[2026.04.02] LOUIS KOO HINTS AT MORE "SCAMS" IN THE FUTURE

Louis Koo receives his Tornado figure and cannot keep his hands off it

Louis Koo loans models from his personal collection for exhibition and says that he covers them under a cloth at home too

Many of Louis Koo's classic characters appear again in the music video.
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Louis Koo releases his new song THE GREAT SCAM OF THE CENTURY and hints more "scams" are on the way

Louis Koo unveils Darth Vader from his collection

Many cute versions of Louis Koo's characters appear in the music video, including Yeung Gor (top) and Tornado (bottom)
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Louis Koo Tin Lok attended the press conference of "Hong Kong Comic Con 2026" yesterday as an event ambassador. After over 20 years he released a fast song "The Great Scam of the Century". As soon as the music video was uploaded the comment sections blew up. He transformed into as many as 11 classic looks and characters, including TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING)'s Tornado, BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI)'s Hong Siu Lung, FAT CHOI SPIRIT (LEK GOO LEK GOO SUN NIN CHOI)'s Tin Lok, THE RETURN OF THE CONDOR HEROES' Yeung Gor and WARRIORS OF FUTURE (MING YUT JIN GEI)'s Taylor, as well as his hit song POPULAR THIS WEEK's classic choreography in full parody.

Koo Tin Lok took advantage of the eve of April Fool's Day to release a new song and music video "The Great Scam of the Century", which was highly praised and even started an online campaign for him to win Favorite Male singer again this year. He said with a smile, "No way? It really is a scam." When asked how long he has been preparing for the new song, Koo Tin Lok smiled and said, "It's a secret, it is my idea to use animation in the music video. Everyone knows that I like animation, and I can bring out the roles I have played all at once. (Launching music video figures?) I can consider that. (People online asked Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen) to shoot another music video?) Have they? I can consider it." The reporter asked Koo Tin Lok if he had any other surprises for everyone, and he said that the "scam of the century" was not over yet, and the surprises would not be limited to April. In addition, Koo Tin Lok was surrounded by a large number of college students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology a few days ago. He explained that he was actually going to work on a shoot. He wore a mask and a hat because he did not want to be recognized, but in the end he was still recognized. This trip was not to interact with college students. In addition the Koo Tin Lok starred COLD WAR 1994 (HONG JIN 1994) has released its poster and trailer. Even Chow Yun Fat could not recognize him as the Chief Executive. He said, "Because Fat Gor has never seen the look, but I think the look is very similar to the logo of 'Uncle Potato Chips' (Pringles) and 'Monopoly'."

[2026.04.02] ON THE 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF LESLIE CHEUNG'S DEATH, CHAN SUK FUN GATHERS THE STRENGTH OF "GOR" FANS TO BUILD A MEMORIAL HALL

Joey Wong visits the bench "Gor Gor" fans have set up in memory of Leslie Cheung in Vancouver

Daffy Tong posts an old photo of Leslie Cheung to eulogize his beloved

Joey Wang looks at the commemorative bench fans have set up for Leslie Cheung, evoking many memories

Many "Gor" fans mourn him with flowers outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Ms. Yu (right) brings her son to remember her idol Leslie Cheung outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Chan Suk Fun brings over 500 Leslie Cheung fans to pay their respects on Po Fook Hill in Sha Tin
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Yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of the death of "Gor Gor" Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing. Over the years, "Gor fans" from different places have come to Central to mourn at the place where Gor Gor passed away. Every year on this day, the outside of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel at Central would turn into a sea of flowers. Cheung Kwok Wing's former manager Chan Suk Fun also gathered at Po Fook Hill in Sha Tin with more than 500 fans from all over the world to send blessings to "Gor Gor". She also announced that she would hold a commemorative event to commemorate the 70th birthday of Cheung Kwok Wing and launch the social enterprise project "FUN SPACE", with the goal of fulfilling the common wish of fans - to establish a memorial hall and bronze statue of "Gor Gor".

Mrs. Chan Suk Fun (Mrs. Chan), her son Chan Ka Ho, Gor Gor's friend Lin Yim Fai, former assistant Kenneth and Roman Tam (Law Man)'s sister Tam Ming Yuk, together with more than 500 "Gor" fans from all over the world went to Po Fook Shan in Sha Tin yesterday to pay their respects.

