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Tsui Siu-Ming
Tsui Siu-ming (; born 1953) is a Hong Kong–based actor, screenwriter, film producer, assistant director, production manager, and action choreographer. Career A native of Guangdong, Tsui was once a recognized child star. In addition to being an actor, he also co-wrote and was an uncredited co-director of the 1980 film ''The Buddhist Fist''. He also tried his hand at singing during the 1970s and 1980s with such tunes as "The New Chameleon" (新變色龍), "Za Xiang Hu Shan Xing" (再向虎山行) and "Huei Sheng Gu Li Nian Li Qing" (回聲谷裡念離情). He also produced drama serials for Rediffusion Television ( RTV) such as the rating-topper "Chameleon". Tsui worked for ATV in 1998 and became CEO of Emperor Motion Pictures in the subsequent year where he was responsible for film and TV business development. In March 2005, he founded Sundream Motion Pictures, a subsidiary of pay TV Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu (surname 徐)
Xu () is a Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname. In the Wade-Giles system of Romanization of Chinese, romanization, it is spelled as "Hsu", which is commonly used in Taiwan or overseas Chinese communities. It is different from Xu (surname 許), represented by a different character. Variations in other Chinese varieties and languages In Wu Chinese including Shanghainese, the surname is transcribed as Zee, as seen in the historical place name Zikawei in Shanghai (Xujiahui in Pinyin). In Gan Chinese, it can be spelled Hi or Hé. In Cantonese, is often transcribed as Tsui, T'sui, Choi, Chooi, Chui or even Tsua. In modern Vietnamese language, Vietnamese, the character is written Từ and Sy when migrating to the English-speaking World, particularly the United States. Other spellings include Hee and Hu. In Japanese language, Japanese, the surname is transliterated as Omomuro (kunyomi) or Jo (onyomi or Sino-Japanese). In Korean, is romanized as Seo in the Revised Romanizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundream Motion Pictures
Sundream Motion Pictures Ltd. (), also known as Sundream Pictures is a Hong Kong production company and distributor. It is a subsidiary of pay TV provider i-Cable Communications Ltd. Company The company commenced business as of 23 March 2005. Films Sundream Motion Pictures' first feature film was the 2006 film ''49 Days'', which starred Cantopop idols Stephen Fung and Gillian Chung. Sundream released another film that same year, such as '' A Battle of Wits'' starring Andy Lau, and '' Twins Mission'' featuring the teen-icon band Twins (Gillian Chung and Charlene Choi). Yau Nai-Hoi's first directorial effort '' Eye in the Sky'', released in 2007, enjoyed success in Hong Kong, winning several awards at film festivals throughout Asia and North America. Sundream continues to produce and distribute feature films. Its next films include '' Howling Arrow'' which is being directed by martial artist Sammo Hung and ''Linger'' a love story directed by Johnnie To and starring Vic Zhou and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Hong Kong Screenwriters
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese surname) *Hong (Korean surname) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a Chinese dragon with two heads on each end in Chinese mythology, comparable with Rainbow Serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three " rainbow" words, regular , lit ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Births
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslavia. ** The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. * January 15 ** Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. ** British security forces in West Germany arrest 7 members of the Naumann Circle, a clandestine Neo-Nazi organization. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into '' I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record is never broken. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son). ** Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye In The Sky (2007 Film)
''Eye in the Sky'' () is a 2007 Hong Kong action thriller film starring Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Miss Hong Kong pageant winner Kate Tsui in her film debut. Yam and Tsui play surveillance operatives on the trail of a gang of professional robbers led by Chan Chong-Shan (Leung). The title is derived from the casino surveillance tech " eye in the sky". It marks the directorial debut of Yau Nai-hoi, a long-time screenwriter for films directed by Johnnie To, who co-produced the film with his production company Milkyway Image. ''Eye in the Sky'' premiered as an Official Selection at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival, and as an Opening Film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. It was released by Edko Films in Hong Kong on 21 June 2007. Plot ''Eye in the Sky'' begins with a group of organised burglars successfully robbing a jewelry store. Wet-behind-the-ears new recruit Piggy ( Kate Tsui) is plunged at the deep end in her first surveillance assignment wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twins Mission
''Twins Mission'' () is a 2007 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by action choreographer Kong Tao-hoi from a screenplay by Keung Fong-sai and Tsui Siu-ming. It stars Sammo Hung, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Wu Jing, Yuen Wah, and Jess Zhang. The film is a bit of a spoof of the popularity and success of the Twins and leaves the audience with a cliffhanger ending. Plot An evil gang of twins hold up a train to steal a magical Tibetan artifact, the Heaven's Bead from 3 Lamas. This artifact has healing powers and is a highly desirable item. A battle ensues and the artifact is knocked from the hands of a parachuting villain into the bag of an unsuspecting passerby. The passer-by, oblivious, gets into his van and heads to Hong Kong. This is where the other set of twins come in; they are aided by the twin Laus and Uncle Luck as they try to get the Heaven's Bead back. A secret mission takes place, in which the good twins infiltrate a high rise building in order to recover the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-CABLE Communications
i-Cable Communications Limited () is a Hong Kong telecommunications company owned by Forever Top (Asia) Limited, which acquired the company from The Wharf Group in 2017. Overview Founded in 1999, the company provides broadband internet and pay-TV services. i-Cable also develops its fibre coaxial network (also used for the paid-TV service). The broadband internet access service deploying cable modem based technology via the TCP/IP which is differed from the PPPoE technology provided by conventional carrier. Ownership i-Cable also owns Hong Kong Cable Television, a cable television and Internet service provider, and Fantastic Television, a free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ... television broadcaster. External links * Companies traded over-th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pay TV
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and streaming television. In the United States, subscription television began in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the form of encrypted analog over-the-air broadcast television which could be decrypted with special equipment. The concept rapidly expanded through the multi-channel transition and into the post-network era. Other parts of the world beyond the United States, such as France and Latin America have also offered encrypted analog terrestrial signals available for subscription. The term is most synonymous with premium entertainment services focused on films or general entertainment programming such as, in the United States, Cinemax, HBO, MGM+, Showtime, and Starz, but such servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each other. Subsidiaries are a common feature of modern business, and most multinational corporations organize their operations via the creation and purchase of subsidiary companies. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Citigroup, which have subsidiaries involved in many different Industry (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
