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ICAC Investigators 2009
''ICAC Investigators 2009'' (Traditional Chinese: 廉政行動2009; literally "Upright Government Walk Movement 2009") () is the 2009 installment of the ICAC Investigator series, produced by Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and TVB. It is broadcast on TVB Jade channel. Each criminal case is based on actual cases investigated by the ICAC. Cast and Synopsis Case #1: Rigged Market (造市) Starring: * Bowie Lam as Ma Yat Ming 馬日明 * Jessica Hsuan as ICAC Senior Investigator Kwok Yut Man 郭悅文 * Kristal Tin as Lam Bo Kei 林貝琪 * Vivien Yeo as Ho Lai Man 何麗文 * Raymond Wong as ICAC Investigator Henry Leung Pak Wah 梁柏華 * Ellesmere Choi as Wong Hoi 黄海 * Lau Kong as Lam Man Sum 林萬森 - Lam Bo Kei's father *Irene Wong as Wong Hoi's wife * Kaki Leung as Leung Han Ka 梁杏嘉 *Lam King Kong as Rocky - Ma Yat Ming's employee *Ko Jun Man as Cheung Leut Si 张律師 - Ma Yat Ming's lawyer ''"Young tycoons, stock talents takes advan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC; Chinese: zh, , t=廉政公署, labels=no) is the statutory independent anti-corruption body of Hong Kong with the primary objective of combating corruption in both the public and private sectors. Established in 1974 and operating independently from the Hong Kong government and law enforcement agencies, the ICAC is headed by the Commissioner, who reports directly to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. The ICAC has played a crucial role in maintaining Hong Kong's reputation as one of the least corrupt places globally and fostering a culture of integrity within the city. The ICAC's functions encompass investigation, prevention, and education. It investigates complaints of corruption-related offenses, conducts operations to uncover corrupt practices, and has the authority to arrest, search, and seize property. In addition, the ICAC works on preventing corruption by reviewing and improving systems and procedures in government depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristal Tin
Kristal Tin Yui Nei (, born 28 September 1977) is a Hong Kong singer and a former TVB actress. Career Tin's career began with a first-place award in a singing contest in 1993. After the competition, she was offered a contract at Asia Television which she accepted. Two years later, Tin branched into acting through ATV. In 2003, Tin decided to end her decade-long relationship with ATV. Her time with the network saw her winning two Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress. She then worked as a radio host at Commercial Radio Hong Kong. Tin worked for TVB until her contract with TVB expired on 16 April 2020. Personal life Tin was married to Chapman To in June 2005. In 2024, Tin was diagnosed with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma and underwent surgery to remove the cancer in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Yeung
Miriam Yeung Chin-wah (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards for portraying Cherie Yu in '' Love in the Buff''. Yeung studied at the Holy Family Canossian College in Kowloon and was a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. She began her career in entertainment after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards competition in 1995. Career Music She began her career as a singer and actress after coming third in the TVB 14th annual New Talent Singing Awards competition in 1995, co-organised with Capital Artists. Yeung has released more than 40 albums in Cantonese and Mandarin. Many of her songs have been mainstream hits and award winners, such as "Maiden's Prayer" (少女的祈禱), "Sisters" (姊妹), "Unfortunately I'm an Aquarius" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lam Suet
Lam Suet (; born 1964), or Lin Xue, is a Hong Kong film actor. Life and career Lam was born in Tianjin, and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after, all the money had been squandered and Lam had to work various odd jobs to make a living. In the mid-eighties he got employment on movie sets through the help of friends. He has done different roles, from lighting and props to stage manager and set and script supervisor. Lam gradually developed an interest in acting and by his own account, pestered various directors until they relented and gave him tiny roles. There are two pivotal persons in Lam's acting career. The first is Stephen Chow, who befriended him in his early days as a crew member and cast him in movies like '' The God of Cookery'' (1996) and '' Kung Fu Hustle''. The second person is director Johnnie To. Lam has been in over 80 films since 1996 and at least 20 of those have been directed or produced by To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Kwok
Derek Kwok Chi-kin (, born 10 October 1976) is a Hong Kong film director and screenwriter. He won the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best New Director with his film ''The Moss''. Filmography Director *2007 ''The Pye-Dog'' *2008 ''The Moss'' *2010 '' Gallants'' *2010 ''Frozen'' *2013 '' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'' *2014 ''As the Light Goes Out'' *2015 '' Full Strike'' *2017 '' The Tales of Wukong'' *TBD '' The Unleashed Blaze'' Screenplay *2000 ''Skyline Cruisers'' *2001 ''2002'' *2002 ''The Mummy'' *2002 ''Dry Wood Fierce Fire'' *2004 ''Leaving Me, Loving You'' *2007 ''The Pye-Dog'' *2008 ''The Moss'' *2010 '' Gallants'' *2010 ''Frozen'' *2013 '' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'' *2014 ''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� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Sit
Fiona Sit (; born 11 August 1981) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Early life In an interview with Hong Kong newspaper '' Apple Daily'' in 2006, Fiona Sit revealed that she has always been interested in singing in front of an audience since a very young age, but growing up as the only child in the family left her with little opportunity to sing in front of people of her own age. So she enjoyed visiting her relatives' homes during her childhood in order to perform in front of her cousins and relatives. She attended Island School and studied Creative Media in City University of Hong KongFiona sit site.Fiona Sit profile." ''Fiona Sit Profile.'' Retrieved on 2008-02-21. until 2004. She used to be a part-time model, posing for adverts and magazines. Her opportunity to sign a deal with Warner Music came through her uncle, Peter Wong, a senior manager at Capital Artists. Career Music After joining Warner Music Group in 2003, Sit first plugged her debut song "XBF" and "Madonna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Cho Wing Lim
