Annike Pong Chau-ngan

Biography

Annike Pong Chau-ngan is a former Hong Kong actress born on 5 April 1968 in Guangxi. At age six, she moved with her family to the Kwai Tsing district of Hong Kong and graduated from China Christian Church Chuen Yuen College in 1984. That same year, she was scouted by a talent agent while on Broadcast Drive with her father and entered the entertainment industry as a model, appearing in advertisements for instant noodles and film. She later moved into film and enrolled at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to learn acting. In the 1990s, she joined Asia Television (ATV) for a higher salary, becoming a second-tier actress often cast as young characters such as students and wealthy young ladies. During her time on screen, she came into contact with Christianity through Lau Mei-kuen and later decided to become a Christian to change her unhappy life. In 2002, she left ATV and stepped away from the spotlight to focus on her family, occasionally appearing in gospel films. In 2013, she co-founded the Music Children Foundation with her sister Pong Sin-n to help underprivileged children receive four years of free music education, serving as its administrative director. She now teaches acting at the Academy of Film of Hong Kong Baptist University. In 2023, she received a social contribution award from Hong Kong Women’s Walk. Her husband is former actor and model Lai Kim-sing, and they have two sons.