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Hong Kong singer Andy Hui has said he is "very disgusting" after he was caught cheating on his superstar wife Sammi Cheng, known for pop classics like Worth It (1996).

Hui confessed at a press conference held at a Hong Kong hotel on Tuesday night (April 16), admitting to a dalliance with 30-year-old TVB actress and former Miss Hong Kong first runner-up Jacqueline Wong. He also said he will put his work activities on hold until he finds his "real and right self". He was caught on camera holding hands and kissing in the backseat of a taxi with Wong. Known for such hits as Who Can I Love (2002), he has been married to Cheng, 46, since 2014. The two do not have children. Wong and fellow TVB actor Kenneth Ma, 45, have been dating since 2017. The clip was uploaded by Hong Kong's Apple Daily News on Tuesday afternoon. Hours later, Hui, 51, showed up for a tearful seven-minute appearance. He kept his head bowed throughout and swallowed a sob before apologising to his wife of five years, saying: "Sorry, Sammi." He began the press conference with a deep bow and said: "I want to apologise to my family, Sammi's family, friends and people who love me. Because I did what I cannot make up for, something that will not be forgiven."

Through bouts of crying, Hui explained: "I drank a lot that night but I feel that being drunk is definitely not an excuse to do something so wrong. I am very regretful, I find it hard to face myself and accept myself. "After I saw the report, I found myself very shameful, very wrong, very bad, very disgusting and very unfamiliar. I reflected on why I could not control my lust." In the reportedly 16-minute video that was leaked, Hui and Wong initially share a cab with another man, who alighted first. Before the man exits the cab, Hui can be heard assuring the man that he and Wong will go home separately. After the man leaves, however, Hui and Wong provide only one location to the driver and begin holding hands. At one point, Wong leans over to kiss Hui and his hand rests on her thigh.

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The banknote forgery drama Project Gutenberg swept the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards, taking home seven statuettes including for best film, cinematography, art direction, costume and makeup design, film editing and director and screenplay for writer-helmer Felix Chong. Chong, who won the best new director award for Once a Gangster in 2011, is famed for his scriptwriting work with longtime collaborator Alan Mak on Infernal Affairs and has been nominated nine times in the best screenplay category. Project Gutenberg, which took 13 years to make it to the big screen, marked Chong's third win as a screenwriter and the first time he was awarded as the sole writer.

Starring Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok, Project Gutenberg received 17 Hong Kong Film Award nominations and grossed $187 million in China last year. Besides Project Gutenberg, this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards recognized the talents of emerging directors. Nearly all of the acting category award winners (except best actress) won for performances in films by first-time directors.

Anthony Wong, who has previously been honored for his work in films, on television and on the stage, was crowned best actor for his portrayal of a wheelchair-bound man who needs around-the-clock care in Still Human, the helming debut of Oliver Chan, who also won the best new director prize. It was the fifth time Wong has been honored with a Hong Kong Film Award, as he earned best actor honors for The Untold Story in 1994 and Beast Cops in 1999, and the best supporting actor award for Infernal Affairs in 2003 and Initial D in 2006. Filipino actress-singer Crisel Consunji, who played the domestic worker who looked after Wong’s character in the film, was named best new performer.

Likewise, the best supporting actor and actress winners shone in a film by a first-time director. Acting veterans Kara Wai and Ben Yuen were named best supporting actress and supporting actor, respectively, for their work in the transgender drama Tracey by helmer Jun Li. Wai has previously earned five Hong Kong Film Awards, including the first-ever best actress prize at the inaugural edition in 1982 for My Young Auntie. Meanwhile, Chinese actress Chloe Maayan was tapped as best actress for her first starring role in director Fruit Chan’s Three Husbands, the concluding chapter of his “prostitute trilogy.”

A list of winners of the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards is below.

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Maybe you were holding out to see the full Mueller report before buying your tickets, or maybe, like us, you were just too lazy to get online and book them. But whatever the reason, if you don’t already have your tickets for 

, it looks like you’re out of luck.

According to ticketing website Cityline, tickets for Trump On Show at the Sunbeam Theatre in North Point have already 

 ahead of its four-day run starting on Friday. Which is a shame, frankly, because it sounds like it’s going to be a doozy. 

On Saturday, the opera’s playwright, Edward Li Kui-ming, spilled the beans on the details of the plot. Although the opera will debut against a backdrop of mounting US-China tensions, with an ongoing trade war and the US’ campaign against Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, Li says that the play will focus less on the current state of affairs, and more the history of modern China — some of it made up, of course.

