On The First Beat
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On The First Beat is a TVB modern action series broadcast in June 2007.
The series is a direct sequel to 2005's The Academy
(學警雄心). The main cast features Ron Ng
, Sammul Chan
and Chin Ka Lok
from the original series and new cast including Michael Tao
, Sonija Kwok
, Joey Yung
, Kenny Kwan
and Kate Tsui
. The story continues on with the two male leads in the series with their growth as young police officers with personal conflicts in their bonds as friends and romantic relationships. The drama is about the life of a group of Hong Kong police officers and cadets inside and outside of work.
A direct sequel, E.U.
(學警狙擊) was produced and airred in 2009 continued with Ron Ng
and Sammul Chan
, alongside Michael Miu
, Kathy Chow
, Elanne Kwong, and Michael Tse
.
"After going through the excruciating training of the academy, Chung Lap Man (Ron Ng
Cheuk Hei) and Li Pak Kiu (Sammul Chan
Gin Fung) finally become official police officers and are assigned into the same branch. One operation causes Kiu's girlfriend to die a violent death. Furthermore, it causes Kiu and Man, this pair of good brothers, to separate from one another. Newly-appointed police chief Cheung Ging Fung (Michael Tao Dai Yue) turns out to be the crime leader of last time's operation. Kiu further discovers that there's an inside story to his girlfriend's death...
The feelings between Man and his colleague Cheung Nim Yan (Joey Yung Jo Yi) gradually develop. However, his cousin Man Jing (Kate Tsui Tsz San), like before, pursues him. On the other hand, Kiu loves Fung's ex-wife, Yuen Wai Nei (Sonija Kwok Sin Nei). However, the old feelings between Fung and Nei still haven't ended. Facing the impact of career, friendship, and love, how will the two new officers deal with it all?"
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Chung Lap-Man (Ron Ng
) and Lee Pak-Kiu (Sammul Chan
) patrolling the streets of Hong Kong with fellow senior constables. During one patrolling shift, Pak Kiu messes with the wrong group of gangs, Cheng Chi-Keung (Wai Ka Hung) and Cheung King-Fung (Michael Tao
).
After realizing that Pak-Kiu was manipulated by Chi-Keung, Fiona Ma Oi-Lam (Fiona Sit
) tries to clear Pak-Kiu's name from the complaint by Chi Keung. Fiona and Lap-Man finds Chi-Keung and King-Fung dealing drugs in a parking lot and tries to photograph their drugs-transaction. Fiona accidentally sets off a car alarm and is discovered by Chi-Keung and King-Fung, holding her hostage. Pak-Kiu tries to rescue Fiona, instead he gets shot in the side of his head by Chi-Keung and subsequently Chi-Keung shoots Fiona in the stomach, consequently she dies. Pak Kiu then wakes up in the hospital and finds out that Fiona is dead and blames it all on Lap-Man. Throughout the whole series, conflict and extreme hatred for each other is constantly shown between them.
Half a year later, Lap-Man and Pak-Kiu are introduced to their new sergeant, King-Fung. Turns out King Fung was an undercover police officer responsible for the arrest of Chi-Keung earlier. Lap-Man and Pak-Kiu both develop a sense of hatred towards King-Fung. Lap Man gets angry and files a fake complaint letter on King Fung. King Fung's sister, Cheung Nim-Yan (Joey Yung
), who is an investigation constable, discover the fake letter prank.
Lap-Man and Pak-Kiu then meets Kuk Ming-Cheung (Chin Ka Lok
), who tells him about Pak-Kiu's father, Lee Man-Shing, (Michael Miu
). Apparently Pak Kiu's father and King Fung had a bitter past. During this time, Pak Kiu tries to take some psychology classes to try to build up a better resume when he applies for an inspector position within the police department. Yuen Wai-Nei (Sonija Kwok
) joins Pak Kiu's classes as she thinks its beneficial to police officers.
Man Ching (Kate Tsui
) comes to Hong Kong from the United States in hopes of finding her mother, who turned out to be Lap Man's aunt. Man Ching then develop feelings for Lap-Man, even though she is aware of his girlfriend. Trying to get Man Ching off of his back, Lap Man challenges her to be a police officer at the Police Training School (PTS). Man Ching accepts the challenge. Yuen Ka-Fu (Kenny Kwan
), Yuen Wai-Nei's brother, coincidentally just came to Hong Kong from Canada. He was expelled from a Canadian university, and applies to be a police officer. He meets Man Ching in the training.
