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10 unusual facts about Asia Television Limited


Belinda Hamnett

For the past several years she has been contracted with TVB and ATV Hong Kong broadcast companies and did several Cantonese based television series for them.

Choi Kwok-wai

Choi Kwok-wai, also known as Frankie Choi, is a Hong Kong ATV actor, most notable for his role as Bill in the film Moments of Love.

David Siu

In 1994, he turned to work for ATV and devoted himself to running a 4-wheel drive conversion shop in Hong Kong.

Esther Kwan

Kwan began her acting career after high school at ATV from 1988 to 1993.

I Have a Date with Spring

This ending differs from the adapted ATV series, as although Butterfly and Karl meet again, she cannot forgive him for leaving her.

In 1995, "I Have a Date With Spring" was adapted into a television series by ATV, starring Sheren Tang as Butterfly Yiu and lasting a total of 40 episodes.

Kiki Sheung

Kiki was originally with TVB, but moved over to rival station ATV in 1995, moving back to TVB once again in 2002.

Lau Kong

Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when he first joined the now defunct network Commercial Television, he later joined RTV (now ATV, Lau would be an actor there from 1979-1982.

Paul Chung

In 1981, he had dispute with Commercial radio, and then turned to Asia Television Limited (ATV/RTV) to cast several TV drama.

Yee Man Lee

She won the 2001 ATV actress competition, and began her acting career at ATV.


Di Nü Hua

In 1979, Hong Kong's ATV adapted the play into a television drama titled Princess Cheung Ping (武侠帝女花), in a wuxia setting, starring Damian Lau, Michelle Yim and David Chiang.

Kowloon Tong

Broadcast Drive — a road where all of Hong Kong's free-to-air TV stations (TVB, ATV), Hong Kong's oldest radio station (Radio Television Hong Kong), and Commercial Radio Hong Kong are headquartered.

Tang Pik-wan

By 1968, Tang decided to go as a TV Actress, performing in Rediffusion, ATV and in TVB.

The Heroine of the Yangs

The Heroine of the Yangs (穆桂英) is a 2-season ATV series aired in Hong Kong in 1998, starring Amy Chan as the titular heroine Muk Gwai-ying of the Yang (Yeung in Cantonese) family.

Tsui Po-ko

In October 2001, Tsui and his wife appeared together in a couples version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on ATV and won HK$60,000, and they claimed they would donate some of the money to charity.