According to online outlet Quartz, the play 

, with his daughter Ivanka discovering a suitcase marked “1972, China” containing an English version of Chairman Mao’s famed The Little Red Book. The opera then dives into a fictional (we presume; what’s in that full report?!) chapter in Trump’s past that saw him travel to China in 1972 — the year another presidential paragon, Richard Nixon, first landed in Beijing and laid the groundwork for normalized US-China relations. The play goes on to imagine not only Trump encountering Mao and China’s first premier, Zhou Enlai, but also   who grew up in China, the South China Morning Post reports. Talk of the fictitious twin brother was first mentioned during   last week by MATV.

During the interview, Li said he was inspired by the story of Barack Obama’s half-brother, 

 who lives in Shenzhen. Li said: “I thought, ‘Wow, Obama has a brother who was in China and now speaks Mandarin. What if Trump had a twin brother who was also left in China and looks almost exactly like him and also speaks Mandarin?'” He said that after finishing the script, he sent a copy to friend and frequent collaborator Lung Koon-tin — who will be donning the blonde wig and fake tan for Trump On Show — who said: “Wow, this play is great! Let’s do this one!” Li told MATV that he’s on a mission to bring Cantonese opera to the younger generation, and that Trump On Show was the second of three Cantonese operas to feature Chairman Mao.

Li — a feng shui master who also runs the Sunbeam Theatre — is famous for penning the controversial Cantonese opera Chairman Mao, which purports to depict the private life of the founding father of the People’s Republic of China. The play was performed in 2016 to commemorate China National Day and the 47th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, with Lung as Mao, a role he will reprise in Trump on Show.

When news of Trump On Show first came about, netizens were excited that it could open the door for Cantonese operas about other contemporary world leaders, like unpopular former Chief Executive CY Leung, who governed Hong Kong during the 2014 Umbrella Movement; current Chinese President Xi Jinping; and even Russian president and noted Trump man-crush Vladimir Putin. But speaking to SCMP, Li said he didn’t know whether or not Xi would make an appearance in future works, admitting that he avoided sensitive historical events like the Cultural Revolution and the Tiananmen Square Massacre, saying: “Sensitive issues will always stir unhappiness. As a playwright I want to bring positive vibes to society.”

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A Hongkonger plunged to his death on Thursday after slipping over a ledge while taking photos at a lookout at the Grand Canyon.

According to Reuters, 

 who was part of a tour group visiting Grand Canyon West, a popular tourist destination that features a horseshoe-shaped glass skywalk that juts out of a canyon wall overlooks the floor of the canyon some 1,200 meters below.

David Leibowitz, spokesman for Grand Canyon West, said the Hongkonger, whose name has not been released, was taking photos during a mid-morning stop at the Eagle Point overlook yesterday morning when he slipped and fell. HK01 reports that the tourist’s body was found at about 4:35pm local time, and 

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Congratulations are in order for Hong Kong actress Eliza Sam and her non-celebrity husband, Joshua, who welcomed their first child yesterday afternoon (Mar 25).

The 34-year-old announced the good news by sharing a number of pictures of her little bundle of joy on Facebook. "Welcome to the world my little BabyBooBoo! Everyone meet baby Jacob! We feel so happy and blessed to have you in our lives, you truly are our greatest gift from God. Now we have a complete set of Rock Paper and Scissors! (sic)” she wrote in English. The actress then thanked the staff at the hospital for their assistance, as well as her fans, who had sent in their well-wishes and blessings. "We’re also so grateful to Dr. Wong and the staff at Union Hospital for everything they have done for us. Apologies in advance that we can’t reply to all the messages lately, but we are so thankful for all your blessings! Can’t wait to see you all very soon!” she wrote.

Hong Kong comedian and host Wong Cho Lam, who’s a close friend of Eliza, shared, “Her husband will definitely be a good father, he will definitely take good care of Eliza and the baby. Now, the artistes in my company are all mothers, it’s time for me to look for suitable jobs for them, so that they can earn money for their family. As for us fathers, we must all work hard." Cho Lam’s wife, Hong Kong model-actress Leanne Li, also revealed that she had seen pictures of Jacob. 

“I will be visiting Eliza within the next few days, and will bring some baby diapers for the newborn Jacob. I’ve always kept in contact with her, and shared with her some tips from my experience as a first-time mother. Eliza’s really smart, so she’ll definitely pick up the (necessary) knowledge really fast,” Leanne said.