King-Fung, Ming-Cheung, and a few other sergeants receive a letter that tells them they will be training for the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). During the time at the training camp, Ming-Cheung tries to screw King-Fung over. During the training Pak-Kiu and Lap-Man always get into arguments, their behaviour then noticed by King-Fung, Ming-Cheung. One day Lap-Man tells Ming-Cheung that King-Fung no longer holds a grudge against Man-Shing and that everything is back to normal, Ming-Cheung then becomes all friendly to King-Fung.
At this time, Wai-Nei is still angry over the fact that her ex-husband, King-Fung had "slept" with another woman and that she doesn't forgive him. One day King Fung goes to make this glass vase as it has sentimental value to both him and Wai Nei, he gives it to her and they are back together.
Lap-Man and Nim-Yan slowly starts to get closer and develop feelings for each other. But knowing that Lap Man has a girlfriend, Ho Fa (Tavia Yeung
) and Man Ching has a crush on him, Nim Yan backs off. Wai Nei and King Fung's relationship grows and plans to get married. At this time, King Fung encounters Yip Ling-Fung (Selena Li
). Ling-Fung runs into some financial problems and King-Fung helps her. On the day of Wai-Nei and King-Fung's wedding, Ling-Fung tries to draw King-Fung's attention by attempting to commit suicide. King-Fung tries to get Ling-Fung to cooperate, but she ignores him, eventually King-Fung has to go with her to the hospital and becomes extremely late for his wedding. As soon as he gets to his wedding, Wai-Nei calls off the wedding and vows that she will no longer be friends or anything with King-Fung. At this time Wai-Nei finds out that she is pregnant with King-Fung's baby.
Wai-Nei soon discovers that Pak-Kiu has developed feelings for her and is willing to be the baby's father. But yet, Pak-Kiu constantly gets nightmares of Fiona getting killed by Chi-Keung. He seeks help from a pschologist which tells him that he actually still loves and misses Fiona. Pak-Kiu is also clear that Wai-Nei still has feelings for King-Fung.
King-Fung, who is unaware Wai-Nei is carrying his baby, heard from his grandmother than Wai-Nei wants to piece back the broken glass vase. He decides to make a new one for her. Wai-Nei receives the glass vase and decides to reconcile with King-Fung. She heads to find King-Fung in Ling-Fung's home, but ends up being held hostage by Chi-Keung.
Wai-Nei ends up hospitalised and severely injured, and Chi-Keung heads to the hospital to deal with King-Fung. Chi-Keung escapes injured, but was caught and shot by Ka-Fu who revenged his sister. Later on, Wai-Nei's condition suffers complications and she is forced to deliver her baby only after a 5 month gestation period.
After delivering her baby, Wai-Nei wakes up and sees King-Fung asleep by her bed. Yet she passed away later on, leaving King-Fung and her family members heartbroken. For the sake of Wai-Nei, King-Fung decides to lead life happily and take good care of their son, Kai-On.
Lap-Man also ends up with Nim-Yan in the end.
was so easily removed from the show very early in the series just as Joey Yung
entered the story line. There was speculation that she couldn't commit a schedule to finish the series and so like many stars who previously worked on a continued TVB series and couldn't fully commit, they were simply "killed" or excused off to move along the plot. Several of the previous characters had unresolved plot lines, but the actors had different committed projects and so they were never re-visited or had brief returns. Various relationships were discontinued while other characters were re-cycled or actors repackaged as "new characters". TVB is most notorious for defying canon logic by continuing a series and reintroducing characters that had completely different roles compared to the last series.
One of the biggest criticisms came about Winnie's death. While badly injured she had surgery and during all this time she wasn't placed in the Intensive Care Unit or rigged to any medical electronics to monitor her poor progress. She merely woke up and died in the morning without any nurses or medical alarms. Fans joked she was placed in the worst hospital for medical care.