Raymond Cho Wing-Lim (, born 16 October 1964) is a Hong Kong television actor, singer and host. He currently works for the television company, TVB. Cho began his career as a singer, winning a singing competition when he was 30 years old. After an unsuccessful attempt at being a singer, he gave acting a try. After filming some movies, he joined TVB. Notable dramas he has starred in are: '' Healing Hands II'' (2000), '' Healing Hands III'' (2005), ''Welcome to the House'' (2006), and ''At Home With Love'' (2006). Cho married Elaine Chiang, the oldest daughter of Hong Kong actor David Chiang, on 28 November 2007. Their son, Brandon Cho, was born in 2008. Their second child, a daughter, Erin Cho, was born in 2011. Filmography TV dramas Film Political participation Cho is amongst many Hong Kong celebrities with patriotic stances in support of Chinese nationalism, usually expressing speeches on his social media sites backing The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halina Tam
Halina Tam Siu-Wan, also known as May (born 6 September 1972) is a model, singer and actress. She is best known for her role in '' Legend of the Demigods'' and '' The Gentle Crackdown'' with co-star Wayne Lai. Career Tam was the winner of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1994. She went on to represent Hong Kong at the Miss Chinese International 1995 pageant where she placed in the top 5, resulting in a berth at Miss Universe 1995 where she placed 45th. She had a singing career with BMG (Hong Kong) in 1997 and worked as an actress with TVB in Hong Kong. She also hosted ''Leisure and Pleasure'' from 2008 to 2010 and co-hosted ''Destiny and Beyond'' for the network. She left TVB after 18 years of working for the network, having last appeared on screen in 2012. Personal life Halina married her boyfriend Eric Choi on 11 September 2007. She opened her first craft supplies store in 2013 and continued with a small snack shop in Causeway Bay in March 2014. Since December 2024, Halina and Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoyo Mung
Yoyo Mung Ka-wai () is a Hong Kong actress. She was signed to TVB until March 2013, having starred in various TVB television shows, including '' Forensic Heroes I'' and '' II''. Career After graduating from Form 5, Mung worked as a bank clerk. Upon graduating from high school, Mung started work in an advertising agency. Mung starred in many television drama serials and movies, including a Cat 3 film "Not the Female School". Her performance in "Expect the Unexpected" earned her a nomination for Best Newcomer in the 18th Hong Kong TVB Awards. Mung declined to renew her artist contract with TVB in March 2013. Mung was among the thousands who protested the Hong Kong government's decision to deny HKTV's free-to-air broadcast license in October 2013. Personal life She married actor and singer Ekin Cheng Ekin Cheng Yee Kin (born 4 October 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Early in his career, he used the name Dior as a first name (because that was what it sounded lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonjia Kwok
Sonija Kwok Sin-nei (, born 22 July 1974) is a Hongkonger actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who worked with TVB from 1999 to 2015. Since 2015 she has been managed by GAIA Entertainment. Early life Kwok was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed three quarters Cantonese and one quarter English parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia, but transferred to Simon Fraser University where she completed her BA double major in Psychology and Economics. After obtaining her degree, Kwok joined Cathay Pacific as a flight attendant. Career After a short stint as a flight attendant, Kwok returned to Hong Kong in 1999 and competed in the 1999 Miss Hong Kong pageant. During the semi-final, she won the Miss Photogenic award making her a favourite to win Miss Hong Kong following the precedent since 1996. She subsequently won the title "Miss Hong Kong" in July 1999 as well as Miss Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaki Leung
Kaki Leung (born 14 July 1981) is a Hong Kong television actress and hostess. Education In 2003, Leung received a Bachelor of Acting degree with Honors from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA). Career Leung was an entertainment news hostess at i-Cable Television Service Ltd from 2003 to 2007. She served Television Broadcasts Limited from 2007 to 2020 and is currently developing her career as a hostess and an actress. She took the role of Fa Yeuk-Bo in Emergency Unit, a popular drama aired in 2009. Kaki has participated in more than 15 dramas in the past 5 years. She also performed in Sand and a Distant Star in the same year. In 2014, she starred in Swipe Tap Love as the character of Natasha. Seeing that Swipe Tap Love became a popular drama, Kaki's participation increased her popularity in Hong Kong. As a hostess, she has also hosted more than 10 programs including Sidewalk Scientist which has been nominated by TVB Awards Presentation 2013 as one of the Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lau Kong
Lau Kong () is a Hong Kong actor known for his roles in TVB dramas. He left the network in 2020, after starring in over 300 dramas in his 38 years with TVB. Biography Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when he first joined the now defunct network Commercial Television, he later joined RTV (now ATV, Lau would be an actor there from 1979-1982. From 1982 onwards, Lau has been serving as veteran actor there, portraying various types of roles, (mostly as a patriarch, and many TVB actors and actresses have been his "son" or "daughter“, and there are very few actors in TVB that have never worked with him. Filmography Films *'' The Young Dragons'' (1974) *'' Last Hurrah for Chivalry'' (1979) *''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised concurrently from 3 September 1963 to 27 May 1966 in the newspapers ''Ming Pao'' in Hong Kong and '' Nanyang Siang Pau'' in Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
