Jin Gang (Gam Kong)

Biography

Jin Gang is a Hong Kong broadcaster and voice actor born in Hong Kong in 1933 under his original name Zhou Chaojie. He grew up in a modest family; his father worked for an American radio company and later as a Hong Kong civil servant. During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in 1941, his father was forced to work for the Japanese while his family fled to Taishan to stay with his maternal grandfather, where Jin Gang studied at a traditional school. The family later moved to Guangzhou where his mother worked in manual labor. After the war, he returned to Hong Kong and attended Ling Ying Secondary School, participating in drama activities with the "Seal Troupe" for at least ten years. After graduation, he worked as a ticket clerk at Kowloon Motor Bus from 1954 to 1964. He began his radio career in 1953 as a part-time actor at Hong Kong Radio, then joined Commercial Radio in 1959 alongside his brother Jin Gui. He received his stage name "Jin Gang" from station founder Ho Sau Chi, inspired by a Western film. He is nicknamed "埋咪化" because he never makes mistakes when recording radio dramas. His most famous work is the radio series "18th Floor Block C" where he played Zhou Xindu (Boss Zhou). He also appeared in TV programs such as "Jumping Plane" and "Hong Kong Strange Tricks," and acted in films like "God of Gamblers," "Secret of Wealth," and "Beast Cops." Despite retiring in 1999, the station founder persuaded him to stay. He continued working at Commercial Radio until he contracted COVID-19 in 2022.