In 1840, he launched his own business in a joint venture with Wu Bingjian, also known as Howqua, a mentor for young Americans in China, a very important Hong merchant, head of the Canton Cohong and one of the richest men in China.
Chiu is the host of the 2013 Taiwan Reunion Program for NTU Early Graduates in commemoration of the 85th anniversary of National Taiwan University.
He hired Tim Starnes as music director, and Juhn's own voice was featured in Robert Schumann's Die Lotosblume.
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He moved to the United States at the age of 15 and after graduating from the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, he continued studying the art of singing in Vienna, Austria.
In 1851, she led an all-female army consisting of 6,000 warriors against the Egba fortress of Abeokuta.
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Hong Kong's health secretary York Chow stated that because the ingestion of the carcinogen will be a health risk, he supports an outright ban of the DEHP agent.
Chief Executive Donald Tsang declared that the high life-expectancy of Hong Kong demonstrates that concerns over air quality were not justified.
Amah Rock, a rock located on a hilltop in southwest Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23, which requires Hong Kong to pass security legislation concerning sedition against the Chinese government
He joined Hong Kong based Bulova SA for the 1983–84 season, and helped the club to secure second place in the First Division League.
Port calls during the past three deployments have included stops in Sydney and Perth, Western Australia, Manama (Bahrain), Jebel Ali (United Arab Emirates), Singapore, Kelang (Malaysia), Hong Kong (China), Pusan (Korea), Yokosuka (Japan), and Hawaii.
After serving as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong office of Munich Re for four years, Chan became a member of the Munich Re China Advisory Board and focused on his Legislative Council role.
After colonial service in Jamaica and Hong Kong, the Blakes retired to Myrtle Grove in County Cork, Ireland.
In the late 90s Hong Kong's Softhard and LMF were influential though their Cantonese dialect was foreign to Mandarin speaking regions, while Taiwan's MC HotDog, Da Xi Men, and Da Zhi were more widely intelligible in mainland China.
City Kids 1989, a 1989 Hong Kong film directed by Poon Man-kit and starring Andy Lau
This refers to Ge Hong's Baopuzi above (26, tr. Sailey 1978:159-160) criticism of "noblemen" from Luoyang who violated mourning rules by taking wushisan and getting drunk.
In 2008, he joined Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li Tzar Kai's financial news venture as executive editor and subsequently became senior vice president of Li's Pacific Century Group.
David Mercer MacDougall (1904–1991), colonial secretary of Hong Kong, 1945–1949
He was a runner up in the Hong Kong Open in 1989, losing 8–9 to Mike Hallett after leading 8–6.
The Imp (兇榜, 1981), Yu's horror movie with strong influence of Roman Polanski, is widely regarded as a forerunner of haunted-house movie in Hong Kong.
Lam was named Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) at its World Music Days in Hong Kong in 2007.
Eagle's Claw, 1978 Chinese language martial arts film made in Hong Kong
Instead, Miss Hong Kong 2008 first runner-up Skye Chan went for the competition and won the Miss Chinese International 2009 first runner up.
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Edelweiss was not invited to present at Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2009 and crown her successor Sandy Lau, Miss Hong Kong 2009, instead TVB invited Miss Hong Kong 1977 Ms Loletta Chu to crown for Lau.
In the MTR system of Hong Kong, Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau Station of East Rail Line serve as checkpoints for rail passengers between Hong Kong and mainland China and vice-versa.
It released its album on July 1, 2009 (a strong symbol, July 1 being the date of a popular protest rally in Hong Kong) and dissolved on July 5, 2009, after a two-night concert they had baptized "All Farewells Should Be Sudden" (and which featured Christina Chan Hau-man).
Future Cops, a 1993 Hong Kong action-comedy film loosely based on the Street Fighter video game franchise.
Marchenko gave a speech on "The development of Kazakhstan in the period of Globalization and the growth of financial markets" on 15 March 2006 at the Hong Kong Theater,Clement House, Aldwych, for the London School of Economics.
During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, Kwangchowan was often used as a stopover on an escape route for civilians fleeing Hong Kong and trying to make their way to Free China; Patrick Yu, a prominent trial lawyer, recalled in his memoirs how a Japanese civilian in Hong Kong helped him to escape in this way.
