sa Sa International Holdings
Sa Sa International Holdings () () was a Hong Kong-based chain store company selling cosmetics, personal care, skin care, fragrance, hair care, body care products, as well as health and beauty supplements under more than 700 brands, including over 180 own brands and other exclusive international brands. The company was founded by Kwok Siu-Ming in 1978. It was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1997. The chain had over 230 retail stores in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China and Malaysia. In 2019, Sa Sa closed all its 22 stores in Singapore amid stiff competition and running losses for 6 consecutive years. Sa Sa management did not inform its staff about the plans to pull out and surprised many. The Group has been included in the Hang Seng Composite SmallCap Index, Hang Seng Small Cap (Investable) Index, FTSE World Index Series and MSCI Index Series. It has been a constituent member of Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index since 2011. Sa Sa's annual revenue totale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Cheng
Carol Cheng Yu Ling ( Traditional Chinese: 鄭裕玲; born 9 September 1957), is a Hong Kong film/television actress and host. Arguably one of the most famous celebrities to have emerged during the British colonial period, Cheng made her break in TVB Cantonese TV series, Man in the Net. In the 1980s, she was commonly referred to by her nickname Do Do. She is one of the richest TV actresses in Hong Kong who turned her career to films. Cheng is regarded as a "living Hong Kong Cinema legend" who has brought to fame previous unknowns such as Jackie Chan, Jackie Cheung and Andy Lau. She also has won numerous acting awards in both film and television genres, as well as hosting awards. In October 2022, Cheng announced she would not be renewing her contract with TVB after 44 years with the company. Biography Cheng was born in Hong Kong. She is of Sichuanese heritage and her native language is Northern Mandarin. Cheng's family taught her Cantonese at a young age, in which she is equa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chin Ka-lok
Chin Ka-lok, sometimes credited as Chin Kar-lok ( Chinese: 錢嘉樂, Pinyin: Qián Jiālè, born 6 August 1965), is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, and television presenter. Chin was born in Hong Kong, the younger brother of actor and stunt performer Chin Siu Ho. He is a former member of Sammo Hung's stunt team. Chin began working as a stuntman at the age of 16. In 1985, he made his film debut in Sammo Hung's '' Heart of Dragon'' as one of Jackie Chan's SWAT Team buddies. In 1988, Chin replaced his brother Siu Ho in the 4th installment of ''Mr. Vampire''. After starring in ''The Green Hornet'' and '' Drunken Master II'' in 1994, he began doing non-action roles alongside action roles. In 1995, he played a demon destroyer/centipede demon/scholar in ''Journey to the West''. In 1997, he directed his only film, '' 97 Aces Go Places''. Aside from films, he is the co-host of '' The Super Trio Show'', a Hong Kong variety show, along with Jerry Lamb and Eric Tsang. As a fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Chan
Grace Chan (born 23 June 1991) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2013 and Miss Chinese International 2014. Early life Grace Chan was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia with her family at the age of 5. She has a fraternal twin brother and an older sister. Through her maternal grandmother, Chan is of Malay descent. She graduated from Simon Fraser University with a major in Communications and a minor in Publishing. Career Miss Hong Kong 2013 Chan was crowned Miss Hong Kong on 1 September 2013. From the beginning of the pageant, she expressed that it was her childhood dream to enter the Miss Hong Kong Pageant. As an early favourite, Chan beat the other nine contestants by gaining a majority of the 170,000 votes that were cast from the Hong Kong audience. She also won the Tourism Ambassador, Most Popular among Media and Most Popular Pageant on Scene awards. After com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Ting
Karl Ting Tze Long (born 30 June 1997) is a Hong Kong actor and television presenter. Ting joined TVB after winning first-runner up, Mr. Photogenic, and Most Liked by Audience awards at the Mr. Hong Kong 2016 contest. He was the first Mr. Photogenic, and the youngest contestant to win the most awards in the contest's history. Early life Karl Ting was born in British Hong Kong on June 30 1997, the last day of British rule in Hong Kong. He studied at Pui Kiu College before immigrating to Toronto, Canada at the age of 14. After graduating from Markville Secondary School, he completed his freshman year at the University of Waterloo. Ting speaks four languages - Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Korean. He learned Choy Li Fut from grade 1 to grade 9 and hence performed it as his talent at both competitions. He enjoys filming short clips and uploading them to YouTube. His personal channel is named, "Karl Ting 丁子朗." Project Boyz Power Toronto Under the encouragement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chow Ka-lok
