IT'S 9PM and veteran Commercial Radio DJ Jan Lamb Hoi-fung is ready to head home after a hard day's work. But for creative partner Chang Tze-hin, aka Siu Hak, his day has just begun. It is this simple fact that inspired the two to collaborate on a new radio drama called Day And Night. This star-studded project - featuring Canto-pop singers Jacky Cheung Hok-yau and Sandy Lam Yik-lin - premieres today at 8.30 am on Commercial Radio Two and will be repeated at 11.30 pm. 'Jan and I are from two different worlds - he's active in the day and I'm active at night,' Siu Hak told Young Post. The two first joined forces last year to pen Pigeon Garden, a radio drama set in ancient China. 'The last time we collaborated, we only had several hours each evening to work together,' said Siu Hak. It was a hit with their listeners. The story of Day And Night spans from the 1980s to present day. It is a tale of love thwarted by numerous obstacles and accidents. 'This time the story will give people a sense of helplessness, and inspire them to think about whether some things are destined to happen,' said the 27-year-old. Apart from Cheung and Lam, Canto-pop stars Denise Ho Wan-si, Alex Fong Lik-sun and actor Anthony Wong Chau-sang have also lent their voices to the series. The drama also features World Cup competitions throughout the past two decades as both Siu Hak and Lamb are football fanatics. After graduating from Polytechnic University's School of Design in 1996, Siu Hak became a freelance designer of CD covers, commercials and comic strips. He met award-winning director Wong Kar-wai a few times and joined the film-maker's production team for the long-awaited movie, 2046. This is where he gained his first scriptwriting experience. 'I did write some stories for the movie - of course, they were not used [for the movie]. But the comments I got from Wong were very valuable,' he said. Siu Hak added that writing scripts for radio allowed his imagination to flow even further. 'As there is no visual element to radio, you can write more directly,' he said. 'And you don't have to consider a big production budget while creating the story.' Siu Hak revealed he was thinking up a police drama for another radio series this summer. The 25-episode radio drama, Day And Night, will be on air at 8.30 am and 11.30 pm on Commercial Radio Two every Monday to Friday Day And Night competition on Page 11