The series is a direct sequel to 2005's The Academy
The Academy (TVB)
The Academy is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2005.The series follows the lives of a group of new Hong Kong Police recruits as they proceed through training at the Hong Kong Police training school...
(學警雄心). The main cast features Ron Ng
Ron Ng
Ron Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:...
, Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three...
and Chin Ka Lok
Chin Ka Lok
Chin Kar Lok aka Chin Ka Lok is an actor, action choreographer....
from the original series and new cast including Michael Tao
Michael Tao
-Career:Tao entered the acting industry in the 80s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelming popularity amongst housewives , solidifying his position as a 1st tier television actor in TVB.Tao later moved over to rival ATV in...
, Sonija Kwok
Sonija Kwok
Sonija Kwok is a Hong Kong actress, currently working for TVB.She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed Cantonese and British parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia but she transferred to Simon Fraser University and...
, Joey Yung
Joey Yung
Joey Yung is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress from Emperor Entertainment Group. She won the prestigious JSG "Most Popular Female Singer" and "Ultimate Best Female Singer - Gold" awards a record breaking six times, thus emerging as one of the premier Cantonese singers in Hong Kong...
, Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines, but grew up in Hong Kong....
and Kate Tsui
Kate Tsui
Kate Tsui Tsz-shan is the 2004 Miss Hong Kong pageant winner and currently a TVB actress.-Education:Tsui graduated from the University of California, Davis, majoring in Japanese. She is skilled in different interests such as acting, dancing, learning languages, and snowboarding...
. The story continues on with the two male leads in the series with their growth as young police officers with personal conflicts in their bonds as friends and romantic relationships. The drama is about the life of a group of Hong Kong police officers and cadets inside and outside of work.
A direct sequel, E.U.
E.U. (TVB)
Emergency Unit, better known as simply E.U. is a 2009 Hong Kong television drama created and produced by Wong Wai-sing. It is the direct sequel to 2007's On the First Beat and the third installment in the The Academy series. E.U. stars Ron Ng and Sammul Chan from the original series, with the...
(學警狙擊) was produced and airred in 2009 continued with Ron Ng
Ron Ng
Ron Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:...
and Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three...
, alongside Michael Miu
Michael Miu
Michael Miu Kiu-wai is a Hong Kong television and film actor. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong, he was a member of TVB's Five Tigers...
, Kathy Chow
Kathy Chow
Kathy Chow may refer to:*Kathy Chow , Hong Kong actress*Kathy Chow , Hong Kong model, sister of the Hong Kong actress Niki Chow...
, Elanne Kwong, and Michael Tse
Michael Tse
Michael Tse Tin Wah is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Career highlights:Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for 5 years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu...
.
Synopsis
(Credits to http://NewMoviesNMore.blogspot.com)"After going through the excruciating training of the academy, Chung Lap Man (Ron Ng
Ron Ng
Ron Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:...
Cheuk Hei) and Li Pak Kiu (Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three...
Gin Fung) finally become official police officers and are assigned into the same branch. One operation causes Kiu's girlfriend to die a violent death. Furthermore, it causes Kiu and Man, this pair of good brothers, to separate from one another. Newly-appointed police chief Cheung Ging Fung (Michael Tao Dai Yue) turns out to be the crime leader of last time's operation. Kiu further discovers that there's an inside story to his girlfriend's death...
The feelings between Man and his colleague Cheung Nim Yan (Joey Yung Jo Yi) gradually develop. However, his cousin Man Jing (Kate Tsui Tsz San), like before, pursues him. On the other hand, Kiu loves Fung's ex-wife, Yuen Wai Nei (Sonija Kwok Sin Nei). However, the old feelings between Fung and Nei still haven't ended. Facing the impact of career, friendship, and love, how will the two new officers deal with it all?"
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Chung Lap-Man (Ron Ng
Ron Ng
Ron Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:...
) and Lee Pak-Kiu (Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three...
) patrolling the streets of Hong Kong with fellow senior constables. During one patrolling shift, Pak Kiu messes with the wrong group of gangs, Cheng Chi-Keung (Wai Ka Hung) and Cheung King-Fung (Michael Tao
Michael Tao
-Career:Tao entered the acting industry in the 80s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelming popularity amongst housewives , solidifying his position as a 1st tier television actor in TVB.Tao later moved over to rival ATV in...
