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Hong Kong Coliseum
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Hong Kong Coliseum, commonly known as the Hung Hom Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena, in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built by the Urban Council and inaugurated on 27 April 1983, the coliseum has 12,500 seats, which is the second largest among indoor facilities in Hong Kong, only behind the 2005-opened AsiaWorld–Arena. It is now managed by the Leisure and Cultural Service Department of the Hong Kong Government, the Hong Kong Coliseum consists of a big arena and a number of conference rooms. The arena is rectangular with sides 41m each, with a concrete cement flooring, moreover, the floor can hold strong pressures up to 1,800 kg/m2, which cannot even be done by industrial buildings. This facilitates the set up of stages, platforms and sound equipments during concerts and other performances that requires an elevated stage. The Hong Kong Coliseum offers both open and sheltered areas for holding conventions and conferences, the demountable open stage provides the arena with an excellent forum for public assemblies as well as staging live television broadcasts of opening ceremonies. The reception room acts as an assistant facility for hirers of the arena, the room can hold 60 persons. Even though its name in Chinese roughly translates to Sports Arena. In addition, some universities rent it every year for congregation, some performances like ice-skating also choose Hong Kong Coliseum as their stages. It is also used every year from 1991 to hold the Miss Hong Kong Pageant and it also hosts a part of the FIVB World Grand Prix for volleyball every year. The Hong Kong Coliseum was one of the venues for the 5th East Asian Games that was hosted in Hong Kong in 2009, official website of Hong Kong Coliseum
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Eric Tsang
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Tsang is a Hakka of Wuhua ancestry. His father, Tsang Kai-wing, served in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force from 1940 to 1972. He fled to Taiwan to escape from the Independent Commission Against Corruption in 1976 after being convicted of corruption, in 2001, the Department of Justice seized his house in La Salle Road and later auctioned it for HK$4.35 million after 10 years of civil proceedings. Tsang Kai-wing died in Taiwan in 2011 with his son Eric, due to his popularity, Tsang is often the master of ceremonies in events organised by the Hong Kong television network TVB, and he was nicknamed Prize Master (獎門人）. In his youth, Tsang was a Hong Kong professional soccer player, Tsang began his showbusiness career as a stuntman. He is known for being a short plump guy with a habit of speaking before thinking and his insults have led to him being assaulted by rumoured triads over bad mouthing singer Joey Yung. As an MC in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, he often favours contestants in Hong Kong, nevertheless, Tsang also appeared in many successful Hong Kong films, gaining actor awards and nominations. Tsang is a devout Buddhist, often leading other actors in efforts to raise money for Hong Kong Buddhist temples, tsangs best friends are Natalis Chan and Alan Tam, who are also famous singers and actors from Hong Kong. His daughter, Bowie Tsang, from his first marriage, is a Mandopop singer, while his son, Derek Tsang, from his marriage, is an actor. Tsang has been friends with Tams family since childhood as their fathers were colleagues in the police force. Tsang is a cousin of former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Frederick Ma, Eric Tsang at the Internet Movie Database Official Website of Star East Holdings Ltd. founded by Eric Tsang
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Teresa Mo
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Teresa Mo Sun-kwan, with ancestry in Dongguan, Guangdong, is a Hong Kong actress. She started her career in the 1970s, and joined TVB in 1981 and she became famous for being cast in The Justice of Life, which was based on Stephen Chows works. In 1991 she made frequent appearances in feature films, in 1978, Mo was proposed to by then-boyfriend and fellow ATV colleague, Leslie Cheung. She married director Tony Au and they have two daughters, tenderhearted Teresa, ♥ Teresa Mo at the Internet Movie Database HK cinemagic entry
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Chapman To
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Chapman To, also known as To Man-chak, is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his roles in such as Infernal Affairs. To began his career in TV soap operas and moved to the big screen in 2000. He is best known for playing Tsui Wai-Keung in the Infernal Affairs trilogy and he remarried in 2005 to Kristal Tin. In 2006, he starred in Pang Ho-Cheungs film, Isabella with Isabella Leong, along with acting, To was also a radio personality for Commercial Radio 2. He hosted the show, On a Clear Day, a 2-hour morning show which was co-hosted by Michelle Lo, however, after a fall-out with the key personnel of the radio company, Chapman lost the radio hosting job in 2006. To is also an amateur photographer. In 2011, To was hired as the photographer for cantopop singer Prudence Liews album, to stated that this is the first time he is paid for his photography work. In March 2014, To express support for the Sunflower Student Movement in Taiwan and he was then involved in online arguments with some mainland netizens. Mainland netizens objected to Tos comments and some called for a boycott of Tos movies, the first two movies after the incident, Let Go for Love and Aberdeen, were affected by the boycott. In December 2014, To and Adrian Teh co-founded Dream Moon, a Malaysia-based film production company
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26th Hong Kong Film Awards
