https://www.scmp.com/rss/523781/feed The latest news and top stories on Candice Yu On-on, Hong Kong film actress and singer. She is known for her career with Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s, starring in martial arts films. After retirement, she rekindled her acting career, earning Best Supporting Actress nominations. She is involved in the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ashlyn Chak Ashlyn Chak This is the 61st instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For five decades, Chow Yun-fat has been two people. There is the global superstar: the impossibly cool anti-hero of John Woo Yu-sum’s action classics such as The Killer (1989) and Hard Boiled (1992); the stoic, high-flying warrior of Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000); and one of the highest-paid actors in Chinese-language cinema. And then there is the man Hongkongers... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3328297/how-chow-yun-fat-became-hong-kong-cinema-superstar-without-losing-his-humility?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3328297/how-chow-yun-fat-became-hong-kong-cinema-superstar-without-losing-his-humility?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:15:13 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Lai Suen, a veteran actress best known for her role in one of Hong Kong’s longest-running television dramas, has died at the age of 93. Her niece, Gigi Lai Chi, also an actress who starred in multiple TVB dramas, posted a tribute on social media on Sunday. She shared black-and-white photos of her aunt over the years, as well as one of them together. “Your smile and warmth will forever remain in our hearts. We will miss you always,” she wrote. Lai Suen’s family confirmed on Sunday that she died... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323828/renowned-hong-kong-actress-lai-suen-star-iconic-tv-dramas-dies-aged-93?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323828/renowned-hong-kong-actress-lai-suen-star-iconic-tv-dramas-dies-aged-93?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:49:06 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Hong Kong is mourning the loss of two beloved film stars, Chow Chung and Suet Nei. Chow, known in recent decades for his roles as a “lovable old gentleman” in many local productions, died from pneumonia at the age of 92 on Friday, according to friends. Suet Nei’s family, meanwhile, said the actress, 77, succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Thursday, 10 days after the death of her husband, renowned kung fu choreographer Tang Chia. “It is a double whammy and a great loss to the sector,” Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317048/hong-kong-mourns-loss-2-stars-film-and-television-chow-chung-and-suet-nei?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317048/hong-kong-mourns-loss-2-stars-film-and-television-chow-chung-and-suet-nei?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:12:45 +0000