[Ta Kung Pao & The Sun 22/06/07]

Miss Hong Kong Outdoor Event Fills Janis Leung with Fear & Further Injury for Joey Mak

The 16 Miss Hong Kong contestants were in Zhaoqing yesterday filming some difficult outdoor activities climbing and sliding between the rocks and then riding the river rapids in rafts.

Although the girls were kitted out with safety gear, when Number 8 Janis Leung Wing Sze was attached to the first rope for rock-climbing, she suddenly went pale and called out: "I am not doing it, I am very scared!" Afterwards she explained that she is scared of heights and she has never gone on any roller coaster rides in her life and when she looked down from above, she had already felt uncomfortable and frightened. Asked if she is worried about this affecting her chances in the contest, she said: "There is nothing I can do, I am not brave enough to do it."

As for Number 1 Joey Mak Ho Yee who had injured herself earlier, she indicates that her injuries have recovered mostly, but she will be more careful in the future. However, she met with more trouble when the raft that she was riding in with Number 2 Lily Ho Ngo Yee suddenly capsized and in the water she complained about the pain after knocking her existing injury. As for her being rather accident-prone, is she worried about being accused of stealing the limelight? She says: "I hope not, I do not want to get hurt." Lily is glad that she was not injured and says that she does like exciting activities, so she wants to go and do the climb again. Although she can swim, she was still very frightened when she fell in the water: "I did not know how deep the water was and when the raft knocked into me, I could barely breathe. (Will this leave a bad memory?) No, it was good fun."

Daughter of veteran actress Leung Siu Ling, Number 14 Candice Chiu Ka Dik says she likes outdoor activities, but her mother would not let her take part in them, so she could only try them after she went to Australia to study. Asked if her mother knows about her taking part in these activities, she says that her mother has come back to Hong Kong and does know, but she did not scold her and just told her to get more rest because she has become a little hoarse recently.

At one point, there was some dissatisfaction from the local tourists as they complained about the filming getting in the way of their enjoyment.

http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/06/22/UL-754767.htm
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[Ta Kung Pao 22/06/07]

Michael is Gracious, Charmaine is Embarrassed

As company spokesmodel, Charmaine Sheh took part in a promotional event yesterday for HK Health Check, along with guests Michael Miu, Eunis Chan, Wong Yi Hing and Karl Ng, who were all presented with Black Card memberships worth $100,000.

After their rumours whilst filming together, Charmaine seemed a little unnatural when asked to pose with Michael, but Michael was very gracious and even put his hand on her shoulder, laughing: "Don't say that we did not want to be photographed together!" Afterwards, Charmaine denied being embarrassed and says that Michael has a wife, so she does not want any more rumours. So did she help Michael get the job yesterday? Charmaine denies that she introduced him to the company and says that her reports with him are not gossip, just jokes. Charmaine says that she will do a body check once a year nad hopes that her membership will also benefit her family.

Michael seemed relaxed whilst talking about the rumours and smiles as he explains: "It turns out that Charmaine has a friend who is also called 'Sam Gor' [Michael's Nickname], so this led to a misunderstanding. In reality, I only every buy flowers for my wife and will never give them to any other women." Michael laughs that it doesn't matter what the magazines write as long as it is entertaining, but to do things that are detrimental to others is not a good thing. As for Charmaine revealing that he has never had a body check before, he admits this and says: "I have been evading having a health check because I am worried if they will find something. However, I do understand the importance of health now and I will try to cut down on my smoking for this reason." Also, Eunis reveals that she had a tumour earlier, but it has since been removed. She has learned from this the importance of good health.

http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/06/22/UL-754765.htm



[Ta Kung Pao 22/06/07]

Esther Kwan Would Like Another Child

Esther Kwan took part in a children's healthy brain yoga event yesterday where she joined a group of children for a yoga class. As a mother herself, whenever she sees cute children, then she will join in to play with them and hand out stickers to make them happy. Asked why she did not come along with her daughter, she says that she had to work in the morning and could not bring her daughter. She would like her daughter to take part in these events with lots of other children, but she does not have time for now and she has not yet taken her little girl to playgroup either. However, she has employed a private tutor for her and is teaching her English and Mandarin.

