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Leslie Cheung was the youngest of 10 children. His father was tailor to the late William Holden. Leslie's parents divorced when he was young, and he claims this is one reason for his disinterest in marriage. Following graduation from secondary school, he studied at Leeds University in Great Britain. Upon his return to Hong Kong, he entered the 1976 ATV Asian Music Contest, where he took second prize. He went on to perform on stage, television and in teeny-bopper movies. It wasn't until he was cast in the role of "Kit" in John Woo's A Better Tomorrow (1986) that his acting career took off; he has since performed in some of the best-known Hong Kong movies of the last decade, working under the direction of such directors as Kaige Chen, Wong Kar-Wai, Hark Tsui and, of course, Woo. Leslie emigrated to Canada in 1992, but soon returned to Hong Kong, demonstrating his intention to remain past the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China through his purchase of real estate and opening of a coffee shop in the colony.

Leslie jumped from the landmark Mandarin Oriental hotel in the central business district early in the evening on 1st April 2003, leaving a suicide note that was found on the body.

With a career that began in her early childhood, Anita Mui is the queen of Hong Kong's pop-music industry. After she won a singing contest in 1982, her life in the limelight began. In the early stages of her career her image was a little bit tomboy-ish and sexy (which was the reason she was called the "Madonna of Hong Kong"), and some of her songs were considered too risqué, with one of them, "Bad Girl", actually being banned from airplay due to its suggestive content. She started her acting career at about the same time, often starring with Anthony Chan, including Huai nu hai (1986) and One Husband Too Many (1988). Other acting partners included Jackie Chan and Leslie Cheung. Both her singing and acting careers were a success. She won an enormous number of "Best Female Singer" and "Most Popular Female Singer" awards in the 1980s, and her acting career's climax was winning "Best Actress" awards (Golden Horse Award and the inaugural Golden Dragon Awards in Taiwan, Hong Kong Film Award, and the Pan-Asia Pacific Film Festival) in 1987 for Stanley Kwan's "Rouge" Rouge (1987). In the early 1990s she announced her "half" retirement from the singing industry. However, by popular demand, she continued to record albums and to act in movies, and by 1994, she engineered a full comeback to great critical and popular acclaim.

She passed away from cervical cancer on December 30th, 2003. Many of her friends were with her in her last hours.

Shih Kien was born on 1 January 1913 in Shígang Village, Panyu, Guangdong, China. He was an actor and production manager, known for Enter the Dragon (1973), Rivals of Kung Fu (1974) and Na Zha nao dong hai (1957). He died on 3 June 2009 in Hong Kong, China.

A native of Fujian province, Ng Man Tat was a graduate of the class of 1974's TVB Television training program where he quickly showed his chops thereafter acting in the Hong Kong television variety show 'Enjoy Yourself Tonight' and onto long running serials in 'Chor Lau Heung' and 'Police Cadet 84'. It wasn't until 1990 that he elevated his stature on the big screen pairing his complementary comedic timing as sidekick to Stephen Chow in the Cantonese dialect HK blockbuster 'All for the Winner'.

Chia-Liang Liu was born on 1 August 1936 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He was an actor and director, known for Drunken Master II (1994), Legendary Weapons of China (1982) and My Young Auntie (1981). He was married to Jing-Jing Yung and Hsiu-Hsia Ho. He died on 25 June 2013 in Hong Kong, China.

Ringo Lam was born on 8 December 1955 in Hong Kong. He was a director and writer, known for Full Alert (1997), City on Fire (1987) and Wild City (2015). He died on 29 December 2018 in Hong Kong, China.

Chang Cheh was the leading Martial Arts director in Hong Kong in the 1970s, now with close to 100 films to his name. His has influenced other directors such as John Woo and Liu Chiau Liang, and made famous such Hong Kong stars as Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Fu Sheng and Lung Ti. Chang has declared that he will stop working after he has made his 101st film. During the 1970s, Chang was the most prolific of the directors for the now legendary Shaw Brothers Studios, and most revered works include Dynasty of Blood (1973) (aka Blood Brothers) and the awesome film which is Five Deadly Venoms (1978) (aka Five Venoms).