).
After realizing that Pak-Kiu was manipulated by Chi-Keung, Fiona Ma Oi-Lam (Fiona Sit
Fiona Sit
Fiona Sit Hoi-Kei is a female singer and actress from Hong Kong.-Biography:Fiona Sit attended Island School and studied Creative Media in City University of Hong Kong until 2004...
) tries to clear Pak-Kiu's name from the complaint by Chi Keung. Fiona and Lap-Man finds Chi-Keung and King-Fung dealing drugs in a parking lot and tries to photograph their drugs-transaction. Fiona accidentally sets off a car alarm and is discovered by Chi-Keung and King-Fung, holding her hostage. Pak-Kiu tries to rescue Fiona, instead he gets shot in the side of his head by Chi-Keung and subsequently Chi-Keung shoots Fiona in the stomach, consequently she dies. Pak Kiu then wakes up in the hospital and finds out that Fiona is dead and blames it all on Lap-Man. Throughout the whole series, conflict and extreme hatred for each other is constantly shown between them.
Half a year later, Lap-Man and Pak-Kiu are introduced to their new sergeant, King-Fung. Turns out King Fung was an undercover police officer responsible for the arrest of Chi-Keung earlier. Lap-Man and Pak-Kiu both develop a sense of hatred towards King-Fung. Lap Man gets angry and files a fake complaint letter on King Fung. King Fung's sister, Cheung Nim-Yan (Joey Yung
Joey Yung
Joey Yung is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress from Emperor Entertainment Group. She won the prestigious JSG "Most Popular Female Singer" and "Ultimate Best Female Singer - Gold" awards a record breaking six times, thus emerging as one of the premier Cantonese singers in Hong Kong...
), who is an investigation constable, discover the fake letter prank.
Lap-Man and Pak-Kiu then meets Kuk Ming-Cheung (Chin Ka Lok
Chin Ka Lok
Chin Kar Lok aka Chin Ka Lok is an actor, action choreographer....
), who tells him about Pak-Kiu's father, Lee Man-Shing, (Michael Miu
Michael Miu
Michael Miu Kiu-wai is a Hong Kong television and film actor. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong, he was a member of TVB's Five Tigers...
). Apparently Pak Kiu's father and King Fung had a bitter past. During this time, Pak Kiu tries to take some psychology classes to try to build up a better resume when he applies for an inspector position within the police department. Yuen Wai-Nei (Sonija Kwok
Sonija Kwok
Sonija Kwok is a Hong Kong actress, currently working for TVB.She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed Cantonese and British parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia but she transferred to Simon Fraser University and...
) joins Pak Kiu's classes as she thinks its beneficial to police officers.
Man Ching (Kate Tsui
Kate Tsui
Kate Tsui Tsz-shan is the 2004 Miss Hong Kong pageant winner and currently a TVB actress.-Education:Tsui graduated from the University of California, Davis, majoring in Japanese. She is skilled in different interests such as acting, dancing, learning languages, and snowboarding...
) comes to Hong Kong from the United States in hopes of finding her mother, who turned out to be Lap Man's aunt. Man Ching then develop feelings for Lap-Man, even though she is aware of his girlfriend. Trying to get Man Ching off of his back, Lap Man challenges her to be a police officer at the Police Training School (PTS). Man Ching accepts the challenge. Yuen Ka-Fu (Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines, but grew up in Hong Kong....
), Yuen Wai-Nei's brother, coincidentally just came to Hong Kong from Canada. He was expelled from a Canadian university, and applies to be a police officer. He meets Man Ching in the training.
King-Fung, Ming-Cheung, and a few other sergeants receive a letter that tells them they will be training for the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). During the time at the training camp, Ming-Cheung tries to screw King-Fung over. During the training Pak-Kiu and Lap-Man always get into arguments, their behaviour then noticed by King-Fung, Ming-Cheung. One day Lap-Man tells Ming-Cheung that King-Fung no longer holds a grudge against Man-Shing and that everything is back to normal, Ming-Cheung then becomes all friendly to King-Fung.