Hang Lung Group: a Hong Kong listed company in property development, car park management, property management and dry-cleaning businesses, and the parent company of Hang Lung Properties.
The legacy of the 1967 Hong Kong riots extends even to the Chinese lexicon; in Cantonese, a home-made bomb is often referred to as a Boh Loh (lit. Pineapple).
This nickname is used in Hong Kong but less so in mainland China and overseas communities.
Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Bank, a defunct bank of Hong Kong, now China Construction Bank (Asia)
Renowned musicians who have openly acknowledged Zhong's talents include pianist Constance Keene, Robert Koenig, Yuan Sheng, violist Hong Mei Xiao, violinist Daniel Phillips, Pierre Amoyal, Elmar Oliveira, Nathan Milstein (as mentioned above) among others.
Yang is also known for his books, including Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to the Cinemas of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China, I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action (with Jackie Chan), Eastern Standard Time: A Guide to Asian Influence in American Culture, from Astro Boy to Zen Buddhism, and Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology.
Sir Joseph Horsford Kemp (1874–1950), British lawyer and Chief Justice of Hong Kong
“Mowll’s genius, though, is in his clever mixing of old and new storytelling devices, and a clear and intelligent voice that should appeal to both girls and boys...” South China Morning Post, Hong Kong 28/08/05
Kelvin Avon aka Afreex (born 1975 in Lusaka, Zambia) is a platinum selling music producer, songwriter and mix engineer based in London and Hong Kong, he made his name working on remixes for artists such as P. Diddy, Erykah Badu, Mario, Lumidee, Jamelia and many more.
Interlego v Tyco Industries — a Hong Kong case that went before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
As a long working partner of Hong Kong film director Evans Chan, she was named Best Actress at the Golden Horse Film Festival for her performance in To Liv(e) (1992) for the role of Rubie, who writes a letter to Swedish actress Liv Ullmann against her criticism of Hong Kong's policy in expelling Vietnamese boat people.
Lo Wai (老圍), a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong
Hong Kong came to a late victory by a header from captain Chan Wai Ho in the 87 minute.
Vittachi started his journalism career on Morning Telegraph in Sheffield in the north of England before moving to London's Fleet Street, then to Hong Kong, where he wrote the gossip columns "Lai See" (see red envelope) and "Spice Trader" for the South China Morning Post until 1997.
He and Mok Ying-kwai also tried to bring the comfort mission from Canton to Hong Kong in support of the Tung Tau Tsuen fire victims in 1951.
In addition to archival and interview footage featuring some of the industry's most prominent stuntmen, Red Trousers - The Life of Hong Kong Stuntmen incorporates scenes from Lost Time (2001) in an effort to illustrate how stuntmen prepare for and ultimately perform in modern martial arts films.
Following the end of the British administration of Hong Kong in 1997, in 1998 the Diocese was succeeded by the Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (commonly called the Hong Kong Anglican Church).
The Principal investigator of the project is Neil Chue Hong with support from Malcolm Atkinson, David De Roure, Carole Goble and Mark Parsons.
Being the all rounded artiste, Tay also later performed in the stage play Butterflies are Free, handpicked by Hong Kong film director Clifton Ko.
He was the brother of Edward Guy Hillier, one of the most respected bankers in the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank and its long-term manager in Peking (1889-1924).
An average of 3.1 million viewers watched the episode finale live, creating the highest rating average below the 2003 Charity Football Competition Real Madrid vs Hong Kong and tied with the 2005 Korean TV drama Dae Jang Geum and the 2008 TVB TV drama Moonlight Resonance.
As always, Waseem Ahmad has been invited to play Hong Kong Premier Hockey League 2013 for Punjab Sports Club together with Sohail Abbas, Mudassar Ali Khan and Gabbar.
He provided the art for Batman: Hong Kong, which was written by Doug Moench.
She was buried at dusk on January 25, 1942 in Hong Kong's Repulse Bay.
Yellowbird, a covert operation after the June 4 crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989 that helped dissidents flee overseas via Hong Kong
Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Liao came to the United States to attend Caltech, where he earned a BS in physics in 1967.