Benny Chan Muk-Sing had worked for RTV and then for TVB as assistant director to Johnnie To Kay-Fung. He was later promoted to director. He served as the executive director for Raymond Wong Pak-Ming's "Goodbye Darling" in 1987 and then returned to ATV as producer and director. In 1990, he directed "A Moment of Romance". After fulfilling his contractual obligation with ATV, he concentrated in his film career. His most acclaimed film till now is "Big Bullet", which won him a nomination of Best Director in the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Fung Hak-On was born on 12 September 1948 in Shaxi, Zhonghsan, Guangdong Province, China. He was an actor and director, known for Police Story (1985), Kung Fu Hustle (2004) and Dragon Lord (1982). He died on 2 March 2016 in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

Shing Fui-On was born on 1 February 1955 in Hong Kong [now Hong Kong, China]. He was an actor, known for The Killer (1989), A Better Tomorrow (1986) and Tiger on Beat (1988). He was married to Chen Meizhi and Feng Yuehua. He died on 27 August 2009 in Hong Kong, China.

Originally Hong Kong's best known horseracing commentator. Two roles in mid-80s Hong Kong movies landed him many subsequent opportunities playing essentially the same two characters in many other films. #1 Uncle Bill (as in Jackie Chan's bumbling yet wisecracking police chief from Police Story) - as he showed up in all the sequels and many imitation action films. #2 Uncle Bill (as the bumbling wisecracking family man who somehow managed to win the lottery) in a film which his family wins the lottery and the many sequels that followed.

Phillip Ko was born on 18 June 1949 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He was an actor and director, known for Dian zi ge men zhan shi (1998), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) and Tiger on Beat (1988). He was married to Yukari Ôshima and Madie. He died on 30 March 2017 in Hong Kong, China.

Feng Tien was born on 4 June 1928 in Hunan Province, China. He was an actor and director, known for A Better Tomorrow (1986), Fist of Fury (1972) and Five Fingers of Death (1972). He died on 22 October 2015 in Hong Kong, China.

She was born in Shanghai, China, to Beijing opera performing parents. Thanks to a long and popular movie career and youthful looks, she is nicknamed 'The Evergreen Tree' of Chinese cinema. She began acting in movies in 1940 and acted in over 120 movies before she retired in 1973. her breakthrough was in a leading role in 'Xiao Feng Xian', a role by which she is still known first and foremost. Li li hua emigrated to the US after her retirement with her then husband, Yan Chun, who has since passed away.

Ricky Hui was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China on August 3, 1946. Ricky and his family moved to Hong Kong in 1950. His father played the violin and his mother loved Cantonese opera, therefore, Ricky and his siblings loved music and acting. Ultimately, Ricky and his brothers, Michael Hui and Samuel Hui, went into the entertainment industry. All three would appear in a score of comedy movies together. Ricky has also appeared in a number of vampire and horror movies, starring opposite Ching-Ying Lam as his apprentice.

Ricky is also a singer, and has released seven albums. He also wrote some songs for his brother Sam and has appeared in his concerts. In addition, Ricky appeared in stage productions. In 2001, a documentary was released, telling of Hong Kong's entertainment, called the "Laughing Kaleidoscope." It featured Ricky and other various artists on stage. In 2004, Ricky participated at the Sing Along Golden Hits Encore Concert and, in 2006, participated at the "Rosanne in Starry Night Concert."

Like his brothers, Ricky remains one of the most reputable celebrities in Hong Kong Show Biz.

A native of Guangdong province with Hakka roots, Golden Harvest studio president Raymond Chow was born in Hong Kong and considered to be a role model for success as a product of the parochial Catholic education system from China's past. Having first attended the legendary St. Stephen's College Preparatory School for Boys in the Stanley peninsula, Chow would migrate to Shanghai after his father's death during his middle school years to attend Shanghai's prestigious St. John's Secondary school and then on to college as a journalism major at St. John's University prior to returning to Hong Kong in 1949. A notable item in Chow's early resume prior to show business was his working in the audio visual department for the US Foreign service where he was later promoted as the radio program coordinator for the Voice of America in Hong Kong. This exposure landed Chow into the Hong Kong offices of the Shaw family from Singapore to direct their newly formed public relations and publicity operations in anticipation of usurping market share domination for the former island colony's entertainment dollar firmly held by their big studio rival Cathay/MPG&I studios run by the Loke family also of Southeast Asia. History has it that Chow would be the key catalyst in helping elevate Shaw Brothers as the new corporate 'Taipan' studio that would go on to dominate Hong Kong entertainment circles for the next twenty five years that is, until Chow himself who along with his defecting publicity apprentice Leonard Ho, would leave Shaws in 1970 to found the upstart Golden Harvest studios across town ironically at the newly defunct Cathay/MPGI studios compound. Having recruited other past Shaw alumni like directors Lo Wei, Huang Feng, Wu Chia Hsiang, Wu Ma and John Woo and stars like Cheng Pei Pei, Wang Yu, Michael Hui, Bruce Lee and a young stunt player named Jackie Chan, Raymond Chow and Company along with a reach that would extend across the pond to Hollywood, would quickly rise to become Shaws' main rival as a serious contender to dominate the box office for at home and abroad from the mid-1970s to the present.

