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Mok Kwai-lan


Mok Kwai-lan (; October 15, 1892 – November 3, 1982) was the fourth spouse of Lingnan martial arts grandmaster Wong Fei-hung. Born in October 15, 1892, a native of Nanhai in Guangdong. When Mok was a child, she was adopted by her uncle and aunt who were childless. Later, Mok was secretly trained in Mok Ga by her uncle, despite herself being forbade by her aunt. She also learned Dit Da by him. By 1906, her Dit Da practice was completed and
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dismay, who stated that Wong is too old for Mok, and by allowing the marriage to happen Mok's uncle would did a wrong to his brother (Mok's father). Mok and Wong eventually married two years later in 1915 when she was 23 and he was 59. Since Wong's previous wives had died young, he considered himself to be a hex on his wives and had sworn never again to take a wife. Therefore, although she would be his only spouse from the time of their marriage to his
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she became an accomplished Mok Ga martial artist. According to a common folklore regarding her encounter with the well-known Hung Ga practitioner and future spouse Wong Fei-Hung, in 1911, Wong Fei-Hung and his students were performing lion dance during the Dragon Boat Festival in Foshan, when one of his shoes accidentally slipped out and hit the face of the then 19-year old Mok who was observing the dance. Furious, Mok stepped onto the stage and struck Wong in the face, stated that "This time it's
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protection. Her unyielding determination overwhelms Ping, and Kwai-lan learns from him that she is the only descendant of the Mok Gar family fighting style. As Kwai-lan's father died from a kung fu match, Ping does not want Kwai-lan to meet the same fate. Fei-hung sees a lot of potential in Kwai-lan and convinces Ping to teach her the styles of Mok Gar. Ping finally agrees, simultaneously allowing Sam-shui to become Fei-hung's student. Sam-shui,
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's uncle eventually gave her hand to Wong in marriage. However, fast-forwarded to Mok Kwai-lan's interview with Andre Lam of "Real Kung Fu" (真功夫) made in 1976, she made no mentions of that fateful incident, and stated that Wong Fei-hung was a friend to her uncle and they would often had meals and chats at her uncle's house. One day during their conversations, Wong asked her uncle that he wanted to marry Mok, he accepted. Much to her aunt's
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Thirteenth Aunt


) had four spouses: Lady Lo (羅氏) (m. 1871), Lady Ma (馬氏) (m. 1896), Lady Sam (岑氏) (m. 1902) and Mok Kwai-lan (m. 1915, nominally a concubine). His first three wives died during their marriage to him. It is unlikely that Thirteenth Aunt was based on any of those wives; Siu-kwan's Chinese surname was not given in the film series, to avoid any association. After Thirteenth Aunt was educated for three years
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Latin America and Southeast Asia. In 1996, the Wong Fei-hung Lion Dance Martial Arts Museum was built in his hometown in Foshan. A Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall was built in 2000 and was officially opened in January 2001 in his honour in Foshan, Chancheng District. The first alleged photo as provided by his fourth spouse Mok Kwai-lan to Leung Ting of the "Real Kung Fu" (真功夫) magazine in 1976. Decades later, it was first exhibited at the Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall
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your shoe, but what if the next time it's your weapon. You could have killed someone. A person of your skill should not ever have an accident like that." Wong apologized, "You are right I should not have been so careless." Mok left and disappeared into the crowd. A few days later, Mok's uncle sought Wong out to apologize for his niece's behavior, and the two became friends. Wong and Mok's uncle met countless times and developed understandings with one another. Mok
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Mok Gar


Hung has influences of Mok Gar from his fourth wife Mok Kwai-lan, who after the death of Wong Fei Hung ran his medical clinic and school until her death many years later. At present there are said to be two branches of Mok. The first is a direct lineage from Mok Qing Chiu and the other traces to Mak Shing Mo. Mok Gar emphasizes clinch fighting techniques and also powerful low kicking techniques. Mok Gar fighters fight so close, it is said they fight chest to chest, cheek to cheek, breath
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death, her union with him was as that of a concubine and not a wife. Wong also taught Mok Hung Ga, and she helped Wong to oversee the operations of his training ground, traditional medicine shop Po Chi Lam (寶芝林), and Dit Da clinic, where she performed all kinds of duties as a shop-keeper, a Dit Da healer, a physician, a cook, and a marital arts instructor respectively, leading a busy life. After the death of Wong in 1925, Mok moved to Hong
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hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung (portrayed by David Chiang). Mok Kwai-lan (Liu Xuan) is an ordinary girl working as a water labourer in one of Guangzhou's most famous restaurants. She lives in a simple and steady lifestyle with her uncle, Mok Ping (Law Lok-lam), and Ping's adopted son, Yau Sam-shui (Kenneth Ma). This simplicity is shaken when she meets the unsociable and eccentric young boxer Lui Ching-lung (Bosco Wong) in
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Lan Kwai Fong 2


Lan Kwai Fong 2 is a 2012 blue comedy film directed by Wilson Chin and produced by Li Kuo Hsing. "Lan Kwai Fong 2" is the sequel to "Lan Kwai Fong" and is the second film in the Lan Kwai Fong theatrical series. It was released in Hong Kong, Macao and New Zealand on 23 August 2012, and grossed over $11,031,668 in Hong Kong. It was followed by sequels "Lan Kwai Fong 3". The film stars Shiga Lin, Sammy Sum, Izumt Liu, Avis Chan
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Lan Kwai Fong 3


Lan Kwai Fong 3 (Chinese: 喜愛夜蒲3) is a 2014 blue comedy film directed by Wilson Chin and produced by Ng Kin-Hung. "Lan Kwai Fong 3" is a sequel to 2011's "Lan Kwai Fong" and 2012's "Lan Kwai Fong 2" as part of the Lan Kwai Fong theatrical series. Originally intended for a late December 2013 release it was pushed back to an early 2014 release due to production issues. The film was finally released in Hong Kong and Singapore on January 2, 2014
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Lan Kwai Fong