Chow may refer to: * Selected set of nutrients fed to animals subjected to laboratory testing * Chow Chow, a dog breed * A slang term for food in general (such as in the terms "chow down" or "chow hall") * Chow test, a statistical test for detecting differences between trends in time series * Chow (unit), an obsolete unit of mass in the pearl trade in Mumbai * Chow (website), a popular online food discussion site * Chow, an alternate name for the star Beta Serpentis * Mr. Chow, an upscale Chinese restaurant chain * Chow (surname), an English surname, as well as a Latin-alphabet spelling of various Chinese surnames See also * Ciao * Chew (other) Chew usually refers to chewing, the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. Chew may also refer to: Places * River Chew, in Somerset, England Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Chew'' (comics), an American comic book series * '' ... * Chao (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Kowloon. The HK$2.2 billion facility officially opened on 12 October 2003, with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and TVB chairman Raymond Chow Raymond Chow Man-wai, (; 8 October 1927 – 2 November 2018) was a Hong Kong film producer, and presenter. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As the founder of G ... in attendance. The 110,000 square-metre facility, which replaced TV City, was designed to allow for future developments such as digital television production. The facilities include an 11-story broadcasting centre, workshops, a newsroom, a satellite antenna farm, two outdoor shooting sites and 22 production studios, of which "Studio 1" is one of the largest studio amongst all commercial television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Hong Kong 2020
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2020 () was the 48th Miss Hong Kong Pageant that was held in TVB City on 30 August 2020. There was a socially distanced and masked audience due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Miss Hong Kong 2019 winner Carmaney Wong crowned her successor Lisa-Marie Tse at the end of the pageant. The theme of the pageant was gardens, forestry, and nature. Results Placements Special Awards These awards were given during the telecast of the pageant on August 30: *Miss Photogenic:8.Lisa-Marie Tse (謝嘉怡) *Miss Friendship:5.Maisie Kwong (鄺美璇） Delegates The Miss Hong Kong 2020 delegates are: Top 12 Finalist: Top 15 Finalist: Top 18 Finalist: Elimination chart References External links Official Website{{Miss Hong Kong Pageant Miss Hong Kong Pageants 2020 in Hong Kong 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Hong Kong 2022
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2022 () was the 50th Miss Hong Kong Pageant which was held on September 25, 2022. This pageant marks the 50th anniversary of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant since its acquisition by TVB in 1973. Miss Hong Kong 2021 winner Sabina Mendes de Assunção (宋宛穎) crowned Denice Lam (林鈺洧) at the end of the pageant. The official recruitment process started on 17 April 2022 and concluded on 22 May 2022. The semifinal was originally scheduled to be held on 4 September 2022. However, due to #9 Cherry Chan, #10 Ceci Ho, #13 Sharon Ying, #18 Maggie Ho and #19 Stacia Yeung contracting COVID-19, the semifinal was postponed until further notice and TVB finally decided to cancel the semi-finals on 31 August. 19 contestants all appeared in the finals on 25 September 2022. Results Placements Special Awards *Miss Friendship: #13 Sharon Ying *Miss International Goodwill: #4 Cecca Xu *Miss Photogenic: #14 Joey Leung The following awards were given during spons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Hong Kong Pageant
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant (), or Miss HK () for short, is an annual beauty pageant organised by local Hong Kong television station, TVB. The pageant was established in 1946, and acquired by TVB in 1973. The current Miss Hong Kong is Denice Lam (林鈺洧) who was crowned at the 50th Miss Hong Kong 2022 Pageant on 25 September 2022. This year 2022 marks the 50th edition of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant under its acquisition by TVB in 1973. Recruitment All participants have to have a Hong Kong ID or be born in Hong Kong (with a valid birth certificate). The age requirement is 17–27 as of 2011, though the upper age was previously up to 25. While there has been other Miss Hong Kong pageants in prior years producing notable titleholders such as Judy Dan (1952), Virginia June Lee (1954), Michelle Mok (1958), Laura da Costa (1967), Mabel Hawkett (1970) and Shirley Yu (1974, contest organized by Miss Pearl of the Orient Company and overlapping with TVB's), the current annual TVB page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Yu Kam-kee
Lawrence Yu Kam-kee MBE, BBS, JP (, born 1946) is a prominent Hong Kong businessman. Biography He graduated from the Diocesan Boys' School in the 1960s. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the China Renji Medical Group Limited. He is the former Chairman of the Hong Kong Community Chest Fund and the Hong Kong Football Association. In 2021, he contracted COVID and spent 15 days in hospital. Filmography * Night Caller (1985) Honours * MBE Mbe may refer to: * Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo * Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria * Mbe language, a language of Nigeria * Mbe' language, language of Cameroon * ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language Molal .... * Bronze Bauhinia Star of the HKSAR. * Justice of Peace of the HKSAR. References 1946 births Living people Hong Kong businesspeople {{HongKong-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loletta Chu
Loletta Chu (born 7 September 1958 in Mandalay, Myanmar) is a Chinese actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of the 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. Early life Chu was born in Mandalay, Myanmar, in 1958 into an ethnic Chinese family, with roots in Taishan, Guangdong, China. In 1968 she and her family moved to Hong Kong, where she attended St. Teresa School, Hong Kong International School and King George V School. She did some modelling in her teen years. 1977 Miss Hong Kong She participated in the 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and became the first candidate to win both the title as well as a second, Miss Photogenic. Coincidentally, ever since Chu won both titles, the winner of the title Miss Photogenic became a good indication of who would eventually be the winner, or runners-up, of the competition. She represented Hong Kong at Miss Universe 1977 in the Dominican Republic. Personal life She is the former wife of the late tycoon and philanthropist Henry Fok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |