Faye Wong back from Beijing

Alternative Canto-pop star Faye Wong, right, is to emerge from her self-imposed exile in Beijing where she has been ensconced with husband, mainland rocker Dou Wei, and baby, Ching-tung.

She made a rare appearance at a Commercial Radio-organised event in the Chinese capital during the summer, but now plans to appear with friends, Na Ying and Jeff Chang, in an FM Select concert at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 29. Next month, she will hold concerts in Guangzhou and be the guest at a major showcase of talent in Tokyo.

Phone hang-up Singer-actor-heartthrob Julian Cheung Chi-lam, below, is obviously among one of the lucky ones. Not only has his acting and singing career been going smoothly of late, he also has the love and support of award-winning actress Anita Yuen Wing-yee. For his birthday, Yuen left no stone unturned as she tried to get her hands on a nifty new mobile phone that she knew Cheung liked. Because of the demand there was a shortage of stock, but Yuen called the dealers so often they dug one up just to get her off their backs.

Too feminine Well, at least we know who the leading lady for Tsui Hark's new movie won't be. The Knock-Off director is due to start filming his new Hong Kong movie next month and has confirmed it will star Aaron Kwok Fu-shing. Bets were on that the female lead - which is a 'tomboy' role - might just be the right one to tempt Charlie Young, right, out of retirement. However, at a recent press conference, Tsui announced that Young, who played a gender-bending youth in The Lovers, was now 'too feminine' to play such a role.