Gigi Chao

The best stories of 2012 from South China Morning Post

30 Dec 2012

It's been a year of unforgettable stories from Hong Kong, China and around the world.

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Two Danish comics to write Sacha Baron Cohen's film of Gigi Chao's story

10 May 2013

Comedians Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam are reported to have signed up for the Hollywood film loosely inspired by Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao Sze-tsung's HK$500 million bounty to woo and ...

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Gigi Chao, partner and dad attend Dirty Dancing show … separately

21 Apr 2013

Gigi Chao and her father may have different opinions about how she lives her life, but that did not deter them from enjoying a night at the theatre under the same roof last night.

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Gigi Chao: I hope my parents accept my other half

12 Apr 2013

Gigi Chao, the lesbian daughter of property tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung, said she would never stop trying to get her parents to accept her partner. "I think it will be a great pity if I cannot...

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I was thrown out of the closet but decided to set a good example, says Gigi Chao

11 Apr 2013

It forced Gigi Chao, 33, out of the closet and into the middle of a global media frenzy as the world's most famous lesbian. Now she has emerged as a new leader in the fight for equal rights for...

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Gigi Chao - reluctant celebrity

29 Mar 2013

Wealthy people are definitely different. Not content with having her father publicly “out” her and drag her through the world’s press by offering a HK$500 million bounty for a husband to make her...

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Opinion

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Brickbats and Bouquets

This column receives various email responses, mostly from fans, but some which are just bizarre.

Once recently started: “Listen Fenton. I read that piece of c**p you wrote in the Post on 24...

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When readers write: (sic) thinking inside the inbox

This column receives various e-mail responses, mostly from fans, but some which are just bizarre.

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Wealthy have only themselves to blame

If you don't want to air your dirty laundry in public, don't talk to reporters. It's elementary but somehow people keep forgetting it.

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Cecil Chao’s 15 minutes of fame continues with Gigi pledge renewal

I don’t suppose any Hong Kong person seriously thought Cecil Chao, wealthy playboy of the parish and brother of shipping tycoon George, would ever become an international media star. But as Andy...

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Cityseen

Hong Kong Philharmonic's Classical Broadway concert

When Gigi Chao was studying in London, going to the theatre, museums and galleries were among her favourite pastimes. She still enjoys some cultural stimulation from time to time, such as Hong...

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ENTERTAINMENT

Film about 'dowry' must make me look good, says Cecil Chao

Property tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung said he would be happy to help Hollywood filmmakers create a comedy based on his HK$500 million marriage bounty offer for his daughter Gigi, but on the...

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