At this time, Wai-Nei is still angry over the fact that her ex-husband, King-Fung had "slept" with another woman and that she doesn't forgive him. One day King Fung goes to make this glass vase as it has sentimental value to both him and Wai Nei, he gives it to her and they are back together.
Lap-Man and Nim-Yan slowly starts to get closer and develop feelings for each other. But knowing that Lap Man has a girlfriend, Ho Fa (Tavia Yeung
Tavia Yeung
Tavia Yeung Yi is a Hong Kong actress under Hong Kong's Television Broadcast Limited or TVB. She has starred in numerous popular Hong Kong television series such as Vigilante Force, Twin of Brothers, Dicey Business, Heart of Greed, Moonlight Resonance and Beyond the Realm of Conscience.- Career...
) and Man Ching has a crush on him, Nim Yan backs off. Wai Nei and King Fung's relationship grows and plans to get married. At this time, King Fung encounters Yip Ling-Fung (Selena Li
Selena Li
Selena Li Sze-wan is an actress and former Miss Hong Kong 2003 contestant. That year, as a contestant from Toronto, Selena was the winner of Miss Talent and Miss Photogenic. Prior to entering the Miss Hong Kong pageant, Selena was attending the University of Toronto studying for a Bachelor of...
). Ling-Fung runs into some financial problems and King-Fung helps her. On the day of Wai-Nei and King-Fung's wedding, Ling-Fung tries to draw King-Fung's attention by attempting to commit suicide. King-Fung tries to get Ling-Fung to cooperate, but she ignores him, eventually King-Fung has to go with her to the hospital and becomes extremely late for his wedding. As soon as he gets to his wedding, Wai-Nei calls off the wedding and vows that she will no longer be friends or anything with King-Fung. At this time Wai-Nei finds out that she is pregnant with King-Fung's baby.
Wai-Nei soon discovers that Pak-Kiu has developed feelings for her and is willing to be the baby's father. But yet, Pak-Kiu constantly gets nightmares of Fiona getting killed by Chi-Keung. He seeks help from a pschologist which tells him that he actually still loves and misses Fiona. Pak-Kiu is also clear that Wai-Nei still has feelings for King-Fung.
King-Fung, who is unaware Wai-Nei is carrying his baby, heard from his grandmother than Wai-Nei wants to piece back the broken glass vase. He decides to make a new one for her. Wai-Nei receives the glass vase and decides to reconcile with King-Fung. She heads to find King-Fung in Ling-Fung's home, but ends up being held hostage by Chi-Keung.
Wai-Nei ends up hospitalised and severely injured, and Chi-Keung heads to the hospital to deal with King-Fung. Chi-Keung escapes injured, but was caught and shot by Ka-Fu who revenged his sister. Later on, Wai-Nei's condition suffers complications and she is forced to deliver her baby only after a 5 month gestation period.
After delivering her baby, Wai-Nei wakes up and sees King-Fung asleep by her bed. Yet she passed away later on, leaving King-Fung and her family members heartbroken. For the sake of Wai-Nei, King-Fung decides to lead life happily and take good care of their son, Kai-On.
Lap-Man also ends up with Nim-Yan in the end.
