''Better Halves'' (金牌冰人) is a

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costume television series, premiered in 2003. Theme song "Beautiful Fate" (美麗緣份) composition and arrangement by

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, lyricist by

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, sung by

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Plot summary

Chuen Ka Fok (

), Lien Bak Hap (

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) and Ling Wu Hei ( Joyce Koi) are

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in ancient China. Ka Fok and Bak Hap acting in a private capacity and Wu Hei in an official government capacity. In the course of their business Ka Fok and Bak Hap come into conflict, before deciding that they can maximize profits by working together. Despite finding matches for others Ka Fok and Bak Hap find it impossible to find a spouse for themselves, until they discover that their parents had already long ago arranged a betrothal between the two. Ling Wu Hei is a woman who has to pretend to be a male in order to fulfill her family's hereditary office of court match maker, this leads to difficulties when she falls in love with Ko Fei (

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) in a society intolerant of homosexuals.

Cast

Main cast

as Chuen Ka Fok *

as Lien Bak Hap *

as Ko Fei * Joyce Koi as Ling Wu Hei

Supporting cast

*Cerina da Graca as Sang Seung Seung *Auguste Kwan as Ping On *Henry Yu as Lien Yung *Cheung Ying Choi as Ling Wu Cik *

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as Wai Leung *

Angelina Lo Angelina Lo (盧宛茵; Lo Yuen Yen) is a semi-retired veteran Hong Kong actor noted for her five decade career and frequent appearances in television sitcom roles. Lo was born in Hong Kong in 1953. In 1973, she entered the television industry af ...

as Wan Leung *Chuen Cho Fu as Lam Choi Ching *Choi Hong Nin as Lau Sai Kwong *June Chan as Yung Yuk Lan *Simon Lo as Tong Man Sang *

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as Po Yue *

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as Choi Chi Chau *

Sharon Chan Sharon Chan Man-chi (; born 17 January 1979) is a Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently under contract with TVB in Hong Kong. Filmography Television dramas Film Books * 陳敏之《戀愛敏感》 TVB Songs *Song Name : "Love ...

as Fan Chi Kiu *Deno Cheung as Wing *

Evergreen Mak Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching (, born 18 December 1968), better known as Makbau (麥包), is a Hong Kong actor. He had been an actor with TVB for more than 30 years. Early life Mak was born in Shunde District, Foshan, China, and his ancestral h ...

as Choi Hiu *Winnie Yeung as Yuet Leung *Yeung Ying Wai as Yuen Tin Ha *Mark Kwok as Chun *Chung Chai Bo as Ting Chung Yee *Lo Lok Lan as Chun Tai Cho *

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as Ting
Better Halves AF page. Retrieved April 27, 2015

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Better Halves (Tv Series) 2003 Hong Kong television series debuts 2003 Hong Kong television series endings TVB dramas