23 years have passed, and many people have never forgotten "Gor Gor" Cheung Kwok Wing. Mrs. Chan special ordered floral ornaments with white phalaenopsis orchids with a butterfly background and gave them to "Gor Gor", conveying her agreement and blessings to "Gor" fans around the world. The long-time Japanese "Gor" fans, as in the past, personally folded a thousand origami cranes to bring to Hong Kong to give to "Gor Gor" on every anniversary. Korean "Gor" fans brought the Best Actor award "Gor Gor" won for "FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE" at the first Incheon International Folk Film Festival held last year, dedicated it to "Gor Gor", and handed it over to Mrs. Chen for preservation.

September 12th this year would have been the 70th birthday of "Gor Gor". As early as two years ago, many "Gor" fans have proposed to Mrs. Chan that they wanted to organize a commemorative event for his 70th birthday. In order to collect the ideas from "Gor" fans, Mrs. Chan invited them to share their opinions via email. The most popular wish was to be able to relive his stage style in Hong Kong, the place where "Gor Gor" grew up. In addition, there were many suggestions to build a memorial hall for Cheung Kwok Wing and erect a bronze statue. In order to realize the wishes of "Gor" fans, Mrs. Chan announced yesterday that a series of commemorative activities will be held to commemorate the 70th birthday of Cheung Kwok Wing. Mrs. Chan revealed that the long- awaited social enterprise project "FUN SPACE" is about to be launched. She especially thanked her friend William Chang Suk Ping for his help and personally designed the overall design, injecting a unique visual aesthetic into the project. "FUN SPACE" will be operated as a social enterprise. The "FUN CAFE" would continue the wish of "Gor Gor" to invite "Gor" fans for coffee, so that everyone can gather together to savor the coffee friendship of "Gor Gor". It will employ special education students from Hong Chi Association and special education graduates from Fortress Hill Methodist Secondary School to help them integrate into society and show their strengths. The "FUN EXHIBITION" will showcase Mrs. Chan's memories from her career over years in show business, including valuable collections related to "Gor Gor". The revenue from "FUN SPACE", after deducting operating expenses, will be used to fulfill the common wish of "Gor" fans - to build a long-term Cheung Kwok Wing memorial hall and erect a bronze statue for "Gor Gor".

As for yesterday outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, most of the flower cards presented by "Gor" fans were heart-shaped. There were also musical notes, guitars, butterflies and other shapes, which were infinitely creative; there were also foreign language words written on them, and many memorial phrases made of flower plaques, including "The wind continues to blow on the 23rd anniversary", "This love is tender without end", and "8401 longing does not stop".

In addition, singer Fiona Sit Hoi Kei also regards Cheung Kwok Wing as an idol. At a recent concert held in Zhejiang, she specifically covered Gor Gor's classic song "Me", which evoked memories of "Gor Gor's" singing voice during the singing process and a variety of emotions. On the other hand, in order to allow young audiences to appreciate Cheung Kwok Wing's contribution to Hong Kong cinema anew, the Hong Kong Film Archive will hold the premiere of the "Restored Gems" series at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Centre on April 26th, screening the 4K digitally restored version of THE KID (LAU SING YU, 1999).

Actress Joey Wong Cho Yin, who has collaborated with Cheung Kwok Wing in the movie A CHINESE GHOST STORY (SIN NUI YAU WAN), recently went to Stanley Park in Vancouver to commemorate Gor Gor. Looking at the commemorative bench fans have set up for Gor Gor, she recalled the past, "Although I haven't said anything to you, I am full of memories in my heart. " She also posted stills and group photos of the two, evoking countless memories online. In addition, Anita Yuen Wing Yee mourned Gor Gor for 23 consecutive years, sharing movie stills and roses and mentioned that Gor Gor taught her to be honest before his death, arousing everyone's love for Gor Gor. Cheung Kwok Wing's beloved Daffy Tong Hok Tak (Tong Tong) as usual posted a photo of him on social platform in memory of him, writing, "Love like yesterday". Many fans wished him well and good health.