Main cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Ron Ng Ron Ng Ron Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:... |
Chung Lap-Man 鍾立文 |
PC66336 Police Constable Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU). Ho fa's ex-boyfriend. |
| Sammul Chan Sammul Chan Sammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three... |
Lee Pak-Kiu 李柏翹 |
PC66341 Police Constable Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU). Ma Oi-Lam's ex-boyfriend because Ma Oi-Lam died. |
| Michael Tao Michael Tao -Career:Tao entered the acting industry in the 80s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelming popularity amongst housewives , solidifying his position as a 1st tier television actor in TVB.Tao later moved over to rival ATV in... |
Cheung King-Fung 張景峰 |
SGT39270 Police Sergeant Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU) as First Leader. Yuen Wai-Nei's ex-husband. Cheung Nim-Yan's older brother. |
| Sonija Kwok Sonija Kwok Sonija Kwok is a Hong Kong actress, currently working for TVB.She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed Cantonese and British parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia but she transferred to Simon Fraser University and... |
Yuen Wai-Nei (Winnie) 袁慧妮 |
WIP38121 Inspector of Police Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station Investigation Branch as Leader. Cheung King-Fung's ex-wife. Dies in the last episode |
| Joey Yung Joey Yung Joey Yung is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress from Emperor Entertainment Group. She won the prestigious JSG "Most Popular Female Singer" and "Ultimate Best Female Singer - Gold" awards a record breaking six times, thus emerging as one of the premier Cantonese singers in Hong Kong... |
Cheung Nim-Yan 張念恩 |
WPC66531 Police Constable Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station Investigation Branch. Cheung King-Fung's younger sister. |
| Florence Kwok Florence Kwok Florence Kwok Siu-Wan, born 25 August 1970 in Hong Kong, is a Hong Kong film and voice actress. She entered TVB after participating in Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1992.... |
Tong Ching-Nga 湯靜雅 |
WSGT39213 Police Sergeant Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU) as Second Leader. |
| Chin Ka Lok Chin Ka Lok Chin Kar Lok aka Chin Ka Lok is an actor, action choreographer.... |
Kuk Ming-Cheung (Ken) 曲明昌 |
SGT38269 Police Sergeant Part of Shum Shui Bo Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU) as Second Leader. |
| Kate Tsui Kate Tsui Kate Tsui Tsz-shan is the 2004 Miss Hong Kong pageant winner and currently a TVB actress.-Education:Tsui graduated from the University of California, Davis, majoring in Japanese. She is skilled in different interests such as acting, dancing, learning languages, and snowboarding... |
Man Ching 文靜 |
WPC66865 Police Constable Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station. Chung Lap-Man's cousin. |
| Kenny Kwan Kenny Kwan Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines, but grew up in Hong Kong.... |
Yuen Ka-Fu 袁家富 |
PC66823 Police Constable Part of Shum Shui Bo Police Station. Yuen Wai-Nei's younger brother. |
Guest starring
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Tavia Yeung Tavia Yeung Tavia Yeung Yi is a Hong Kong actress under Hong Kong's Television Broadcast Limited or TVB. She has starred in numerous popular Hong Kong television series such as Vigilante Force, Twin of Brothers, Dicey Business, Heart of Greed, Moonlight Resonance and Beyond the Realm of Conscience.- Career... |
Ho Fa 何花 |
Interior Design Student Chung Lap-Man's ex-girlfriend. |
| Fiona Sit Fiona Sit Fiona Sit Hoi-Kei is a female singer and actress from Hong Kong.-Biography:Fiona Sit attended Island School and studied Creative Media in City University of Hong Kong until 2004... |
Ma Oi-Lam (Fiona) 馬靄琳 |
WPC66343 Police Constable (Deceased) Part of Tsim Sa Tsui Police Station. Lee Pak-Kiu's deceased girlfriend. |
| Michael Miu Michael Miu Michael Miu Kiu-wai is a Hong Kong television and film actor. He was considered as one of the most popular young actors of the 1980s, and along with Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong, he was a member of TVB's Five Tigers... |
Lee Man-Sing (Sunny) 李文昇 |
Deceased Police Officer Lee Pak-Kiu's father. |
| Michelle Yim Michelle Yim Michelle Yim Wai-ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Mai Suet , is a Hong Kong actress. She graduated from St Rose of Lima College and Shaw Brothers' Training School.-Early life and career:... |
Chan Yin-Ting 陳燕婷 |
Chung Lap-Man and Chung Ka-Lai's mother. Chan Yin-Han's younger sister. |
| Rachel Poon (潘曉彤) | Chung Ka-Lai 鍾家麗 |
Chung Lap-Man's younger sister. |
| Kenny Wong (黃德斌) | Hon Chin-Kuen 韓展權 |
Lee Man-Sing and Chung King-Fung's friend. |