Esther's daughter is now 18 months old and is learning how to spin around and stand on her tip toes. Esther picked up some children's yoga tips so she will be teaching her daughter when she gets home. After becoming a mother, Esther has taken part in a lot of these children's events and she smiles that she is earning more money: "This is beside the point though, the most important thing is that I am learning something." She says that whenever she meets people with children, then she will share experiences with them, so she has picked up a lot of advice. Asked if she plans to write a book, she smiles that all her knowledge has been picked up from others, so she will have to have at least four or five kids before she is advanced enough. She says she would like to have another child, but will think about this later.

http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/06/22/UL-754762.htm



[The Sun 22/06/07]

Sammul Chan Cashes in Thanks to "First Beat"

Sammul Chan, Fiona Yuen, at17, Lulu Ng, Nat Chan and wife Cecilia Wong were guests at the premiere of "Shrek the Third" earlier and Fiona was asked about the reports that her boyfriend was spending the night at her home. She says: "He just took me home after we went out for dinner. My family of five is living at my home now, so there is no way he could have stayed over!"

Sammul was asked about the poor ratings for "On the First Beat" and he says: "I don't know why. It needs time and maybe when the storyline picks up, then it will get better. (Is it because of the rumours between Michael Tao and Sonija Kwok that is affecting ratings?) It is hard to answer this question." However, he does reveal that thanks to the series his income has increased this month by a six figure sum. Also he reveals that when he was at a spa in Thailand, a female masseuse was staring at him when he stripped naked and the shock made his body stiffen up like a vampire.

"On the First Beat" has come under fire from the netizens as being unoriginal and copying storylines from other sources. Also it has been pointed out that the criminal who killed Michael Miu's character in the series prequel "The Academy" has returned as an officer in the Police Training School in a baffling continuation error.

Kate Tsui is continuing to come under fire for her overacting and her poor attempts to reprise the Maggie Cheung Man Yuk role from the 80's. Producer Wong Wai Sing supports her though, saying: "I had spoken to Kate and she says she is a little unhappy, but have consoled her. To have this kind of response indicates she has done extremely well and when her role changes, then it will not be as bothersome."

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[The Sun 22/06/07]

Stephen Wong's Fans Proclaim their Love For Him

Stephen Wong Ka Lok is still a relative newcomer at TVB, but with good looks and a healthy image, he has gained quite a fan base and he treats his fans very well, often meeting with them for gatherings. When asked if any fans have professed their feelings to him, Stephen says: "Yes, then have. Some will e-mail me to tell me! They provide me with a lot of their personal information and some will even tell me that they love me. (Will you respond?) I respond to them out of politeness and I will not avoid them. Young people nowadays have a very vivid imagination, so if you do not handle it properly, then it will be very easy to lead to misunderstandings."

Many artistes like to have gatherings for fans to meet them at close quarters. Stephen says: "There are a lot of people who have supported me since I first entered the industry and I do not treat them as fans, but as friends. The most important thing is that we now how to respect each other."

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[Ta Kung Pao 21/06/07

Wong Cho Lam is Not Interested in Ada Choi

Wong Cho Lam and Ada Choi have been linked recently in rumours that they were dating after they were spotted arm in arm at a film premiere. Yesterday Cho Lam was interviewed on a radio show and he denied that they were dating. As for Ada holding his arm, he says that they are like big sister and little brother. He insists that there will not be any sparks between them and there is no chance of them dating. The reports indicate that Ada is 33 and he is just 27 and he smiles: "This is true, I never knew that Ada would say, but these things cannot be kept a secret."

Cho Lam says frankly that when he saw the report, he found it very funny and he believes that the story will keep going in the future. As for suggestions that his mother likes Ada, he says that some reporters did knock on his mother's door at 11pm and she was quite scared. He says he has spoken to the company about this and they understand that it is all just gossip. He does not currently have a girlfriend yet and he hopes that Ada will not say too much about courting him, otherwise he will lose his market even though he is available.

http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/06/21/UL-754261.htm



[Ta Kung Pao 21/06/07]

Suki Chui Will Do Well if she Stays Obedient

Suki Chui took part in a fashion show for a fashion label yesterday and also modelled the new yoga range with a couple of yoga poses, sharing a feeling of nature. As this is her first yoga demonstration, Suki had three practice sessions and fortunately the moves were not too difficult, so she could handle it.

