The Mr. Hong Kong Contest, () abbreviated as Mr. HK (港生), is a
beauty contest
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for young men organized by the leading Hong Kong television station,
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
. The contest began in 2005, was suspended from 2012 to 2015 and in 2017, and then resumed. Winners have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong in the
Mister World contest.
History
Like the
Miss Hong Kong Pageant
Miss Hong Kong Pageant (), or Miss HK () for short, is an annual beauty pageant organised by local Hong Kong television station, TVB. The pageant was established in 1946, and acquired by TVB in 1973.
Regulations Recruitment
All participants ...
, top Mr. Hong Kong contestants are awarded to a contract with TVB, and many of them become promoted
television actor
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s. A contestant and runner-up in 2005,
Byron Pang, even went on to become a film star. In his first film role, in the 2009 Hong Kong movie
Amphetamine
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, his pubic hair, penis and testicles were fully exposed on camera, in several scenes.
The contest also has other
consolation prizes that vary slightly from year to year. Unlike their female counterpart, Mr. Hong Kong does not have specific first and second