| Matthew Ko Matthew Ko Matthew Ko Kwan-yin is a Hong Kong actor currently working with TVB.At the age of seven, Matthew emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with his parents. He returned to Hong Kong in 2004 and worked as a model. In 2005, he became the first ever winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong beauty contest and... |
Lo Yan-Jaak 路仁澤 |
Cheung Nim-Yan's high school classmate. |
| Selena Li Selena Li Selena Li Sze-wan is an actress and former Miss Hong Kong 2003 contestant. That year, as a contestant from Toronto, Selena was the winner of Miss Talent and Miss Photogenic. Prior to entering the Miss Hong Kong pageant, Selena was attending the University of Toronto studying for a Bachelor of... |
Yip Ling-Fung 葉玲鳳 |
Beer Girl |
| Deep Ng Deep Ng Deep Ng is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. He is the winner of the 21st annual New Talent Singing Awards Hong Kong Regional Finals. Deep was well received by the viewers since the New Talent Singing Awards in 2002. His first EP Deep was released in 2003 with the hit debut single "先入為主"... |
Ho Ming 何明 |
Ex-Convict Ho Fa's older brother. |
| Astrid Chan (陳芷菁) | Karen | Psychiatrist |
Other cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Li Ka Sing (李家聲) | Lam Suk-Chuen 林叔泉 |
PC66340 Police Officer Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU). |
| Casper Chan (陳凱怡) | To Ling-Ling (Ling) 姚玲玲 |
WPC66540 Police Officer Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU) as Second Leader. Wife of Bong siu ye |
| Ben Wong Ben Wong Ben Wong Chi-yin is a Hong Kong actor best known for his role as Yung Heung-hoi in the long-running drama series A Kindred Spirit.-Film:-Television dramas:-Hosting gigs:*1989: 陽光節拍一小時*1991: Flash Fax... |
Po Lik Chi 布力治 |
Superintendent Main Leader of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU). |
| Yan Ng Yan Ng Yan Ng Yat-Yin , born 25 November 1983, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress.-Filmography:*My Sweetie *Moments of Love *The Unusual Youth *It Had to Be You! *A.V. *Crazy n' the City... |
Kam Siu-Bo 甘小寶 |
PC66415 Police Officer Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU) as Second Leader. |
| Patrick Dunn | Tam Jo-Ming 譚祖銘 |
Senior Police Officer Part of Tsim Sa Tsui Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU) as Senior Leader. |
| Power Chan Power Chan Power Chan or Chan Kwok-Pong is an actor in Hong Kong. He has appeared in numerous TVB drama series as well as films. He dated cantopop singer and actress Mimi Lo for 7 years before marrying her on December 2, 2009.-TV series:-Film:-References:... |
Lai Chi-Kin 黎志堅 |
SGT39232 Police Segeant Part of Tsim Sa Tsui Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU) as Second Leader. |
| Zac Kao (高皓正) | On Chi-Ho 安子豪 |
PC66366 Police Officer Part of Tsim Sa Tsui Police Station. Part of Kowloon Police Tactical Unit (PTU). |
| Ellesmere Choi Ellesmere Choi Ellesmere Choi Chi Kin is a Hong Kong television actor for TVB. He attended TVB's training classes in 1993.-TV series:*In the Eye of the Beholder *His True Father... |
Kwok Kai-Chiu 郭啟超 |
Senior Inspector of Police Part of Yau Ma Tei Police Station. |
| Dominic Lam Dominic Lam Dominic Lam Ka-Wah is an actor in Hong Kong, and a disc jockey in both Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario.-Early Life in Hong Kong:... |
Wu Cheuk-Yan 胡卓仁 |
PC39384 CID Part of Kowloon Police Station as Leader. |
| Law Koon Lan (羅冠蘭) | Chan Yin-Han (Queenie) 陳燕蘭 |
Chan Yin-Ting's older sister. Man Ching's mother. Chung Lap-Man's aunt. |
| Gordon Liu Gordon Liu Gordon Liu is a Chinese martial arts film actor. He became famous for playing the lead in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and its sequels... |
Yuen Moon 袁滿 |
Moon Gei (滿記)Cafe Owner Wong Suk-Yin's husband. Yuen Wai-Nei and Yuen Ka-Fu's father. |
| Kara Hui Kara Hui Kara Hui Ying-Hung is a Hong Kong actress of Manchu ancestry.-Biography and career:Hui's family moved to Hong Kong in 1966 and she started working at night clubs at fourteen. In her interview on Be My Guest, Hui revealed her family lost their savings from her father's business acquaintances... |
Wong Suk-Yin 黃淑賢 |
Yuen Moon's wife. Yuen Wai-Nei and Yuen Ka-Fu's mother. |
| Wong Cho Lam Wong Cho Lam Wong Cho Lam is a Hong Kong artiste currently working for TVB. He works as a stage actor, stage director, television actor, voice actor , DJ, television host, composer, lyricist, and singer. He graduated from The Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts in 2003 with First Honors in Bachelor of Arts... |
Ah Shui 阿水 |
Moon Gei (滿記) Cafe Clerk |
| Wai Ka Hung (韋家雄) | Cheng Chi-Keung 鄭子強 |
Ma Oi-Lam's murderer. |
Critical response
Fans of the show didn't like how Fiona SitFiona Sit
Fiona Sit Hoi-Kei is a female singer and actress from Hong Kong.-Biography:Fiona Sit attended Island School and studied Creative Media in City University of Hong Kong until 2004...