Lan Kwai Fong (often abbreviated as LKF) is a small square of streets in Central, Hong Kong. The area was dedicated to hawkers before the Second World War, but underwent a renaissance in the mid-1980s. It is now a popular expatriate haunt in Hong Kong for drinking, clubbing and dining. The street Lan Kwai Fong is L-shaped with two ends joining with D'Aguilar Street. Lan Kwai Fong as an area is defined by D'Aguilar Street and the smaller lane, Lan Kwai Fong, an L-shaped,
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of Baiyun Mountain. Wong's fourth wife, Mok Kwai-lan, and his sons, along with his students Lam Sai-wing and Dang Sai-king (鄧世瓊; Deng Shiqiong), moved to Hong Kong and opened martial arts schools there. Wong's grave location is currently unknown. It is also believed that his grave, along with others within the cemetery were long expunged for future developments. Wong was a master of Hung Ga. He systematised the predominant style of Hung Ga and choreographed its version of the Tiger
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Grace Under Fire is a 2011 Hong Kong martial arts television drama. It premiered on 7 March 2011 on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and TVB HD Jade channels, and ran for 32 episodes. Produced by Marco Law, "Grace Under Fire" is a Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) production. It takes place in the early 1920s in Foshan and Guangzhou during the Republic of China era, and follows a fictional account of Mok Kwai-lan (portrayed by Liu Xuan), the last wife of Chinese martial arts folk
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) and Cat (Dada Chan). The movie follows three budding couples who frequent the Lan Kwai Fong nightlife. The protagonists include marketing distributor Steven, club manager Jacky, Lan Kwai Fong (flight attendants) Jennifer and Jeana, local man Cat, and lawyer Sean. Steven and Jennifer:br Jennifer and Jeana are introduced to the Lan Kwai Fong club scene by their friend and co-worker Lin Lin. Steven who sees Jennifer outside the club is instantly attracted to her and the same goes for her, but once
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Before the Second World War, Lan Kwai Fong was dedicated to hawkers. In early days, the square housed many mui yan (媒人), or marriage arrangers, a role exclusively held by females. Mui yan were marriage intermediaries between two families in traditional times. It was thus known as Mui Yan Hong or Hung Leung Hong. Between 2011 and 2015, a massive change was underway, following Zeman's decision to replace his block in Lan Kwai Fong. This led to a substantial area of Lan Kwai Fong becoming a
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Kong with his surviving sons in 1936 to open a Dit Da Clinic (黃飛鴻授妻莫桂蘭精醫跌打) and also reopened the traditional medicine shop Po Chi Lam there. From 1944 to 1969, she served as an assistant instructor to Wong's student Dang Fong and taught Hung Gar to their students at the Wong Fei-hung National Art Society (黃飛鴻國術館) located on Gloucester Road in Hong Kong's Wan Chai area. She would teach at the Wong Fei-hung Physical Fitness Institute (黃飛鴻健身學院) until it closed in 1980. In 1970,
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most media coverage regarding the subculture is held with negative undertones. Young and Dangerous This famous Hong Kong movie series is about a gangster Chan Ho-nam. His clothing, behaviours, and hairstyle in the films became a trend that teenagers in 1996-1997 liked to imitate. The looks of those characters in the films was the beginning of the MK style. Lan Kwai Fong (film) "Lan Kwai Fong" is a movie series that talks about the lives of people who go to Lan Kwai Fong at night frequently
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recovers and prepares to re-establish his school, Ching-lung is touched by Fei-hung's generosity and decides to become his student. He develops a crush on Kwai-lan, and also wins the affections of Fa. Fei-hung is touched by Sam-shui's enthusiasm and agrees to teach him and Kwai-lan, but Ping is strongly against it. He believes they would become aggressive and domineering if they learned kung fu. Kwai-lan disagrees and argues that kung fu is for self-
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Lan Kwai Fong (film)


Lan Kwai Fong (Chinese: 喜愛夜蒲) is a 2011 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Chin, starring Shiga Lin, Zo, Jeana Ho, Jason Chan, Gregory Wong and Dada Chan. The film dwelt with subjects that were considered to be a "daring" in Hong Kong at the time. The film takes place in the Lan Kwai Fong square, a place known for its bars, nightclubs, neon lights and luxurious appearance. It is considered one of the more famous areas of the city. The film explores
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Allan Zeman


