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Time (2021 Film)
''Time'' () is a 2021 Hong Kong black comedy film directed by Ricky Ko and co-written by Gordon Lam and Pinky Ho. Starring Patrick Tse, Fung Bo-bo, Petrina Fung, Lam Suet, and Chung Suet Ying, the film follows a retired killer (Tse) who returns to business by providing euthanasia to the suffering elderly, and finds a new life purpose through an encounter with an orphaned young client (Chung). Conceived by writer Pinky Ho in 2014, the screenplay was initially rejected by multiple production companies before actor Gordon Lam attached himself to the project as co-writer, producer, and major investor, marking Lam's screenwriting debut. The duo spent four years rewriting the screenplay, before Lam invited Ricky Ko to helm the project. Filming commenced in September 2019 and wrapped in October, with post-production taking place in Hong Kong and Malaysia. The film premiered at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, 45th Hong Kong International Film Festival on 4 April 2021, followe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Ko
Ricky Ko Tsz Pun (高子彬] born 16 January 1972) is a film director from Hong Kong. He worked at Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) before shifting to film work in 2004. Career After completing his studies in Australia, Ko returned to Hong Kong in 1996 and joined the television broadcasting company TVB. Beginning his career as a production assistant, he worked on a number of television series, including '' Gods of Honour'', ''Journey to the West'', '' A Kindred Spirit'', ''Country Spirit'', '' Blade Heart'', ''The Conqueror's Story'', '' War of the Genders'', '' Happy Ever After'', '' Seed of Hope'', and '' The Legend of Lady Yang''. In late 2004, Ko resigned from TVB and transitioned to the film industry. Ko was a first assistant director on films including ''Ghost In the Shell'', ''Project Gutenberg'', ''The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords'', '' The New King of Comedy'', and '' Ip Man: The Final Fight''. In 2021, he directed his debut film, ''Time Time is the contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euthanasia
Euthanasia (from : + ) is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different Legality of euthanasia, euthanasia laws. The British House of Lords Select committee (United Kingdom), select committee on medical ethics defines euthanasia as "a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life to relieve intractable suffering". In the Netherlands and Belgium, euthanasia is understood as "termination of life by a doctor at the request of a patient". The Dutch law, however, does not use the term 'euthanasia' but includes the concept under the broader definition of "assisted suicide and termination of life on request". Euthanasia is categorised in different ways, which include Voluntary euthanasia, voluntary, Non-voluntary euthanasia, non-voluntary, and Involuntary euthanasia, involuntary. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Pao
''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and collects local advertisements. Currently, of the overseas editions, only the two Canadian editions remain: ''Ming Pao Toronto'' and ''Ming Pao Vancouver''. In a 2022 survey from the Chinese University of Hong Kong sampling 994 local households, ''Ming Pao'' was listed as the second most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. History Launch, early days ''Ming Pao'' was first published on 20 May 1959, and was founded by the famous Chinese Wuxia novelist Louis Cha, known better by his pseudonym Jin Yong (金庸), and his friend, Shen Pao Sing (沈寶新). Daisy Li Yuet-Wah won an International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists for her work with the paper in 1994. Before British Hong Kong's handover to the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Wing-cheung
Law Wing-Cheong (born 26 June 1966), also known as Vincent Lo, is a Hong Kong film editor, an assistant director, film director, and actor. He is best known for collaborating as an associate director for films made by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai of Milkyway Image. Biography Law began working for Johnnie To as an assistant director at TVB Studios in 1990. Later, when To left the TV studio, Law continued to work as a director there for three years. In 1997, Law was recruited by To to join his company, Milkyway Image, where he began to work as an assistant director for To. Gradually, Law was promoted to become his associate director. Law describes being an associate director as having to think faster than the director, as well as handling some of the less complicated scenes for the director and making all kinds of job distributions on the set. Law made his directorial debut with a segment in the horror omnibus '' Ghost Office'', followed by the cat-and-mouse thriller ''Running Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK01
HK01 () is a Hong Kong–based news outlet launched by Yu Pun-hoi, a former chairman of the ''Ming Pao''. Operated as both a physical newspaper and a news website, it was established in June 2015 and managed by HK01 Company Limited. The website went live on 11 January 2016. It publishes a weekly paper every Friday, the first edition of which was released on 11 March 2016. , The company has a staff of approximately 700. Circulation As of October 2021, there were 1.7 million unique visitors viewing on HK01's websites and mobile applications on a daily basis, which made it the most influential news media in Hong Kong. Its mobile application was the most downloaded news app in both Apple App Store and Google Play Store in Hong Kong for more than 45 months since March 2018. Editorial stance HK01 claims to be an advocacy media for social reform, which serves to integrate social reform in the role of media and inspire people about social issues. It claims to aim at a third path in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeno Koo