Louis Cha was born on 10 March 1924 in Haining, Zhejiang Province, China. He was a writer and director, known for The Bride Hunter (1960), The Romance of the Condor Heroes (2014) and Sakra (2023). He was married to Lin Leyi, Zhu Mei and Du Zhifen. He died on 30 October 2018 in Hong Kong, China(undisclosed).

Shun-Yin Leung was born on 7 January 1929 in Hong Kong. She was an actress, known for Bloodsport (1988), Shuang xing ban yue (1975) and Hong lou chun shang chun (1978). She was married to Liáng Shùnyàn. She died on 13 August 2019 in Hong Kong, China.

Yue Wong was born in 1955 in Hong Kong, China. He was an actor, known for Dirty Ho (1979), The Proud Youth (1978) and How to Choose a Royal Bride (1985). He died on 17 May 2008 in Hong Kong, China.

James Wong was born on 16 February 1940 in Canton, China. He was an actor and composer, known for A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), The Big Boss (1971) and Once Upon a Time in China (1991). He died on 24 November 2004 in Hong Kong, China.

Hung-Lieh Chen was born on 7 June 1943 in Shanghai, China. He was an actor and director, known for Come Drink with Me (1966), Wo ban cai yun fei (1978) and Two Graves to Kung Fu (1974). He was married to Yin-Tze Pan. He died on 24 November 2009 in Hong Kong, China.

Kit Ying Lam was born on 27 April 1963 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She was an actress, known for A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Pandora's Box (1995), A Chinese Odyssey: Part 2 - Cinderella (1995) and The Bride with White Hair (1993). She died on 3 November 2018 in Hong Kong, China.

Coco Lee was born on 17 January 1975 in Hong Kong. She was an actress, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Runaway Bride (1999) and Mulan (2020). She was married to Bruce Rockowitz. She died on 5 July 2023 in Hong Kong, China.

With her signature wing-tip frame coke bottle glasses and imposing coif, 'Zaftig' TV-movie comedienne and celebrity personality Lydia Shum also known as 'Ah-Fay' to her fans stands out as one of the most recognizable and endearing entertainment icons in Hong Kong society whose celebrity ubiquity has spanned nearly 5 decades since she began her career in the early 60s as a teenage contract actress with Shaw Brothers studios. Like many within the minority Shanghai expatriate community residing in Hong Kong during the days of the crown colony, Lydia's versatility landed her supporting roles throughout her vast public career in both Cantonese and Mandarin dialect film and television often times playing pillow-talk girlfriends, classmates, sidekicks, siblings, handmaidens, chorus girls, bridesmaids and of course visual comic foil for literally the entire cavalcade of Hong Kong's Golden Age leading ladies including Connie Chan, Li Hua Li, Bo-Bo Fung, Heung-Kam Lee, Lily Ho, Meg Lam, Lin-Lin Li, Josephine Siao, Nancy Sit, Ming-Chuen Wang and Tina Ti before later graduating to TV award/variety show MCs and serials roles while still maintaining her staple of mostly big-screen Cantonese parts playing nosy landladies, pampered heiresses, neurotic matrons and doting mothers alongside Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Maggie Cheung, Sylvia Chang Vivian Chow, Sharla Cheung, Cora Miao Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Teresa Sun-Kwan Mo, Anita Mui and Anita Yuen (not to mention Lydia being their fourth wind slot for their Mahjong games after work) during the high-profile commercial success of the Hong Kong New Wave output through the 1990s. The history of celebrity girl power in the Hong Kong entertainment scene would not be complete without the mention of Lydia Shum.

Ping Ha was born on 6 October 1937 in Hong Kong, China. She was an actress, known for Full Throttle (1995), The Accidental Spy (2001) and Flash Point (2007). She was married to Wan Chueng and Yat-Fan Kong. She died on 5 August 2019 in Hong Kong, China.