Li & Fung Ltd., a major competitor. In the early 1980s, Zeman felt that Hong Kong had no western restaurant that suited his needs, so in 1983 he opened California Restaurant in Lan Kwai Fong, a narrow street in Central, Hong Kong. He bought the entire block in 1984 and thus launched his career as both an entertainment operator and property developer. Through Lan Kwai Fong Holdings Ltd, of which he is chairman, he drove the development of Lan Kwai Fong to be one of the most important bar and
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night life districts in Hong Kong. He is said to own 65 percent of the district's properties. Meanwhile, as chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Concepts Holdings Ltd., he controls a number of restaurants in Lan Kwai Fong including California, California Coffee, China Lan Kwai Fong, Indochine, Tokio Joe, Cafe des Artistes, Tutta Luna, Jazz Club, Thai Lemongrass, BACI, BACI Pizza and Luna Di Notte. In July 2003, Zeman was appointed by the then-Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee-
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she confesses to Fa she had actually fallen for someone, and Fa encourages her to go back to Guangzhou and admit her feelings while she and Ching-lung continued their search for his father. Kwai-lan does so, but not before telling Ching-lung that his father was actually still in Guangzhou. Both Kwai-lan and Ching-lung return to Guangzhou while a devastated Fa, rejected by Ching-lung, leaves by herself. Amidst facing the threats and attacks against Po Chi Lam, Kwai-lan and
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He also had ties with the royal family of Thailand as well as a number of Thai officials. Lien was married four times. His first wife, Wee Siew Kim, died. His marriages to Mok Mei Lan and Kay Leong ended in divorce. In 1964 Lien married Margaret Chan Wen Hsien, and he predeceased her. He had eight children (four daughters and four sons). Wee Siew Kim was the mother of seven of them, and the last was by Mok Mei Lan. Lien died August 6, 2004
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the lavish lifestyle of a group of wealthy young people. The film was deliberately cast with young actors and actresses to have a real feel. The story also looks at nightlife in Lan Kwai Fong, the ubiquity of temptation and the opened notions about love and sex in Hong Kong today, depicting the love stories of three playboys—bar manager Jacky (Jason Chan), wine salesman Steven (Zo) and rich Sean Yi (Gregory Wong), with their romantic interests Jeana (Jeana Ho), Jennifer (Shiga Lin
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D'Aguilar Street


D'Aguilar Street (, formerly ) is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is named after George Charles D'Aguilar (1784–1855), Major General and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1848. D'Aguilar Street is an L-shaped street starting from Queen's Road Central, west of Entertainment Building facing straight to Theatre Lane. It runs uphill and meets Stanley Street, Wellington Street, Wo On Lane and Lan Kwai Fong (twice). It turns after meeting Lan Kwai Fong and ends at the junction with Wyndham
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. The film stars Whitney Hui, Ava Yu, Jeana He, Jason Chan, Alex Lam, Christine Ng, Celia Kwok, and Charles Ying. The movie is much darker than the previous two by depicting drugs and rape in club scenes. The story follows four women who hit the Hong Kong night-life district of Lan Kwai Fong, looking for excitement and love. Jeana (from the first movie) is now a model in an open, non-committed relationship with Jacky (also from the first movie)
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as its strongest leaders. After the constitutional reform was turned down by the London and Hong Kong governments in 1952, Percy Chen contested for the two resumed elected seats in the 1952 Urban Council election but failed to win a seat. In September 1952, the Chairman of the association Mok Ying-kwai was deported. It was said that Mok's deportation was because of his record as a local champion of communist causes. Percy Chen subsequently sought help from the Hong Kong Chinese Clerks Association in reorganising the association. Choi Wai-
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about how he coldly dumped Mavis he ask if Jeana could be by his side as he needs someone right now, but she is too busy getting to know other guys. With Jeana becoming the new man eater at the club the two end up as friends only. Sean and Cat:br Lan Kwai Fong newbie, lawyer Sean is instantly drawn to club man eater Cat, but she has no interest in him. Cat only cares about who she'll have sex with that night. On New Year's Sean gets lucky
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, and continues with her party-hard night lifestyle. Her friend Sara, feeling neglected by her fiance, looks for excitement by hitting the clubs again. Papa is an ugly duckling who works as an infants' school teacher by day and rushes home to go clubbing at night, hoping to find a guy who will love her. Jolie is a rich orphan who is looking to have fun, having just come back from England during her university holidays. Jeana and Papa take Sara out to the hottest club at Lan Kwai
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and constantly looked down upon by the powerful, Sam-shui abandons martial arts and Fei-hung's ideals, instead striving to place himself in power first by becoming the increasingly powerful Lui Kong's head disciple. Ching-lung and Fa had left Guangzhou in their efforts to find Lui Kong, and Fa was doing it only partially because she hoped to stay with Ching-lung and keep him away from Kwai-lan, who she knows Ching-lung had fallen for. When Kwai-lan unexpectedly visits them,
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Fei-hung grow closer. Kwai-lan not only helps Fei-hung in facing Kong's duel challenge, she also saves Po Chi Lam from collapsing. The two begin to fall in love, and Kwai-lan, being forty years younger than Fei-hung, marries him despite Ping's objections. Their happiness does not last long. Fei-hung, weak from an injury, is defeated from a duel against Kong and loses his title as Guangzhou's number one martial artist. Ching-lung, disgusted
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by his father's influence and still close to Fei-hung and Kwai-lan, chooses to stay in Po Chi Lam and allows Sam-shui to take his place in Lui Gar school. As he watches Yuet-hang and Kong's corrupted governance over Guangzhou, Fei-hung falls fatally ill. Before he dies, Fei-hung teaches all his knowledge of medicine and martial arts to Kwai-lan. For more power, Sam-shui grows closer to Yuet-hang's office dealings and soon meet with
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of her father and unborn child she could no longer forgive him. She stabs him to death in the train, the bloody scene was the last thing Kwai-lan will see of her remaining family since Shuet-kiu had told her she didn't want any relation to Sam-shui's relatives. Kwai-lan moves into Hong Kong, meets up again with Ching-lung and Fa, and opens a school of martial arts, unprecedented of the time she takes in students of all ages and background. By doing
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Kwai


The Kwai are an insectoid humanoid fictional species in the DC Comics universe, created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Oliver Coipel. Allies of the Legion of Super-Heroes, they were a nomadic, matriarchical people who mostly displayed a pacifistic approach to life. The few exceptions to the last of these, such as Shikari, were dubbed "Lonestars". The Kwai are one of the thousands of species Element Lad was ultimately responsible for the creation of after he became stranded a billion years in the past of the "
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completing her training under Ng Mui around 1790, Yim Wing Chun married Leung Bok-Chao (梁博儔) and taught the fighting techniques which Ng Mui had passed on to her. After Yim Wing Chun died around 1840, Leung Bok-Chao passed the new style on to Leung Lan-kwai. Leung Lan-kwai taught six members of the Red Boat Opera Group around 1850, and present-day Wing Chun descends from the six opera-group members: Yik Kam, Hung Gan Biu, Leung Yee Tai, Wong
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Lan Krabue District


