Mak Sin Sing

Biography

Mak Sin Sing (Mak Sin Sing), originally named Mak Cheuk Wing, was a Hong Kong Cantonese opera actor, a television artiste for Hong Kong's Lei Ying Sing TV channel, and a Cantonese film actor. The eighth among his siblings, his elder brother Mak Bing Wing was also a famous Cantonese opera star. Mak Sin Sing formed an artistic sworn brotherhood known as the "Seven Brothers" with six other artists, serving as the eldest among them. He married actress and singer Chu Heung Wan (original name Hsiu Hsiu Wan), and they had two daughters and one son. In 1963, he joined the "Lai Yuen Lok Opera Troupe" and performed as the lead actor on a seven-month tour in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang. In 1965, he participated in performances with the "New Star Troupe" at the Kai Tak Amusement Park. In October 1965, he resigned as deputy director of the welfare section of the Hong Kong Wah Hoh Association. In December 1966, he traveled to the Philippines to explore the leather business, intending to leave the stage and pursue commerce. He entered the real estate business in 1978, and in November 1980 his family emigrated to Toronto, Canada, though he returned to Hong Kong several times each year due to business interests.