was so easily removed from the show very early in the series just as Joey Yung
Joey Yung
Joey Yung is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress from Emperor Entertainment Group. She won the prestigious JSG "Most Popular Female Singer" and "Ultimate Best Female Singer - Gold" awards a record breaking six times, thus emerging as one of the premier Cantonese singers in Hong Kong...
entered the story line. There was speculation that she couldn't commit a schedule to finish the series and so like many stars who previously worked on a continued TVB series and couldn't fully commit, they were simply "killed" or excused off to move along the plot. Several of the previous characters had unresolved plot lines, but the actors had different committed projects and so they were never re-visited or had brief returns. Various relationships were discontinued while other characters were re-cycled or actors repackaged as "new characters". TVB is most notorious for defying canon logic by continuing a series and reintroducing characters that had completely different roles compared to the last series.
One of the biggest criticisms came about Winnie's death. While badly injured she had surgery and during all this time she wasn't placed in the Intensive Care Unit or rigged to any medical electronics to monitor her poor progress. She merely woke up and died in the morning without any nurses or medical alarms. Fans joked she was placed in the worst hospital for medical care.
Viewership ratings
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June 4, 2007 - June 8, 2007 | 1 — 5 | |
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June 11, 2007 - June 15, 2007 | 6 — 10 | |
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June 18, 2007 - June 22, 2007 | 11 — 15 | |
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June 25, 2007 - June 29, 2007 | 16 — 20 | |
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July 2, 2007 - July 6, 2007 | 21 — 25 | |
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July 9, 2007 - July 13, 2007 | 26 — 30 | |
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Award nominations
40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)
TVB Anniversary Awards 2007 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2007. The award ceremony took place on November 17, 2007.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award ....
- "Best Drama"
- "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (MichaelMichaelMichael is a given name that comes from the , derived from the Hebrew question מי כמו אלוהים? meaning "Who is like God?" In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, or, especially in Ireland, Mick...
- Cheung King-Fai) - "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Ron NgRon NgRon Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:...
- Chung Lap-Man) - "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Sammul ChanSammul ChanSammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three...
- Lee Pak-Kiu) - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Sonija KwokSonija KwokSonija Kwok is a Hong Kong actress, currently working for TVB.She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed Cantonese and British parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia but she transferred to Simon Fraser University and...
- Winnie Yuen Wai-Nei) - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Florence KwokFlorence KwokFlorence Kwok Siu-Wan, born 25 August 1970 in Hong Kong, is a Hong Kong film and voice actress. She entered TVB after participating in Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1992....
- Tong Ching-Nga) - "My Favourite Male Character Role" (Ron NgRon NgRon Ng Cheuk-hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor, singer, professional dancer, ambassador, and model. He is one of the most demanded artists from TVB.-Early Childhood:...
- Chung Lap-Man) - "My Favourite Male Character Role" (Sammul ChanSammul ChanSammul Chan Kin-fung is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter.-Career:Chan debuted in 1997 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1997 to 1999, he has signed with three...
- Lee Pak-Kiu) - "My Favourite Female Character Role" (Sonija KwokSonija KwokSonija Kwok is a Hong Kong actress, currently working for TVB.She was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed Cantonese and British parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia but she transferred to Simon Fraser University and...
- Winnie Yuen Wai-Nei)
External links
- TVB.com On The First Beat - Official Website
- K for TVB.net On The First Beat - Episodic Synopsis and Screen Captures