Lan Krabue (, ) is the northeasternmost district ("amphoe") of Kamphaeng Phet Province, central Thailand. In the past the district area was covered by dense forests. Many wild animals visited salt lick areas inside, especially water buffalo ("Bubalus bubalis"). Thus the people called their village Ban Lan Khwai ("Kwai" 'buffalo'). Later more people moved to establish their new estate in the area, then the government upgraded the village to be "Tambon" Lan Krabue of Phran Kratai
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construction site. The crowds during special occasions such as Halloween or New Year's Eve put the place at a literal standstill with the large numbers. Police control is employed at such times, to manage the crowds. In recent years, street performing has become a new scene in Hong Kong's street culture. Some of the performers decide to set their stages at Lai Kwai Fong, usually with the medium of singing and playing guitar in an acoustic setting. On 1 January 1993, 21 people were killed and 62 injured in
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an underground martial arts arena, and the ambitious Kwai Fa (Fala Chen), an assistant chef who begins working in the same restaurant as her. Longing for Fa's affections, Sam-shui hopes to become a student of Wong Fei Hung (David Chiang), the greatest martial artist of Guangzhou, in order to impress her. Kwai-lan, originally uninterested in martial arts, becomes spellbound by the sport after watching an intense fight between Fei-hung and Fok Koon-wai (Kenny Wong), a
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pro-Communist newspaper, at Tientsin. He became increasingly disappointed with the Kuomintang and grew sympathetic with the Chinese Communist Party. Chen moved to Hong Kong and established a private law practice in 1947. He was a founding member of the Hong Kong Bar Association in 1948 and served as its first secretary. During that time he lived in a luxurious mansion at Kowloon Tong. His daughter was sent to study in Switzerland. In 1949, he and some other pro-Communist intellectuals and professionals including Mok Ying-kwai and Wong
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delegates being stopped at Fanling and sent back to China. More than a hundred people were arrested with a textile worker was shot to death. The pro-Communist "Ta Kung Pao" was banned from publication for six months after it picked up the story and reprinted an editorial from the "People's Daily" denouncing the colonial government. Mok Ying-kwai, the leader of the welcoming delegate, was deported to the mainland and left the Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association (HKCRA), an organisation first set up in
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Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association


included barristers Mok Ying-kwai and Percy Chen, Chan Kwan-po, senior lecturer in the Department of Chinese of the University of Hong Kong, Wong San-yin, formerly a leactuer in pharmacology in the University of Hong Kong and doctor Wu Tat-biu. Wong San-yin was elected the association's founding chairman. Wong San-yin was appointed to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) after the People's Republic of China was founded in October 1949. The association was seen as a
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Percy Chen


He concluded that the "Democratic system of Government has not been developed in Hong Kong." He urged voters to treat the 1952 Urban Council election as a referendum on reform and show London that 90 percent of those eligible cared enough to turn out on Election Day. Chen eventually lost to Brook Bernacchi and William Louey in the election. He contested again in the 1953 Urban Council election but was still unable to win a seat. He and Mok Ying-kwai also tried to bring the comfort mission from Canton to Hong Kong
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the National Day of the People's Republic of China. Mok Ying-kwai was also chairman of the first Preparatory Committee for the National Day Celebration. The association and the Federation of Trade Unions were responsible for disturbing the relief and the Communist government sent medicine and rice to Hong Kong during the natural disaster in 1950s. Choi Wai-hang was arrested during the 1967 Leftist riots and was imprisoned to the Victoria Road Detention Centre (or the Mount Davis Concentration Camp) for about 18 months. Choi became the association chairman in
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New Progressive Alliance


Since late 2015, Bowie Hau Chi-keung, an ex officio member of the Heung Yee Kuk and chairman of the Sheung Shui Rural Committee had planned of setting up a new party for the indigenous interests. The name of the proposed party was originally called New Territories Progressive Alliance, but was later changed to New Progressive Alliance in order to target the territory-wide constituents. The idea of establishing the party met opposition from 15 of the 27 rural committees led by Sha Tin Rural Committee chairman Mok Kam-kwai and mainly
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council should be elected and the appointment system should be dropped. In a meeting on 13 July 1949 attended by about 400 delegates from 142 registered Chinese civic organisations, the association and the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong and also two Kowloon-based commercial bodies culminated signatures of 142 organisations which presented membership of 141,800 people from the business, industry, labour and education sectors in the Chinese community. During 1950–1951 the association had moved leftward towards the newly established Communist government in Beijing with Mok Ying-kwai and Percy Chen emerging
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Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation


period and in the government's publication "A Gazetteer of Place Names in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories" of 1960. For place names, the type of the place in English is often used instead of a romanisation (e.g., "Street" and "Road" in place of "Kai" and "Lo"). Nevertheless, exceptions are not uncommon (for example, "Fong" in "Lan Kwai Fong", meaning "Square" if translated). "Wan" for "Bay
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song of the popular evening soap, "Ling-Lan". The song was so popular, in fact, that it soon bumped a song by the more well-known Wang Fei out of the opening position for the show. During promotion of their album, Beauty4 performed before tens of thousands, sharing the stage with many recognized artists, including their "brother" group B.A.D. (also on EMI), May Day, Karen Mok, and one of their favorite Mandarin bands, Sticky Rice. They even performed a
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Tsui Wah Restaurant