[2026.04.02] THE 50TH HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OPENS

Rachel Leung and Renci Yeung are in the same movie but never appear in the same shot together

Despite his great liberation in the film, ANSONBEAN still brings his entire family to support it
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Natalie Hsu hopes to offer her services to different directors during the film festival

ANSONBEAN invites his entire family to watch his category III film

Rachel Leung and Renci Yeung have no scene together in their new film
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The opening ceremony of the 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival was held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre last night, kicking off the 12-day film festival. The opening film was the Asian premiere of Singaporean director Anthony Chen's WE ARE ALL STRANGERS. This year's featured filmmaker and famous Mainland director Jia Zhangke also attended in person to share his deep relationship with the Hong Kong International Film Festival over the years, and to send a message to the new generation of audiences to understand film creation with an open attitude.

Hong Kong International Film Festival Association Chairman Wilfred Wong Ying Wai, Permanent Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Vivian Sum Fong-Kwang, together with Festival Ambassadors Angela Yuen Lai Lam and Tony Wu Tsz Tung, "Asian Visionary Ambassadors" Gingle Wang Jing and Metawin Opas-iamkajorn as well as various guests wished the festival a smooth run.

This year's festival will feature more than 215 films from 71 countries and regions. In more than 320 screenings, audiences can interact with a number of internationally renowned filmmakers, including Jia Zhangke, Juliette Binoche, Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Huang Jianxin, Ann Hui On Wah, Ildiko Enyedi, Anthony Chen, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, etc.

Focus filmmaker Jia Zhangke said on stage that he was very happy that the film festival has always supported him, and he was honored that his XIAO SHAN GOING HOME has become the focus film of the film festival. This time, taking advantage of the 50th anniversary of the film festival, he came to Hong Kong to participate again, which felt very meaningful.

The famous mainland director Huang Jianxin also attended the opening ceremony yesterday, saying that he has come to Hong Kong 40 years ago and said that he had always paid attention to Hong Kong films.

Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi) said that she was very happy to see filmmakers from all over the world. When she entered the venue, she saw Singaporean director Anthony Chen. She has always paid attention to his films. The reporter asked her if she would take the opportunity to recommend herself to other directors? She said: "In the past, definitely not; but now I feel that the culture has changed, as an actor you should take the initiative; not necessarily passively or wait for the director to decide who will perform, but it all depends on the situation." She said that if she had the opportunity to recommend herself, she would definitely pay attention to their films first, and then have in-depth exchanges so that they could see her sincerity, and bring her performance clips with her to show them.

Rachel Leung Yung Ting and Renci Yeung Sze Wing appeared at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong International Film Festival last night, promoting their movie THE DATING MENU (CHU SI FAT BAN). When asked why the lead actor Lo Chun Yip (Siuyea) did not appear, they joked that the male lead was very important so he would appear later. Although Leung Yung Ting and Yeung Sze Wing made the same movie, it turned out that yesterday was the first time they met. Because they met Siuyea separately in the film, they were not in the same scene. They joked that they were considered romantic rivals across time and space, and that Siuyea was seeing many women. When asked if the two have ever met a bad man in reality, they jokingly said not to bring up the heartbreaks again, otherwise they would be sad and cry backstage later. Yeung Sze Wing revealed that in the film Lo Chun Yip's home cooking moved her, and in real life she also loved her parent's home cooking. Has she inherited her parents' culinary skills? She said, "To each its own. Earlier when camping, my friends rather enjoyed the food I cooked."

WE'RE NOTHING AT ALL (NGOR MOON BUT SI SUP MOR) actor ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun) was present, and said that the film's other actor, Anson Kong Yip Sun (AK), was unable to attend due to work. ANSONBEAN will bring his parents, younger brother and nearly 70-year-old grandmother to watch the new film, and said that he would have a great liberation in it this time. He had no baggage at all, and his first same sex kiss was a big challenge. In addition, speaking of people questioning the qualification of MIDLIFE SING AND SHINE 4 coach Calvin Cheung Ka Ming online, ANSONBEAN said that he has learned to sing from him when he participated in "KING MAKER III". So he did not dare to comment on his qualifications. Speaking of Cheung Ka Ming being expensive, ANSONBEAN agreed. "He's expensive! So at the time I just took down notes and didn't go to any more classes. My budget was limited."