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Ceremony for the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 15 April 2007 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Bowie Tsang, Nick Cheung and Lam Chi-chung. Twenty-six winners in nineteen categories were unveiled, with film After This Our Exile being the years biggest winner, the ceremony also featured performances by Jay Chou, Eason Chan, Alive and Jane Zhang. The nominees were announced on 1 February 2007, over a hundred nominees contested for seventeen categories of awards. The front runners were Curse of the Golden Flower and After This Our Exile, below is a complete list of winners and nominees for the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards, which includes twenty-six winners and over a hundred nominees in nineteen categories. Besides the regular categories, two awards were given out this year, namely the Century Achievement Award and the Professional Achievement Award. The years biggest winner turned out to be After This Our Exile and its young actor Ian Iskandar also clinched the win for Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer. In the Best Asian Film category, nominee Still Life was withdrawn as it failed to meet the election criteria, the vacancy was filled by I Not Stupid Too. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger, official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards
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Election (2005 film)
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Election, is a 2005 Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To. Featuring a large ensemble cast, the film stars Simon Yam, the film premiered as an Official Selection at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, before being released in Hong Kong on 20 October 2005, with a Category III rating. A sequel to the film, Election 2, concluded the film, Lok is calm, patient and even-tempered, while Big D, who attempts to buy the election, is boisterous, impatient and quick-tempered. After bitter arguments from supporters of candidates in the likes of Uncle Cocky and Uncle Monk, Lok is elected as the new chairman. However, during an attempt in a holding cell, Big D, in a fit of rage, threatens to break with the Triad. The culture of the Triad emphasises brotherhood and unity, such a revolt would not be accepted by the Triad, both the heads of the Triad and the police want to avoid turf warfare. Meanwhile, a pursuit of the baton ensues in which Kun, who is recovering the baton for Big D catches up with Big Head, who holds the baton and is recovering it for Lok. The leaders are released on bail and after hours of pursuit between Kun, Jimmy, and Jet on route, Lok eventually receives the baton from Jimmy thus making his election official. Lok proposes a truce, which Big D accepts, on the terms that they will be partners, initially, this is a successful partnership, together they expand the Triads turf. In contrast to his behaviour, Big D becomes loyal to Lok. In the final scene, Lok and Big D are fishing on an afternoon, accompanied by Loks young son, Denny. While momentarily alone with Lok, Big D proposes that they share the power of chairman, Lok agrees to support Big D. However, seconds later Lok attacks Big D from behind, using a small boulder to repeatedly smash in his head. Denny and Big Ds wife return in time to see this, Lok orders his son to wait in the car, and proceeds to finish murdering Big D. He then runs after Big Ds wife, attacking her with a shovel and he buries both bodies, washes his hands in the water and goes to the car, where his visibly shaken son is waiting. At the end of its run in Hong Kong, Election grossed about HK$15.59 million. Clubs Ignatiy Vishnevetsky writes, To’s saga makes plain that self-interest, far more traditional ideas about honor. While that’s hardly a revelation, the writer-director deftly generates suspense from a mood of all-consuming untrustworthiness. Tartan Films has acquired all United States rights to this movie as of May 2006, the movie is notable in being nominated for 14 Golden Horse Awards in Hong Kong cinema
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Seven Swords
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Seven Swords is a 2005 Hong Kong wuxia film produced and directed by Tsui Hark, starring Leon Lai, Donnie Yen, Charlie Yeung, Sun Honglei, Lu Yi and Kim So-yeon. The story is adapted from Liang Yushengs novel Qijian Xia Tianshan and is completely unrelated to the novel except for some characters names. Seven Swords was used as the film to the 2005 Venice Film Festival. In the mid-17th century, the Manchus conquer the territories of the former Ming Empire, while nationalistic sentiments start brewing within the wulin, the Qing government immediately imposes a ban forbidding the common people from practising martial arts. The warlord Fire-Wind sees the new law as an opportunity to make a fortune so he offers to help the government execute the new rule, greedy, cruel and immoral, Fire-Wind ravages northwest China with his army and kills thousands of resistance fighters and innocent civilians. His next goal is to attack Martial Village, which houses a number of martial artists. Fu Qingzhu, an executioner, feels an urge to stop Fire-Wind so he sets forth to save Martial Village. He brings with him two young villagers, Han Zhibang and Wu Yuanying, to Mount Heaven to seek help from Master Shadow-Glow, Shadow-Glow allows his four students – Chu Zhaonan, Yang Yuncong, Xin Longzi and Mulang – to accompany the trio on their quest. He also gives each of them a sword he forged. The seven of them call themselves Seven Swords, the Seven Swords return to Martial Village in the nick of time and successfully defeat and drive away Fire-Winds soldiers. In order to buy time for the villagers to prepare for an evacuation, during the raid, Chu Zhaonan encounters Fire-Winds Korean slave girl, Green Pearl, and brings her along as they make their escape. As the villagers evacuate Martial Village and make their way into the hills and their food and water supplies are poisoned and their trail is marked by signs leading the enemy to them. The Seven Swords realise there is a spy among them and agree they must eliminate him/her before Fire-Wind catches up, Green Pearl immediately becomes the suspect because she does not speak their language. The situation is complicated by a romantic affair between Chu Zhaonan and Green Pearl. At one point, Green Pearl and Chu fall into a set by Fire-Wind. Chu uses his sword to free Green Pearl from a net cast by Fire-Winds men, while Chu is captured by the enemy, Green Pearl manages to escape and convey her message that Chu has been captured to the other swordsmen before succumbing to her injuries. The other six swordsmen travel to Fire-Winds base and engage him in battle to rescue Chu Zhaonan, during the Seven Swords absence, the spy, Qiu Dongluo, sets fire to the entrance to the cave to inform the enemy of the villagers whereabouts. He reveals his identity and begins killing the villagers systematically
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