Kong-made films, in order to establish Tsui Wah as a traditional cultural icon of Hong Kong. In popular films such as "Love in a Puff" (2007), "Love in the Buff" (2011), "Perfect Couples" (1993), and "Lan Kwai Fong" (2011), Tsui Wah was portrayed as part of the daily routine of upper-class Hong Kong people. Tsui Wah has engaged in standardization of different aspects of its operation in order to archive consistent quality of
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Geography of Halloween


blocks. However, in many buildings catering to expatriates, Halloween parties and limited trick or treating is arranged by the management. Instances of street-level trick or treating in Hong Kong occur in ultra-exclusive gated housing communities such as The Beverly Hills populated by Hong Kong's super-rich and in expatriate areas like Discovery Bay and the Red Hill Peninsula. For the general public, there are events at Tsim Sha Tsui's Avenue of the Stars that try to mimic the celebration. In the Lan Kwai Fong area of
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COCO Park


COCO Park is a shopping complex in Futian District, Shenzhen. It was established in 2007. Various journalists working for the "South China Morning Post" described it as "Shenzhen’s answer to Lan Kwai Fong." This refers to an entertainment district in Hong Kong. It includes a restaurant rooftop area with non-Chinese cuisines. In May 2017 the AEON shop at COCO Park closed. There are sister complexes owned by the same company: COCO City in Longhua District, near Baishilong station; and Longgang COCO Park in
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Celia Kwok


Celia Kwok is a Hong Kong actress and fashion model, known for "" (2012) and "Lan Kwai Fong 3" (2014). A native of Hong Kong, Celia Kwok began her career as a fashion model in 2007, and signed with the agency Jacso Entertainment. Celia Kwok had her first experience in front of the camera in 2008, and she was chosen to act as a support actor in "Happy Funeral", a comedy film starring Chung Him Law, Elanne Kwong, and Eric Tsang.
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Pal Sinn


"Detective Investigation Files IV" (1999). In 2007, Sinn was cast in Ho-Cheung Pang's "Exodus", a suspense film starring Simon Yam, Irene Wan, and Nick Cheung. Sinn had a cameo appearance in "Dream Home" (2010), which starred Eason Chan as Zheng Lichang's lover (played by Josie Ho). In 2011, Sinn acted in the romantic comedy film "Lan Kwai Fong". In 2012, Sinn had a supporting role in "The Silent War"
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Canada Day


month of May. Canadian expatriates will often organize Canada Day activities in their local area on or near the date of the holiday. Examples include "Canada D'eh", an annual celebration that takes place on June 30 in Hong Kong, at "Lan Kwai Fong", where an estimated attendance of 12,000 was reported in 2008; Canadian Forces' events on bases in Afghanistan; at Trafalgar Square outside Canada House in London, England; in Mexico, at the Royal Canadian Legion in Chapala, and at the Canadian Club in Ajijic
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Kemal Bokhary


and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1983. The following year, he also became a Justice of the Peace. In 1989, he was appointed a Judge of the High Court. He came to wide public attention in early 1993 for presiding over an inquest into the New Year's Eve stampede at Lan Kwai Fong, in which 21 people were killed. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal later that year. In 1997, upon the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to the People's Republic of China, Bokhary
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Dang Fong


with Wong's permission, Dang Fong opened a school in Yi Yung Tong, in Tai Ho Road of Sai Kwan District in Guangzhou. He invited Wong's wife Mok Gwai Lan to be the martial art and lion dancing trainer for female students, and the school became famous for male and female lion dancing. One day Dang Fong had a fight with a master named Yuen Hoi and defeated him. The fight gained him the name "Tiger of Sai Kwan". During the Lok Sin Theater incident, Dang Fong was one
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Nakhon Si Thammarat Province


and Culture Centre of Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat Institute (สำนักศิลปและวัฒนธรรม สถาบันราชภัฏนครศรีธรรมราช) It is the centre of information on archaeological sites discovered in the province. The most important artifacts here are the stone inscriptions found at Khao Chong Khoi and artifacts from the ancient community at Wat Mok Lan. Somdet Phra Sri Nakharin 84 Park (สวนสมเด็จพระศรีนครินทร์ 84) Originally part of Ratcharudi Park in the time of King Rama V, the park has an open zoo, a bird park, a health park, and a lake which is home to waterfowl that migrate
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here during January to March every year. Bang Pu (บางปู) This is where quality pottery is made. Only bricks and flowerpots used to be made here but villagers from Ban Mok Lan have now set up stores selling their handicrafts in this area. Khao Luang National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาหลวง) The park has a winding mountain range, with the Khao Luang peak the highest of the peaks in southern Thailand at 1,835 metres elevation. It is the watershed of more than 15 streams and rivers. Karom waterfall (น้ำตกกะโรม) The waterfall
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Hugh Lanning


dishonour that is done to those who hold dear the values of their religions.” In a January 2012 op-ed, Lanning accused the Israeli Supreme Court of racism after it upheld a law denying Israeli citizenship spouses of Israeli citizens who are Palestinians from the West Bank or Gaza Strip or from designated “enemy states.” Noting that this law was one of more than 30 Israeli laws identified by Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, as being discriminatory, he called on readers “to challenge this
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Ỷ Lan


Ỷ Lan (Hán tự: 倚蘭, literally "leaning on the orchid", ?–1117) or Empress Mother Linh Nhân (Vietnamese: "Linh Nhân thái hậu", Hán tự: 靈仁太后) was a Vietnamese regent, the imperial concubine of Lý Thánh Tông, the third emperor and the natural mother of Lý Nhân Tông, the fourth emperor of the Lý Dynasty. She served as regent during the absence of her spouse in 1066-68, and as co-regent during the reign of her son in
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1985 Pacific typhoon season


