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Edward Li’s Trump On Show―the confounding Cantonese opera in which Donald Trump can sing Chinese
01-05-19 Edward Li Kui Ming is a legendary and astonishing personality in the performing business of Hong Kong. His initial career was an administrator and scriptwriter with a movie company. In the late 80s, he transformed himself into an expert in numerology and fengshui. Few years ago, he leased an old theatre Sunbeam Theatre in…
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《Beyond日記之海闊天空》：高志森的青春音樂劇能否為香港打開外地市場
高志森送來短訊：「我和四個青年人，葉冬賢、謝家俊、陳律廷和伍兆邦合作，做了一個音樂劇：《Beyond日記之海闊天空》(Really Love You)，在藝術中心壽臣劇院公演之後，下一站是星加坡，請來看吧，給你留座。」我說：「我也搞過小劇場演出，眾多開支，只有數百個座位的收入，經營困難，所以一定要買票支持…..
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Hong Kong Musical Beyond, Really Love You―Dream it possible
28 April 19 Doing a musical in Hong Kong is bound up with 4 hurdles:(1) who can compose prepossessingly; (2) who can write great lyrics outpouring the composer’s feelings and thoughts; (3) where to find a group of gifted stage multi-talents who can act, sing and dance at the same time; and (4) where to…
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投身創意行業，你有律師的口才嗎？
創意工作朋友走在一起，發覺內地、台灣同行的表達能力，相對比我們出色：他們說話有感情、聲調有高低強弱、用詞準確、內容豐富、思維條理分明。是不是香港人害羞？ 戲劇行內，有一位莫鳳儀老師，她說話起來，便符合上述標準，有人會說「老派」，但是，什麼是「老派」？在中環上班的人，十居其九說話有陋習(最常見是廣東話加上「R」口音，跟著是用詞乏味，一天到晚只有「好」字：好玩、好食、好睇……)，每次見到莫老師，她一開口，感染力便發功，那才是口才…..
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Create Well, Express your Idea Well
17 April 19 To create is to think out of the box and rock the conventional boat. But, a great idea will remain as an angel in the air if it does not spark off a chain of actions―draw up your thought, gather a group of teammates, present the proposal to investors or customers, execute…
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余文樂代言，放電不足的巨製《狂電派》：澳門娛樂文化的去向
經濟進步，不代表心靈進步。當「Macao」愈來愈常用，我心中的「Macau」便愈走愈遠，老澳門，只能活在我的記憶中。 懷念以前的澳門，氹仔還沒有開發，熱鬧的地方，只在南灣舊葡京賭場一帶。在舊港澳碼頭下船，吹來的風帶有樹香，漫步在未填平的海邊，雞犬相聞，老人家下棋，小朋友捉迷藏，街坊在花園茶座喝啤酒，生活不富裕，但是溫馨而快樂。今天的澳門，變了天，卻也變得陌生，絢爛卻無人情…..
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Elekron in Macau: sign of a blind alley or headway?
13-04-19 One may not like entirely the new ‘Las Vegas-prototyped’ Macau city but her present offering of diverse entertainment shows with assorted flavours is surely a redemption for her damage to the former mesmerizing, tranquil and nostalgic Portuguese colonial town. Among all casinos, Melco Resorts & Entertainment has made an appreciable contribution to Macau by…
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多年來香港光輝「演藝籌款」的律師回憶
有位大學老師找我，問我當年在「香港演藝人協會」的大型籌款活動，如2005年的《愛心無國界演藝大匯演》(南亞海嘯) 、2008年《512關愛廷續篇》(四川大地震) 等等，如何處理法律顧問及善款基金信託人(Trustee) 的工作，因為他想寫論文，題目是《演藝籌款》。我是一個「活在當下」的人，上個月的東西，指顧之間，已忘掉一半…..
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17 Steps of Charity Fundraising by Event, Hong Kong Experience
19-3-19 ‘The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep―And miles to go before I sleep’ Good fellows dwell in happiness because they commit themselves to helping the unlucky ones. To no one’s surprise, the artistes in Hong Kong held numerous charitable concerts and…
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陳果的《三夫》：香港難得一見的色情藝術symbolism
香港電影導演當中，有三位的藝術成就擁有國際地位：王家衛、杜琪峯和陳果(Fruit Chan)，陳果的電影作品，多次被提名及獲得許多國際大獎。 十多年前，杜琪峯和我共事藝術發展局，並倡立培養電影新人的「鮮浪潮」，杜Sir找了陳果做其中一位導師，反應極佳。學員說：「他用心指導，晚上都會見我們，還請我們吃飯。」陳果是一位對香港電影有承擔的創作人…..