Robert Siu Leung

Biography

Robert Siu Leung (Xiao Liang) was born in 1941 in the French Concession of Shanghai, the fourth child in his family, with brothers sports commentator Lu Yuan and actor Lu Dawei. His family moved to Hong Kong in 1947 where he was educated at Wah Yan College. He earned a Chinese language certificate from Lingnan University in 2005. He won the Hong Kong All-Star English Singing Competition in 1961. He joined Commercial Radio in 1966 and then Hong Kong Radio in 1970, serving as DJ, host, and celebrity interviewer. Known for his distinctive voice, he became the station voice of TVB in 1973 when he moved to television with his brother Lu Dawei at the invitation of deputy general manager Choy Liang Suet-yee. He became famous for his resonant voice in TV commercials, notably the Wing On Department Store advertisement which ran for fourteen years. He moved to ATV in 1989 and later emigrated to Canada in 1993, working at Huaqiao Voice radio and hosting his storytelling program for years. He returned to Hong Kong in 2000 and appeared in TV dramas including War of the Genders, Where the Legend Begins, and The Legend of Love.