Zeno Koo Ting-hin (; born 19 September 1994) is a Hong Kong actor and singer best known for his roles as Ben Chu in the TVB romance series ''Life After Death'' (2020) and King Cheung in the ViuTV sports series ''We are the Littles'' (2021). He has also starred in the films '' Somewhere Beyond the Mist'' (2017), ''Tracey'' (2018), '' I'm Livin' It'' (2020), and '' Cyber Heist'' (2023). Early life Koo was born on 19 September 1994 in Hong Kong. His mother died in an accident when he was young, and his father later remarried, orphaning Koo. He was raised solely by his grandmother, and Koo described his childhood as "rebellious" due to his father's actions. Koo studied at , and while in secondary school, he signed with a modeling agency, First Cast, and had appeared on the cover of '' Yes! Magazine''. After graduation, Koo was recommended by his class teacher to enroll in a two-year acting program at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Career Koo made his acting debut in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JJ Jia
Jia Xiaochen (born September 20, 1982), also known as JJ Jia and Fatumai, is a Chinese actress and model of Hui ethnicity based in Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor .... Personal life In 2012, JJ began dating martial arts action star Louis Fan. The two married on 1 January 2016 in Hong Kong. In November 2017, they had a daughter nicknamed Little Rice Bowl (小飯兜). Filmography Film Television dramas References External links Weibo [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Lee (actor)
Sam Lee Chan-sam (born 27 September 1975) is a Hong Kong actor. He started his film career when he was first spotted by director Fruit Chan who cast him in '' Made in Hong Kong''. Since his debut, Lee has appeared in dozens of films. He appeared in a Japanese film ''Ping Pong'' as one of the contestants in the movie. Lee is best known for his role as Sha Jang in the Hong Kong television series ''The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra'' (2002). Outside of his film career, Lee is a seasonal member of a Hong Kong hip hop band Lazy Mutha Fucka (LMF) where he is the rapper. Sam Lee is also known as DJ Becareful. Filmography Film * '' Made in Hong Kong'' (1997) * ''Nude Fear'' (1998) * ''Beast Cops'' (1998) * ''Bio Zombie'' (1998) * ''Young and Dangerous: The Prequel'' (1998) * ''A True Mob Story'' (1998) * ''The Longest Summer'' (1998 in film, 1998) * ''Afraid of Nothing, The Jobless King'' (1999) * ''When I Look Upon the Stars'' (1999) * ''Gorgeous (film), Gorgeous'' (1999) (cameo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getaway Driver
A crime scene getaway is the act of departing from the location where one has committed a crime. It is an act that the offender(s) may or may not have planned in detail, resulting in a variety of outcomes. A :crime scene is the "location of a crime; especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner." The "getaway" is any escape by a perpetrator from that scene, which may have been witnessed by eyewitnesses or law enforcement. The crime scene getaway is the subject of several penal laws. If motor vehicles are used for the getaway, then each vehicle is a new crime scene. As an inchoate offense In some jurisdictions, the very act of making a getaway from a crime scene is an inchoate criminal offense in itself, though it is generally viewed as natural behavior for a lawbreaker. For example, under New York law, "escape" is defined as escaping custody or detention; "unlawful fleeing a police in a motor vehicle" is a distinct crime. Methods of crime sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Ho
Stephanie Ho Ngan-sze ( Chinese; 何雁詩, born 2 November 1992) is a Hong Kong singer, actress, host, and former professional golfer. Early life Stephanie Ho was born in San Jose, California and grew up in Hong Kong. She is an only child. Her father is a businessman. Since a young age, she played golf and participated in many tournaments as part of the Hong Kong national golf team. Her parents wanted her to be a professional golfer but she chose to be a singer instead. She studied at Heep Yunn School and Sha Tin College but was home-schooled in her last year due to her busy schedule of maintaining singing and studying. When she was 14, she started learning music at Baron School of Music, and completed multiple singing courses as well as being featured in a concept album. After completing her A-Levels she decided to study hotel and tourism management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In her last year of university, she suspended her studies as she had been cast in Gild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleaner (crime)
A fixer is someone who is assigned or contracted to solve problems for others. The term has different meanings in different contexts. In British usage (and in other Commonwealth countries) the term is neutral, referring to a person, such as a special adviser, "who...gets things done". Use in American English implies that the methods used are of questionable morality and legality. In organized crime, cleaners remove incriminating physical evidence, including the disposal of bodies or witnesses. In sports, the term 'fixer' describes someone who makes arrangements to manipulate or pre-arrange the outcome of a sporting contest. In journalism, a fixer is a local person who expedites the work of a foreign correspondent. Facilitator Fixers may primarily use legal means, such as lawsuits and payoffs, to accomplish their ends, or they may carry out unlawful activities. The White House Plumbers have been described as fixers for Richard Nixon; their methods included break-ins a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Va Kio Daily
''Va Kio Daily'' () is an independent Chinese-language daily newspaper published in Macau, China. History The newspaper was established in 1937 in Portuguese Macau. See also *Media of Macau Media in Macau are available to the public in the forms of: television and radio, newspapers, magazines and the Internet. They serve the local community by providing necessary information and entertainment. Macau's media market is rather small. ... References External linksOfficial site {{Media of Macau Chinese-language newspapers (Traditional Chinese) Newspapers published in Macau 1937 establishments in Macau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
