陳復生

简介

Chan Fok-sang is a Hong Kong actress and programme host, now known as Chan Wai-kwong. Born on 21 October 1960, she is the only daughter of a father who was a CTV training class instructor, dubbing team leader, and screenwriter, and a mother who was a Hong Kong radio broadcaster. She was educated at Hong Kong Pooi To Primary School (graduated 1972) and Hong Kong Pooi To Middle School (graduated 1977), then continued at the secondary section of Chu Hai College in Mongkok. Influenced by her parents' work in entertainment, she loved the arts from childhood. She entered acting in 1972 at age twelve, appearing in her first TV drama "Chun Hui" introduced by her father's friend Fung Chui-fan. At fifteen, she hosted live children's programmes "Kai Shin Di" and "Cha Gen Wen Di". After completing secondary school in 1977, she began pre-university studies at Hong Kong Baptist University, then studied in the Communication Department (Film & Television stream), while continuing on-screen work with TVB. She signed with TVB in 1975, becoming the youngest part-time contract host at the time. In 1976, she represented the station in hosting a youth programme co-produced with Canadian television. She wrote columns for "Tak Kung Pao" and "Wen Wei Pao" from 1979. She held solo singing tours in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas between 1982 and 1984, and received an honour medal from the San Francisco local government in 1985. She left TVB in 1985, studied singing under Lau Chang, and established her own production company. She was recruited by Chiu Leung-suk-yee to work at Asia TV for a period. She held charity concerts in Vancouver, Zhanjiang, the United States, and Taiwan between 1985 and 1988. In 1987, she was invited by President Chiang Ching-kuo and met Vice President Lee Teng-hui. She developed her performing career in Taiwan between 1985 and 1989. In 1995, she produced and supervised the film "Hoi Gan" to raise funds for universities and charities, received awards from charitable organisations, and the film was selected by the Hospital Authority as a psychological teaching material. She has devoted herself to social welfare and media work since 1995, writing columns for the overseas edition of "People's Daily", its website "People.cn", and "China Daily".