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Patrick Tam Yiu Man
Patrick Tam (; born 19 March 1969) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Career He first set foot into the entertainment industry after winning the 1988 New Talent Awards in Hong Kong alongside another notable Hong Kong singer, Sammi Cheng who was second runner-up. After an unsuccessful stint in the music industry, Patrick was about to give up a career in the entertainment industry when he was approached by a TVB representative thus embarking on a journey into the world of acting. He got his first break when he received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 18th annual Hong Kong Film Awards in 1999 for his role as ''Push Pin'' in ''Beast Cops''. His next notable achievement was a Best Supporting Actor award at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival for his role as ''Man'' in ''Born Wild (film), Born Wild'' in 2001. Personal life In 1996, Patrick met and eventually dated fellow TVB colleague, actress Astrid Chan before separating over per ...
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British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was under British Empire, British rule from 1841 to 1997, except for a Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, brief period of Japanese occupation during World War II from 1941 to 1945. It was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1981, and a British Dependent Territory, dependent territory from 1981 to 1997. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island under the Convention of Chuenpi in 1841 of the Victorian era, and ended with the handover of Hong Kong to the China, People's Republic of China in July 1997. In accordance with Art. III of the Treaty of Nanking of 1842, signed in the aftermath of the First Opium War, the island of Hong Kong was ceded in perpetuity to Great Britain. It was established as a Crown colony in 1843. In 1860, the British expanded the colony with the addition of the Kowloon Peninsula and was further extended in 1898 when the British obtained Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, a 99-year lease ...
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The Ip Man Legacy
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ...
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The Detective 2
''The Detective 2'' is a 2011 Hong Kong thriller film directed by Oxide Pang and starring Aaron Kwok. It is the sequel to 2007's '' The Detective''. The film was followed by a sequel, '' Conspirators'', released in 2013. Synopsis Bumbling private detective Chan Tam (Aaron Kwok) is enlisted by police pal Fung Chak (Liu Kai-chi) to help in the investigation of a serial murder case. The victims – a middle-aged man killed at home, a dead woman found in the trash dump, and a teenage girl slain in the park – were all killed in grisly manners, but they didn't seem related to each other. Without any clue to follow up on, Tam is decidedly at his wits' end. But when Chak is seriously wounded by a mysterious assailant, Tam deduces that the only way to uncover the truth is to get into the mind of the deranged killer, and in so doing he is forced to face a long-hidden side of himself. Cast * Aaron Kwok as Tam * Liu Kai-chi as Inspector Fung Chak * Patrick Tam as Inspector Lo * Cheung ...
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A Land Without Boundaries
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ...
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The House (2013 Film)
''The House'' () is a 2013 Chinese thriller film directed by Yuan Li. It is about a web-novelist's experiences in a house that is said to be haunted. Cast * Ruby Lin * Patrick Tam * Victor Chen * Na Wei * Cheung Tat-ming Cheung Tat-ming () (born 2 July 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, director and writer. Personal life Cheung married Ho Nim-chi, a psychiatrist, in September 2001, subsequently announcing their divorce in 2016. They had one son and one daugh ... * Miao Haojun * Bai Liuxi References 2013 horror thriller films 2013 films Chinese horror thriller films 2010s Mandarin-language films 2013 thriller films {{2010s-horror-film-stub ...
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As The Light Goes Out
''As the Light Goes Out'' () is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese disaster film directed by Derek Kwok and starring Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Simon Yam and Hu Jun. Cast * Nicholas Tse as Fire Senior Station Officer, Sam Ho Wing-sam (何永森) * Shawn Yue as Fire Station Officer, Yau Pong-chiu (游邦潮) * Simon Yam as Chief Fireman, Lee Pui-to (李培道) * Hu Jun as China fireman who migrate to Hong Kong and becomes Fireman, Hai Yang (海洋) * Michelle Bai as Yang Lin (楊琳), Power Plant Safety Officer * William Chan as rookie fireman, Cheung Man-kin (張文健) * Andy On as Assistant District Officer, Yip Chi-fai (葉志輝) * Patrick Tam as Mr. Man (萬先生), Hong Kong Power Plant Operation Manager * Liu Kai-chi as Tam Sir (譚Sir), assistant director of Fire Services * Deep Ng as Ben Sir (斌Sir), Station Officer * Michelle Wai as Power plant employee * Kenny Kwan as Siu-kiu (小僑) * Alice Li as Emily, Sam Ho Wing-sam's wife * Jackie Chan as himself (cameo) * ...
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Just Another Margin
''Just Another Margin'' () is a 2014 Chinese spoof-comedy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau, and starring Betty Sun, Ronald Cheng, Ekin Cheng and Alex Fong. It was released on 2 February 2014. Cast * Betty Sun as Jin-ling * Kenny Lin as Leopard * Ronald Cheng as Shi Wen-Sheng * Ekin Cheng as Mao Song * Alex Fong as Tranzor * Ivy Chen as * Yu Qian as Butler Feng * Huang Yi as Snow * Guo Degang as Mrs. Zhao * Ada Choi as Widow * Julian Cheung as * Patrick Tang as Shakespeare * Hu Ge as Black Emperor's messenger * Lam Suet as Mao Dai-Long * Vonnie Lei as Madam Mei * Tats Lau as Brother Yi * Ma Jing as Monk * Li Yong-Chung as Madam Sun * Fang Hao-Min as Yu-Feng * Shi Wu as Chun-Mei * Shao Yin as Ah Jiao * Zhong Guo-Xiang as Ah Fei * Long Hua-Chen as Ah Peng * Zhao Shuo as girl * Yuan Qiong-Dan as Xiao Fen * Liang Zhi-Jian as Pharmacy Owner * Lin Chao-Rong as Uncle Gu/Tian-Le * Li Jian-Ren as Cheap guys wife (before) * Li Yu-Fei as Cheap guys wife (after) * Xi ...