Hal, which formed on June 19 east of the Philippines, passed just north of Luzon on the 22nd as a typhoon. After briefly weakening Hal restrengthened to a peak of before weakening back to a minimal typhoon. Sustained winds reached at Lan Yu, Taiwan. The typhoon hit east-southeast of Hong Kong in southeastern China on the 24th, and dissipated the next day. In Hong Kong, winds peaked at at Kwai Chung, and a total of fell at Tate's Cairn which led to landslides across the region.
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Gregory Wong


Gregory Wong Chung-yiu (; born 2 October 1978) is a Hong Kong actor. His notable roles include "Lan Kwai Fong" (2011), "The Election" (2014) and "The Menu" (2015). On April 29, 2015, Wong renewed his contract with China 3D Digital Entertainment for another 5 years. At the age of 14, Wong left Ying Wa College in New Kowloon for Britain to study at a boarding school. He returned to Hong Kong after graduating from the University College
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Emily Ting


Festival, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and the New York Asian Film Festival. The movie is partially based on Ting's life and inspired by Sofia Coppola’s "Lost in Translation". "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong", a romantic drama, follows a Chinese woman from Los Angeles who makes a business trip to Hong Kong, and has a romance with an American expat. They visit various parts of the city, from Lan Kwai Fong and Central to Chungking Mansions and Temple Street. "Already Tomorrow in Hong
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a platonic friendship. During a yacht party thrown by May, Jeana, knowing of the rough patch in Sara and Shin's relationship, tries to seduce Shin and suggest Sara, Jolie and she go on a get away to Seoul, South Korea, to have fun with Kim. On the day they are to depart to Seoul Jeana backs out of the trip with only Sara and Jolie going. While Sara is in Korea, Jeana uses images of Sara having fun with Kim to coax Shin into having sex with her.
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Henry Tang


Authority chief Joseph Yam Chi-kwong, HSBC Asia-Pacific chief executive Peter Wong Tung-shun, and 'Father of Lan Kwai Fong', Allan Zeman. However, in an unprecedented turn of events, including a series of scandals and dramatically reduced levels of public support, the final vote by the Election Committee saw him lose to Leung Chun-ying. Tang was involved in the Harbour Fest controversy as Chairman of the Economic Relaunch Strategy Group responsible for pushing ahead with the plan to spend $100 million to revive
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Chungking Express


by the attentions of a quirky snack bar worker (Faye Wong). "Chungking" in the title refers to Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui, where Wong grew up in the 1960s. "Express" refers to the food stand Midnight Express, located in Lan Kwai Fong, an area in Central, Hong Kong. Taiwan-raised cop He Qiwu is dumped by his girlfriend May on April 1. He chooses to wait until the month of May before moving on. Every day he buys a tin of pineapple with
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Kong itself. The second story was shot in Central, including Lan Kwai Fong, near a popular fast food shop called Midnight Express. "In this area, there are a lot of bars, a lot of foreign executives would hang out there after work," Wong remembers. The fast food shop is forever immortalized as the spot where Tony Leung and Faye Wong's characters met and became attracted to one another. Wong was also drawn to "the escalator from Central to the mid-levels. That interests me because
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Foreign Correspondents' Club


Kong (from Shanghai) in 1949. It is a club for the media, business and diplomatic community. Originally an expansive villa with hotel rooms located on the now-residential 41 Conduit Road, its current residence near Lan Kwai Fong is a much humbler venue, housing a main bar, jazz bar, main restaurant, Chinese restaurant, health club, reading room, and work room. The FCC is a members-only club with membership claimed to range from the reporters, photographers and radio and television teams, the
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space to the existing convention centre. It remains a venue for international trade fairs, some of which are among the biggest in the world: the annual Hong Kong Book Fair in July, food fair and festival, technology exhibitions, and cosplay competitions. The area towards the western end of Lockhart Road, including a small part of the parallel Jaffe Road, is one of Hong Kong island's two main bar districts (the other being the more upmarket Lan Kwai Fong in Central). Once considered primarily as a red light
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LGBT culture in Hong Kong


mainly in Central, conspicuously in Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo area, as well as Wanchai. Locating in such bustling commercial areas, a "niche enclave" (Yue and Leung, 2017) is formed within the mainstream consumption area. The invisible ones are located in anonymous upstairs areas in Causeway Bay, Mongkok and Tsim Sha Tsui. There are also pop-up stores. They are usually known and operated on insiders' word-of-mouth knowledge. Lesbian spaces are located mainly in Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui
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to capitalise on realty sales. Areas like Lan Kwai Fong were improving at the time and became an "alternative" or "open" avenue to attract people who wanted things to be different. If construction was not open before, many areas found themselves redeveloping. The lack of foreign-exchange control, and low tax, contributed to the competitiveness of Hong Kong's economy. Though a floating rate, coupled with panic about intensified political talk of the handover, sent consumer confidence to an all-time low, causing Black
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Lan Kwai Fong


cobble-stoned lane. Both streets turn 90 degrees to form a rectangle. It is near the Mid-Levels. Its eating and drinking establishments are considered upmarket in price and the area is also considered a tourist spot. From the west side of the rectangle, Wo On Lane and Wing Wah Lane extend to host several more spots for drinks and food. The area arguably extends to Wellington Street and Wyndham Street, through to the Hong Kong Fringe Club. It is also home to a small number of art galleries.
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Peter Loehr


CAA directors directed 5 of the top 8 films at the Chinese box office. CAA directors and actors have won countless awards, including the Golden horse for best Actor (Huang Bo) and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival (Wang Quanan). CAA talent, including Yang Lan, Daniel Wu and Karen Mok, have served as spokespeople for many of Asia's largest brands. In April 2012, Peter Loehr joined Legendary Pictures and became CEO of its China joint venture - Legendary East, a film company focusing
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Regina Leung