Suki has been doing a lot of exercise in her spare time and she likes going to play badminton with her friends the most because doing sport on your own is quite boring. Asked if her boyfriend has joined her, she says he has not because she prefers to go out with her girlfriends as it is fairer. As for the rumours that Shirley Yeung was frozen by TVB due to the reports about her dating, has Suki been urged to avoid dating by the company? She smiles that they just told her to work hard and she has been very busy lately and not had enough sleep, so she has not had time to go dating. As for Shirley's case, Suki says she should not comment because this is a company decision. Is she scared by what happened to Shirley? She says: "No, but I will not talk much about my love affairs, because fans want to know more about my work. (How is your relationship with your boyfriend?) Don't talk about him! We are just the same as normal really."

http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/06/21/UL-754265.htm



[The Sun 21/06/07]

Bosco & Myolie Hand in Hand Being Chased by a Dog

Bosco Wong and Myolie Wu are currently busy filming for "War of In-Laws 2007" and as they play a married couple in the show, then they have the perfect excuse to be together every day. At around 9pm on Tuesday, they were working in Central in a scene that tells of them being handcuffed together and as they run away, they meet an angry dog who scares them running. As the weather was very hot, they immediately wiped their sweat away as soon as the shot was finished and in between takes, Bosco was busy fanning himself whilst Myolie drank a whole bottle of water in one go. Before the shoot, they seemed to keep to themselves as they stood apart from each other as Myolie joked with the crew and Bosco was playing with the dog. Only when they were rehearsing did they get back together again.

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[The Sun 21/06/07]

Bobby Not Interested in Hot Pants Toby

TVB new series "Cold Encounters of the Third Kind" cast members Bobby Au Yeung, Toby Leung, Angela Tong and Chloe Nguyen were filming at Tsuen Wan's Lido Bay yesterday in a scene that tells of Bobby who has a judo class being unhappy at Angela's beach volleyball class stealing all his students, so he goes along to crash the class and seek revenge on Angela, but he is absorbed into the lively atmosphere and joins in with the beach volleyball.

With her great figure, Toby kept herself rather covered up and did not show it off as much as Chloe. Asked if she usually wears bikinis on the beach, Toby says: "I do like watersports and before I entered the industry, then I would wear [a bikini] but now I daren't do it. I did go wakeboarding a little before, but I have to film now and would rather spend my days off sleeping at home." Maybe because the girls were all so covered up, Bobby did not seem too interested as he hid away to one side and had a quiet nap instead.

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[Wen Wei Po 20/06/07]

"Family Link" Stars Celebrate Success and Hope for Sequel

TVB series "The Family Link" reached an average of 38 points in its finale and peaked at 44 points, reaching the top average ratings for 2007 and to celebrate this, TVB spent a five figure sum on a banquet at the Royal Plaza hotel for the cast and crew to celebrate, totalling 11 tables. As well as the three 'housewives' Kiki Sheung, Sheren Tang and Cecilia Yip, their long suffering 'husbands' Al Wai, Michael Tse and Derek Kok joined producer Lam Chi Wah at the event and TVB Executives including Stephen Chan, Virginia Lok and Tommy Leung were also there to share the celebrations.

Asked whether they will be filming a sequel for this series, Kiki says that they could change it into a sitcom that focuses around the day-to-day events around the three ladies. Sheren smiles that she hopes to send her children away to boarding school for the sequel, then she can turn pretty again and follow her dreams and ambitions. As for Michael, he is also in favour of a sequel, because there are a lot of suitable topics in the press every day.

Talking of whether the hardest thing for a man to bear is finding his wife has been unfaithful, Michael says: "I think the most painful would be to see it with your own eyes rather than to hear about it. It would really hurt." Asked jokingly how he would react if it happened to him, Michael smiles that he is rather lucky and has never met with anything so terrible.

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[Wen Wei Po 20/06/07]

Miss Hong Kong Contestants Watch Dragon Boat Races

At the dragon boat festival yesterday, the 16 Miss Hong Kong contestants were joined by last year's winners Aimee Chan, Janet Chow and Koni Lui at Shatin's Shing Mun River to watch the races and support the TVB team. Aimee indicates she has never paddled in a dragon boat before, but was the drummer once. Asked whether the men would paddle faster when she was beating the drum, she was a little embarrassed and smiled that she did not know.