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Two Thumbs Up (film)
''Two Thumbs Up'' is a 2015 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by first-time director Lau Ho-leung and starring Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Leo Ku, Patrick Tam, Mark Cheng, Christie Chen and Philip Keung. Plot On 5 April 2014, ''Twitch'' released a plot synopsis of the film: Cast * Francis Ng as Lucifer (盧西發) * Simon Yam as Chow Tai-po (周大寶) * Leo Ku as Officer Tsui On-leung (徐安良) * Patrick Tam as Johnny To (杜忡尼) * Mark Cheng as Lam Tung (林東) * Christie Chen as Robber Girl * Philip Keung as Chief of Robbers * Rock Ji as Robber A * Jie Zhuang as Ice Cream Lady * Jamie Cheung as Tsang Ching-yee (曾靜儀) * Siu Yam-yam as Wild Boar Aunt (野豬婆婆) * Jack Kao as Warden * Law Wing-cheung as Bowling Alley's Owner * Alan Mak as Tsui Po-on (徐步安) * Felix Chong as Inspector of Police * Mark Wu as Cup Noodle Father * Dayo Wong as Cheung Po-keung (張寶強) (scenes removed from final cut) Production Principal photography for ''Two Thumbs Up'' s ...
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Port Of Call (2015 Film)
''Port of Call'' is a 2015 Hong Kong crime thriller film written, edited and directed by Philip Yung and starring Aaron Kwok as a veteran police detective who solving a murder mystery with unusual methods to prove his belief of virtue in human nature. The film is based on a real murder case where a dismembered corpse of a murdered 16-year-old female prostitute was found in Hong Kong in 2008. ''Port of Call'' was the closing film at the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival on 6 April 2015. The film was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 3 December 2015. ''Port of Call'' won seven awards at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards including acting awards Best Actor for Kwok, Best Actress for Jessie Li, Best Supporting Actress for Elaine Jin, Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer, both for Michael Ning, as well as Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography, while also nominated for six other awards. The film also won many other awards and nominations at the Golden Hor ...
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Ip Man 3
''Ip Man 3'' is a 2015 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Raymond Wong and written by Edmond Wong with action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping. It is the third film in the ''Ip Man'' film series based on the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man and features Donnie Yen reprising the title role. Ip Man's pupil Bruce Lee is portrayed by Danny Chan and Ip Man's fellow Wing Chun expert and rival Cheung Tin-chi (張天志), also known as Sum Nung, is portrayed by Zhang Jin. The film also features Mike Tyson. Principal photography commenced in March 2015 and ended in June of that year. The premiere of the film was released in Hong Kong on 16 December 2015, and officially released in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia on 24 December 2015. It opened in Taiwan on 31 December 2015, New Zealand and United Kingdom on 15 January 2016 and one week later in Australia. It was released in the United States on 22 January 2016, and was released ...
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Insomnia Lover
''Insomnia Lover'' is a 2016 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Yuan Jie and starring Treechada Petcharat, Deng Zifeng, Patrick Tam, Lan Yan and Teddy Lin. It was produced by Shenzhen Haiyuan Mengxiang Media and distributed by Beijing Lanjing Shengshi Media which released it in China on April 22, 2016. The English title as given in the movie itself is ''Sleepless Men and Women''. The beginning credits in the movie listed Poyd aka Treechada Petcharat, Deng Zifei, Yangliao, and Zhao Yixin as starring while Patrick Tam aka Tan Yaowen, Lanyan, and Teddy Lin aka Lianjin are listed under cameo appearance. The director Yuan Jie is credited as Jacky who is also the writer. Plot An Ding, a freelance insomnia therapist meets a beautiful girl at a beach in Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the ...
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Witch Doctor (film)
''Witch Doctor'' is a 2016 Chinese-Thai horror suspense thriller film directed by Wu Zongqiang and starring Treechada Petcharat, Patrick Tam, Lu Yulai and Meng Yao. It was released in China by Iqiyi Pictures on May 27, 2016. Plot Xing Xiao, a charming Thai beauty, was separated from her twin sister Xing Hui when she was young. She and her boyfriend Sha Qing tried every possible means to find Xing Hui. During this process, Xing Xiao met Chen Yonglin. Curiosity and compassion made Chen Yonglin intervene in the lives of Sha Qing and Xing Xiao. When he fell in love with Xing Xiao, he found that it was just a puzzle with defenses everywhere and thrilling steps. Cast *Treechada Petcharat Treechada Petcharat (, ), originally Treechada Malayaporn (, ) and better known by the nicknames Poyd (, ) or Nong Poy (, ), is a Thai actress and model who underwent gender affirming surgery at age 17. She is dubbed Thailand's "most beautiful t ... * Patrick Tam *Lu Yulai *Meng Yao *Gao Yalin Zhan ...
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