黃錦燊

简介

Melvin Wong Kam-sang is a Hong Kong film and television actor, barrister, and pharmacist. Born in Taishan, Guangdong in 1949, he grew up in San Francisco's Chinatown from the age of five. He earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from UC Berkeley in 1973 and a doctorate in pharmacy from UCSF Medical Center. He worked as a pharmacist in American hospitals before entering entertainment. He began his acting career in 1974 when director Lo Wei was filming in San Francisco and cast him for a cameo role. In 1976 he appeared in "The Private Eyes" alongside his older brother Michael Hui. He entered television in 1977 through the RTV variety show "BANG BANG New Inspiration" and moved to TVB in 1978. In 1996 he earned a law degree from the University of London and received his barrister qualification in 1997. He practiced law until 2018, when he resigned from the Bar Association to return to acting in the TV drama "Wonder Women". He served as Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild and Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Press Council, and was elected to the Dalian CPPCC in 2008. Since the mid-2000s he has been a guest associate professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Pharmacy, and currently serves as an advisor to the pharmacy school's advisory committee.