Asked if she has been passing on her tips to this year's contestants, Aimee says that she told them that winning or losing is not important as long as they just be themselves and keep an open heart. This way they can be natural. Also, not to drink before bed to avoid looking puffy in the morning.

Koni says that there were a lot of people who called to her as 'The Puzzle Girl' after her character in her show, making her very happy. Many of the contestants indicated that this was their first time at the dragon boat races and only Number 11 Kendra Wong Chung Yin indicated that she once paddled in a dragon boat when she was studying in America, but she was very slow because she was not very rhythmic and afterwards, her arms were aching very badly.

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[Wen Wei Po 20/06/07]

Tracy Ip Has New Rumours Thanks to Sheila Chan

Tracy Ip was an MC yesterday at the Annual Dragon Boat race in Shatin yesterday and was asked about the recent reports suggesting that she had been out for a meal with Sheila Chan, Isabella Kau and a man, who Sheila and Isabella were 'introducing' to her [for favours]. Sheila had suggested afterwards that someone had tipped off the press about the meeting and that Tracy would not be attending anything similar again in the future, maybe hinting that it was Tracy who had tipped off the press. Asked abou this, Tracy said: "I do not think she is saying I tipped off the press and I did not. Anyway, this is very bad press and no-one wants this kind of news." Asked how the reporters found out about the meeting, Tracy said: "Maybe it was because I had been to a public event beforehand and then they followed me afterwards. I did not know about them at all." Asked if she knew she would be dining with a man beforehand, Tracy says that she knew that Sheila and Isabella would be bringing a friend, but she only found out it was a man when she got there.

http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/06/20/EN0706200010.htm

From the top: 'School Hunk', 'Hong Kong Tony Jaa', 'Spotty Ron Ng', 'Tall Huang Xiaoming', 'Hairy Cheung Hok Yun', 'Long Haired Kenneth Ma', 'Smiley Rain', 'Lee Jun Ki Lookalike', 'Hong Kong Pei Yongjun', 'Skinny Kiu Bo Bo', 'Uncle Shades'

[The Sun & Ming Pao 19/06/07]

Mr Hong Kong Second Interviews

TVB arranged for 32 contestants to visit TVB City yesterday to attend the second round of interviews for this year's Mr Hong Kong Contest. Among them were hot favourite 'School Hunk' Yuen Wai Ho, 'Smiling Rain' and 'Joseph Cheng Lookalike' as well as a big group of musclemen. The standards this year seem quite high, so there is quite a competition this year. However, there are a number of odd entries, among these are 'Spotty Ron Ng', 'Hong Kong Tony Jaa' and 'Tall Huang Xiaoming' who are all confident in their looks and their talents.

After the first round of interviews, the oddities had been ousted and there were plenty of muscles in the remaining 32 contestants. Among them was James, who is a personal trainer and boasts a 39 inch chest and 15 inch arms and also 'Hairy Kenneth Ma' Raymond and 'Big Guy' Michael.

26-year old 'School Hunk' Yuen Wai Ho has become the hot favourite after the first round and he has successfully returned for this event, where he appeared with a guitar and looking calm. As for 'Smiling Rain', he immediately posed for the press when he arrived, and although his body is a little different and he loses out on just being 5 ft 5 ins tall, his smile is very much reminiscent of the real Rain. Son of veteran movie actor Siu Kam did not get through to the next round despite his performance of 'Romeo and Juliet' for the first round. Nick from E-kids made it to the second round and although he was once an artiste, he was very secretive around the press, wearing a cap and keeping his head down.

The Mr Hong Kong contest will take place on 11th August and will be split into the 16-22 year old 'Youth' category and the over-22 'Maturity' categories, with six or seven contestants in each group.

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[The Sun & Ming Pao 19/06/07]

Myolie Wu Compliments Feng Shao Feng - Michael Miu Celebrates 49th Birthday

Bosco Wong and Myolie Wu are back in the limelight, but separately! After the string of gossip following Bosco, Myolie has been linked with 'Shanghai Daniel Wu' Feng Shao Feng in a magazine report. Asked about this, Myolie seems to be defiant to Bosco, saying that she is good friends with Feng.