October 2015, Leung's daughter Leung Chai-yan celebrated Halloween at a number of nightclubs and parties in the Lan Kwai Fong area in Central and had a dispute with a taxi driver around 3 am on 1 November 2015. Her mother later arrived to the scene which enraged Leung Chai-yan. As Regina helped her daughter into the taxi, the latter was captured slapping Regina in the face twice, and her daughter refused to enter the vehicle. Regina was seen cradling her own cheek in shock. "You know this
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Ocean Park Hong Kong


facilities at Tai Shue Wan and thrill rides at the Summit. Ocean Park ceased to be a Jockey Club subsidiary on 1 July 1987, becoming its own statutory body, with a Government-appointed Board. The Jockey Club established a HK$200 million trust to ensure the Park's continued development. At present, Ocean Park is managed by the Ocean Park Corporation, a financially independent, non-profit organisation. In 2003, Allan Zeman, known for leading the creation of the popular Lan Kwai Fong entertainment district of Hong Kong,
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nightclubs are at 250 HKD per annual. During the 1980s, bars had long opening hours as it was one of the most glorious moments of the Bar industry in Hong Kong. The view of bar's neon light signs and their slogan used are some of the unique features in the past. Major food districts are Causeway Bay, Kowloon City, Lan Kwai Fong, Tsim Sha Tsui and Soho. Stanley, with its expatriate population, has many seaside pubs and European restaurants. Sai Kung, Lamma Island, Lau Fau Shan
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was a meeting place for writers, poets, artists and musicians. In 1998 he moved to Hong Kong where he lived for almost ten years. He was one of the initiators of a spoken word event called OutLoud, which takes place on the first Wednesday of each month at the Fringe Club in the Lan Kwai Fong District on Hong Kong Island. In 2002 he co-edited an anthology of work from the readings called "Outloud: an anthology of poetry from OutLoud readings". He has published five books of poetry
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Coincidentally, while in Korea, Kim is able to convince Sara to give in to her sexual desires and have sex with him. With Kim and Sara leaving Jolie behind at the club, Jolie gets gang raped by two Korean men she just met. At the police station to find out what happened to Jolie, Sara finds out Kim has a wife and was only using her for a no strings attached fling. Papa, who has the body but not the face, is often called pork chop (ugly girl) by
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all the men at the club. Being ignored by guys, she sits by herself cutting paper patterns while waiting for a guy too drunk to notice her looks to come along and have a one-night stand with her. She is introduced to one of Shin's friends, Parker, who takes an interest in her. The two eventually have sex one night, with Papa leaving early in the morning thinking Parker will think of it as a one-night stand the next day. Parker waits outside Papa's workplace the
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Duddell Street


Duddell Street is a small street located near the Lan Kwai Fong district in Central, Hong Kong. Named after George and Frederick Duddell, it stretches from Ice House Street to Queen's Road Central. The street is noted for containing the city's last four gas lamps. This short street includes, at its southern end, a flight of granite steps that were built between 1875 and 1889; these lead up to Ice House Street. The street was named in honour of brothers George and Frederick Duddell. Both were landowners in
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Trimming Success


Trimming Success (Traditional Chinese: ) is a TVB modern drama series released overseas in January 2006 and broadcast on TVB Jade Channel in May 2006. Jason Fan Tin-Long (Kevin Cheng) is a successful hair-stylist and owns a trendy salon in Lan Kwai Fong. Jason has a model girlfriend Choco Ko Cheuk-Kei (Sharon Chan) who is a big money spender. Jason's family is from Stanley, Hong Kong and his father, Fan Kwong-Wing (Lau Dan) owns an old fashioned barber
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Lockhart Road


attempted to break into the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai North. This action developed into a major clash with the Hong Kong Police Force. Part of Lockhart Road near its western end is the backbone of one of Hong Kong Island's two main bar districts, the other being the slightly more upmarket Lan Kwai Fong and Soho area. Once considered primarily a red light district, the area is now much more mixed, with bars, pubs, restaurants and discos. A number of the raunchier bars still remain
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Wong Wah-bo


Wong Wah-bo was a martial artist and an opera singer of the late Qing Dynasty. Not much was known about his childhood life except that he was born in Heshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire during the late Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. From the Daoguang to Xianfeng period, Wong made a living as an opera singer, often played as Guan Yu, and was first trained by Leung Lan-kwai (梁蘭桂) in an unnamed martial arts boxing skill and later with Leung Yee-tai (梁二娣) in
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Grace Under Fire (2011 TV series)


Mizongyi practitioner. Fei-hung is a man loved by the people, but his past had not been without causing offense. When Kwai-lan finds out that Ching-lung's father Lui Kong (Dominic Lam) is sick with leprosy, she asks for Fei-hung's help. However, Kong does not appreciate Fei-hung's hospitality and blames him for destroying his family. Twenty years ago, Kong was once Guangzhou's champion in the Lui Gar fighting style. Fei-hung, already famous for his
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murdered by Sam-shui before he could do so. Kwai-lan, hunted by the corrupt police and Lui Kong's men, forced to flee and hide in Foshan with Ching-lung, returns to Guangzhou and wins in a fight with the Japanese martial artists, reviving the pride of Chinese martial arts. Despite opposed by Lui Kong himself, she hoped they could truly reunite all the martial arts school now, but Lui Kong is soon murdered for his possession of Yuet-hang's evidence against Sam-shui.
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Dominic Lee


Kong. Moreover, he demanded quitting the United Nations Convention against Torture to block "fake" refugees from coming to Hong Kong. In May, he led an anti-refugee protest which drew 100 to 200 people as well as counter-protest. In April 2016, he led a protest in Lan Kwai Fong are hitting back against the Equal Opportunities Commission's ruling of "ladies' night" being discriminatory. In the 2011 District Council elections, Lee ran in Shek Lei Extension but was defeated by Democratic Party incumbent Leung
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Arnel Pineda