Myolie was joined by Michael Miu, Sheren Tang, Hacken Lee, Raymond Lam and Gigi Wong at the premiere for the MV to the theme song of "The Drive of Life". Asked about her 'quick fling' with the mainland star of the show, Myolie was not angry and smiled: "Do you think it is like eating instant noodles? I have to enjoy the flavour. Maybe he is a newcomber that people have not met before, so it is a good story that we can use as promotion for the show." Myolie admits that she finds him 'quite handsome' and when asked if she is supporting Mainland or Hong Kong 'products', she says: "They each have their merits. One is slim, one is fat, how can you compare? Oh, don't tell him (Bosco) that I said he is fat! It's just that Feng is quite skinny, whereas he is more built." Myolie goes on to say she has a 'market' and will not be exclusive to Bosco.

Yesterday was also Michael's 49th birthday, so TVB arranged for a cake that featured a girl in a bikini playing golf for him. Sheren gave him a birthday kiss on behalf of everyone and he jokingly brought his gossip to the surface: "Tommy Leung told me to go out and court the girls, so I courted his daughter and I hold her hand all the time!" Having just lost his phone, he received a new one from his wife as a birthday gift. He says he will be celebrating with his family and Toby has sent him a birthday SMS.

As the series is a joint production with CCTV, Hacken is honoured to be given the chance to sing the theme song in Cantonese and to work with Joseph Ku. Just the production for the music video came to HK$600,000. He says: "I am very honoured that my Cantonese song will be aired on CCTV. Originally there was to be a Cantonese and a Mandarin song, but because of the links to the 10th anniversary of the Return of Hong Kong, then both dialects will feature in the song instead." TVB Executive Virginia Lok was asked about Ho Ding Kwan starting his first day at ATV and the start of the 'big clash', but she says that this is not the first time that TVB has faced a strong opponent and if they all unite, then any opponent will not pose a problem.

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[The Sun 19/06/07]

Bobby Rescues Toby From Suicide

Bobby Au Yeung and Toby Leung were filming on the roof of a Causeway Bay building yesterday in a scene for "Cold Encounters of the Third Kind" where Toby's character tries to commit suicide by jumping off the 19th floor of a building. Although there was a body double for the dangerous scenes, the shoot was filmed at around noon and the sun beat down at around 32 degrees, but standing on the temporary platform to do the falling scenes, Toby still worked very hard.

Bobby was dripping with sweat during the shoot and he arrives just in time to rescue Toby, but she slips and needs Bobby to grab her hand.

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[The Sun 19/06/07]

Steven Ma Sees Fala and Linda as Younger Sisters

Steven Ma, Linda Chung and Fala Chen took part in the blessing ceremony for new series "Golden Destiny" yesterday and Steven says that he is not afraid of any rumours from filming this series. "I am a couple with Linda in the show and we have worked together before without any rumours, so I see her as a younger sister." Although he will also be working with gossip queen Fala, he says he has played her elder brother on two occasions, so he is not worried about any rumours.

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[The Sun 19/06/07]

Lily Ho: I can Lose the Weight

This year's Miss Hong Kong contestants were interviewed by Metro Radio yesterday before taking part in a beauty event, where they have been offered beauty and slimming treatments. 'Miss Hips' Number 2 Lily Ho Ngo Yee was asked if she would be trimming down her hips and she syas: "No, I hope that I can slim down my whole body." She also says that she has learned how to deal with the pressure and admits that she was upset at first by the criticisms, but now she finds that silence is golden. She injured her ankle whilst filming on location in Beijing and is also suffering from an allergic reaction, so she hopes to have recovered by the time she wears her swimsuit again.

As for Number 1 Joey Mak Ho Yee who fell over on the Great Wall, she says she has been recovering gradually and her father has been helping her clean her wound every day. Aside from this, Number 9 Grace Wong Kwan Hing who has been sporting cellulite in her pictures, she says that the treatments will help her reduce this and balance the colour tone of her skin.

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[The Sun 19/06/07]

Niki and Kevin at Beauty Event

After rumours that she has been frozen by her record company for dating, Niki Chow appeared at a promotional event with rumoured boyfriend Kevin Cheng yesterday, showing off their compatibility and young love as she played about with her beau.

Niki wore a baby pink dress at the event and as Kevin did not know how to put on his facial mask, Niki immediately offered a helping hand. During their photos, the reporters asked Niki to step forward, but Kevin said tactlessly: "Girls only do that because it makes them look slimmer!" This embarrassed Niki somewhat and she pulled a playful cutie 'unhappy face' at Kevin.

Afterwards, Niki and Kevin were joked at by the press for appearing as a couple and she once again pulled a cutie tantrum face at the reporters. Asked why she has suddenly become so feminine, Niki smiles she is not and then suggested that because there are strawberries to eat at the event, she is especially happy.

Asked if she has put on a mask for Kevin before, she says: "No! I just did it for him then. Cosmetics nowadays are very convenient and I am very lazy, so I rarely go to the beauticians." Kevin says he is also quite lazy, but he feels that as he grows older, it is time to start using face masks."

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[The Sun 19/06/07]

Bowie Lam Bids Farewell to Mother

Bowie Lam's mother Ms Leung Yung Ho passed away on 4th of June at the age of 84 and her funeral was held in Shatin yesterday. Bowie often went travelling with his parents and was very close to his mother. He feels that being able to bid his mother a final farewell, then she left without any regrets. He is very thankful to the producer of his series "Jewel's Splendor" Chik Kei Yi for offering to rearrange the schedules even without asking so that he could take time to make the final preparations for his mother's funeral.

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[Ta Kung Pao & The Sun 17/06/07]

Bosco Stocks Up Own Wardrobe to Film "War of In-Laws" Sequel

Liza Wang, Bosco Wong, Myolie Wu and Joyce Tang were filming yesterday at the Woo Kai Sha Youth Camp on location for "War of In-Laws 2007" in a scene that tells of magazine editor Liza still thinking about her work when she goes into hospital and is calling her staff in to discuss work with her and not even listening to her son Bosco. During filming, Liza was walking around on the grass and was sweating in the beating sun and for Bosco, wearing his fashionable purple leather shoes, shirt and knitted cardigan, he was even hotter and in between takes, he quickly took his cardigan off to cool down.

Bosco also reveals that the company has found many designer sponsors for his outfits in the show, but he has also invested a five-figure sum in stocking up his own wardrobe for the show. When the reporters called him vain, he revealed that his good friend Raymond Lam is even more vain whereas the seemingly clean cut Kevin Cheng is not picky at all. When Myolie heard about his five-figure wardrobe, she laughed at Bosco, calling him daft: "I would not do that, the company has sponsors and a lot of the clothes are items I cannot afford." Asked if they will get married in the show, Bosco says: "I don't know yet, but we will have our secret weapon later. (You are announcing your relationship?) I am not talking about that."

Also Liza indicates that this time she will be playing a posh person, so she will not be torturing Myolie like last time. She also reveals that she has to wear high heels in the show, but her knee injury is still not better, so she will bring her flat shoes with her to wear in between shots. Asked about the news of Lydia Shum being back in hospital, Liza says that she did meet Lydia for lunch earlier and she was fine, so she believes that this is just for a check up.

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[The Sun 17/06/07]

Fala Chen Photographs her Pregnant Look

Fala Chen took part in a cosmetics promotion yesterday and demonstrated make-up on a model. She reveals that in her new series "Golden Destiny", she plays a pregnant woman: "Earlier when I was filming for 'Heart of Greed', it was Tavia who had to play the pregnant lady and I would pat her belly, now I can pat my own belly and I have been watching the actions of pregnant ladies to play my part. (When will you be a mother?) It won't be for a while yet, although I do like children, being a parent is a huge responsibility."

Talking of father's day, Fala indicates that her father is in America, so she will be calling him to send her wishes. As for whether she will be joining rumoured karaoke-heir boyfriend to celebrate the occasion with his father, she smiles that she has to work.

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[Ming Pao Father's Day Special 17/06/07]

Playful Screen Father and Son - Al Wai & Leung Yat Yu

Al Wai and child actor Leung Yat Yu show a great resemblance to each other and seem to have a great father-son affinity with each other after playing father and son in "The Family Link" and also in the film "2 Become 1", so little wonder that they are often mistaken as real life father and son too!

Reunited for this Father's Day special report, Al and Yat Yu have joined for a day of fun, ice-skating and then showing off their ball skills. Donning their skates for the first time, the duo quickly learn their skills on the ice thanks to the efforts of an instructor. Al had barely balanced himself, but 'fat kid' Yat Yu had already plucked up courage to take a few steps, winning over his screen dad. After posing for a photo, Al wipes his brow and sighs: "Luckily I did not fall over!"