The Way We Do". Earlier that year, Pineda formed a new band, eventually called 9mm, and played around the city's top bars including the Hard Rock Cafe in Makati City. The band played a three-month stint at The Edge in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong, in 2002. In 2004, three members of New Age reformed with a female singer sharing lead vocals with Pineda and called themselves Most W@nted. This band played 3–4 hour sets Monday through Saturday at The Cavern Club in Hong Kong
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who sell mobile phones and electronic devices for export markets at shops in Chungking Mansions. As part of a series of anti-drug arrests in 2015, over 40 Gambians were arrested in Hong Kong on charges of drug trafficking and working without a permit in May. By July, the Hong Kong Police Force declared success in its anti-drug campaign with Mark Ford-McNicol, the Assistant District Commander for the Central vice squad declaring to the media, "The blatant drug trafficking in Lan Kwai Fong has been eradicated... We’ve
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Hong Kong Food Festival


there are a lot of dining events throughout the year. For instance, the Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival provides a chance for visitors to enjoy high-end wines and food. The Hong Kong Food Expo lets visitors taste different cuisines from the East to the West. Also, there are in total of two beer festivals in Hong Kong each year, which are the Lan Kwai Fong Music and Beer Fest and German Bierfest. Hong Kong citizens and oversea visitors can enjoy good beer and German food in these two festivals.
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California Fitness


The first California Fitness club was established in 1996 in the business district of Hong Kong near Lan Kwai Fong. There were 16 clubs in Hong Kong, Singapore and China. California Fitness was acquired in 1999 by 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, which sold it to the Ansa Group in 2012. California Fitness was the trading name of JV Fitness; it was the second largest gym operator in Hong Kong with nine locations. Beginning in 2005, California Fitness partnered with two fitness superstars, Jackie Chan and Yao Ming, to create signature
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SoHo, Hong Kong


The SoHo (Chinese: ; also and 荷南美食區; formally 中環蘇豪區) district in Hong Kong is an entertainment zone located in Central and bordering between Lan Kwai Fong and Sheung Wan, within Central. The name is derived from its location: South of Hollywood Road. The Central-Mid-Levels escalator was built in 1993; the now vibrant character of SoHo is attributed to the creation of the escalator system, which at the time was the longest escalator system in the world. Prior to the escalator construction, the area was
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Central Police Station (Hong Kong)


re-use. Given the physical constraints of the site, two new buildings have been added: the "Old Bailey Galleries", and "Arbuthnot Auditorium". In addition to the existing public entrance at Pottinger Gate, an Old Bailey Gate, an Arbuthnot Gate, and a footbridge connection to the Mid-levels Escalator have been constructed to allow access to the site. Stairs and lifts facilitate pedestrian connectivity between the upper courtyard near Chancery Lane and lower courtyard near Hollywood Road, and between SoHo and Lan Kwai Fong.
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Jason Chan (singer)


2014. Chan released his first greatest hits compilation "Quinquennium" on June 23, 2011"," marking his fifth year in the industry. Four new songs were recorded for the compilation album: "Unlimited" 無限 (with labelmate Phil Lam), "Dignity" 尊嚴 , "Praise Myself" 讚讚自己, and "Looking From Afar" 望遠方, the Cantonese theme song for Korean drama "Yi San." Chan played a supporting role in the film "Lan Kwai Fong." "Lost and Found" was
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Tsui Wah Restaurant


Tsui Wah Restaurant (; ) is a Hong Kong tea restaurant (Cha Chaan Teng) owned by Tsui Wah Holdings Limited. It has over 26 branches in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China, with 21 branches, one branch and three branches respectively, some of which provide a 24-hour service. The most famous one is in Wellington Street, near Lan Kwai Fong. It attracts celebrities and tourists from local clubs. Tsui Wah has attracted many pop stars such as Daniel Wu, Ron Ng, Bosco Wong and Kau Hung Ping
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Lan Kwai Fong (film)


in the club Jennifer is pulled away to meet Lin Lin's rich friend Andy Lau from Shanghai. As Jennifer is calling for a taxi to go home she runs into a drunk Steven in the streets and helps him home. After a late night of further drinking together Steven ask if Jennifer could stay over being it's so late. What started out as a platonic sleepover eventually leads to sex. The next morning sensing love, Steven ask to see Jennifer again. The two eventually have a somewhat relationship, but due to
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misunderstandings and trust issues they have a huge fight on New Year's with Jennifer disappearing from Steven's life. The two run into each other several months later at a birthday party where Steven finds out Jennifer is now his boss Leslie's girlfriend, devastated he moves on. While on a date with his new girlfriend Nana he runs into Jennifer and Leslie and finds out that the two are now engaged, heartbroken he request to leave right away which leads to a fight with Nana. Leslie promotes Steven to their Australia head office
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his move his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend Mavis show's up. However Jeana seems to be more interested in her new found popularity among guys. With guys crawling all over her she soon becomes promiscuous by having quickies with strangers at the club bathroom. On New Year's the two eventually have a one-night stand at Steven's home. One night Jacky and Steven decides to hit a brothel together only to find out his ex-girlfriend Mavis has become a prostitute to get over him. Feeling guilty
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when Cat picks him to have sex with. Sean who is serious about Cat confesses his feelings to her but Cat doesn't care and rejects him by telling him she does not like to have a second go with a guy. Soon Cat reevaluates her feelings for Sean when he stands up to a couple of guys that were sexually harassing her. After another night of sex together the two get in a committed relationship and get married later on. No official soundtrack was released for the movie. Music featured in the movie are
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