Moving into the games arcade, 'father and son' shoot some hoops, but this time Yat Yu loses to Al. Then on the skipping machine, Al shows off his skills as Yat Yu looks on in admiration as Al wins again. As they pose on the merry-go-round for a photo, it just shows that friendly competition builds a good relationship. During the photoshoot, Al laughs at the squinting Yat Yu and says: "Look at you! You can't se your eyes..." Having far too much fun, Yat Yu sends a couple of friendly punches his way and even wants to push the cake into Al's face, but he uses the usual trick of calling out for Kiki Sheung, who is usually the ultimate winner in their contests!



Al has played a number of father figure roles in recent years, firstly in "Love is Hope" where he had a pair of twins and then moving on to be the father of Leila Tong and Linda Chung and working twice as Yat Yu's father. However in real life, Al is yet to become a father. "Many friends have said that Yat Yu looks like me and Kiki says he is like a brick, you have to push him to move him. I feel that what we can learn from him is that he does not know how to act, but this means he is natural. If his acting was too good, then he would be too 'smooth' and this would lose its reality. Working with children is quite hard work and the hardest thing with Yat Yu is being ready for his ambushes, becuase he wants to beat me. Before we shoot, we are always play fighting and although it is hard work, children are only fun when they are active."

Al remembers his relationship with his own father as a child and they were like friends. He has a scar on his head that was left after he played too hard with his father and ended up injuring himself. Al has been married now for 6 years and he reveals that he and his wife have a "Project 4 million", where they plan to become parents next year. His wife will then give up work to be a full time mother and he may arrange for them to live in Canada, where he hopes they will have the best environment to grow up in.



Al has recently earned himself the role of 'King of Supporting Actors' and after twenty years experience in the industry, he feels that becoming a father will benefit his acting in the future. He is a rather thoughful father figure as during the interview, there were morals in his words, but they were not without his wit. Asked which famous person he would like as his father, he says: "Bruce Lee! He is my top idol and having a kung fu dad would make other people jealous." Asked what he would say to his children in the future, Al talks about "Conversations with God". He says: "I would talk about religion to my children, the details of 'Conversations with God' and how the world has a destiny and how people have to show responsibility for their actions." It turns out that Al has researched the nine personality types and he smiles when he was young, his ambition was to become a philosopher because he just wanted to do the thinking and not the doing.

In order to have a common ground with his children, Al has started to learn to use a computer. Usually his hobbies are drinking and singing karaoke, but he cannot take his children out drinking with him in the future. He smiles: "By then, whatever they want to do, then I will be obliged to accompany them."



Child star Yat Yu is in Primary 3 and has become noticed after appearing with Al in "The Family Link". However, his association with Al has led to some jealousy from his real dad! Yat Yu is the youngest son and is the favourite in the family, so when Papa Leung returns from work every day, he will always be seekng out 'little brother'. Recently, people have mistaken Yat Yu as Al's real son and this has made Papa Leung a little unhappy. Yat Yu consoles his dad and has made him a special father's day card this year.



Asked what his ideal dad would be like, Yat Yu says: "My dad is already great, but he can be better!" It seems that there is room for improvement for Papa Leung. Asked to choose an ideal 'famous father', Yat Yu chooses Gilbert Lam from "Cross Border Daddy" because he likes to have his dad with him all the time, so Gilbert's father character would be the most suitable.

Asked what he would like his father to talk to him about, Yat Yu says: "I would like my dad to say that he is taking me on holiday in the summer and will buy me some new games. This would make me the happiest!" Originally Papa Leung had to work for Father's Day this year, but Yat Yu asked him to spend more time with him, so in the end, his dad was able to take half a day off to spend a Happy Father's Day together.

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[The Sun 17/06/07]

Kiki Sheung Says she is a Good Cook

Kiki Sheung was the latest guest on TVB Pay Vision's "Starry Kitchen", where she made a western dish. She says that she has always been a good cook and has learned her skills from a young age from her mother. Her strength is Chinese cookery and she smiles that when she was young, she only learned about 70-80% from her mother, but after a lot of practice, she has exceeded her mother's skills now.

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