Wang Yung-ching
Died	15 October 2008
Nationality	Taiwanese
Ethnicity	Han
Citizenship	Republic of China
Occupation	businessman
Home town	Taihoku Prefecture Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Awards	Forbes 178th richest person (2008)

Wang Yung-ching (also known as YC Wang) (traditional Chinese: 王永慶; simplified Chinese: 王永庆; pinyin: Wáng Yǒngqìng) (18 January 1917 – 15 October 2008) was an influential entrepreneur who founded a large business empire in Taiwan. According to the 2008 Forbes survey, he was the 178th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$5.5 billion.^[1] He was born in Xindian Township in Taihoku Prefecture (now New Taipei City) in then-Japan-ruled-Taiwan. Despite lacking any formal schooling beyond elementary school, he was ranked 2nd in the Forbes list of Taiwan's Richest.^[2]

Wang served as the chairman of the board of Formosa Plastics Corporation, one of the largest plastic manufacturers in the world, until June 2006, when he stepped down at the age of 89.^[3] He remained chairman of the boards of Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, Formosa Chemistry & Fibre Corporation, and Cyma Plywood & Lumber Co. Ltd, but indicated his intention to gradually resign from these positions to retire. He was chairman of Ming-chi Institute of Technology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Chang Gung University. He had been a vocal supporter of the Three Links between Taiwan and Mainland China.

He was married to Guo Yueh-lan and had 2 sons and 8 daughters. His eldest son from his second marriage with Liao Chiao, Winston Wang, founded Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing with Jiang Mianheng, the son of former People's Republic of China president Jiang Zemin in 2000. A daughter from his second marriage, Charlene Wang founded Taiwan-based First International Computer, Inc. Another daughter, Cher Wang, founded High Tech Computer (HTC) and VIA Technologies. Among the Wang siblings, Cher has come closest to rivaling her father's wealth.^[4]. In 2011, Forbes estimated Cher Wang's personal fortune at $8.8 billion, making her the wealthiest individual in Taiwan^[5].

YC Wang died in his sleep on October 15, 2008, at his home in Short Hills, New Jersey.^[6] He was 91 years old.^[7]

See also[link]

• List of billionaires

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Yang, Alice (2008-10-23). "Wang Yung-ching: A Life Ends, the Legend Lives On". CommonWealth Magazine. http://english.cw.com.tw/article.do?action=show&id=10545. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 

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Bruce Li is one of the stage names of Ho Chung Tao (Chinese: 何宗道; pinyin: Hé Zōngdào), a Taiwanese martial artist and Bruce Lee imitator who starred in martial arts movies from the Bruceploitation movement.^[1]

Career[link]

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He went to play a stuntman in Taiwan and Hong Kong under the name of James Ho.

At the death of Bruce Lee, Ho Chung Tao's real career began. Hong Kong studios noticed that Ho resembled the kung fu star. They first employed him in Conspiracy before the producers of Game of Death asked him to finish their movie in Lee's role. Ho declined the offer.

After this, Ho was employed by producer-actor Jimmy Shaw who gave him the name of Bruce Li.

"The producer gave me the name Bruce Li, L-I. But, I don't like it, because I can act like him, but I can't be him."

While Ho was finishing his military service, he appeared in Good Bye Bruce Lee. He would star in other documentaries in 1976 with The Young Bruce Lee and Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth.

As Li, his career improved dramatically. Some Taiwanese and Hong Kong producers decided to directly credit him as "Bruce Lee", even going so far as to use the real Bruce Lee's picture on posters. Li even appeared in Bruce Lee vs Supermen where he stars as Kato, assistant of the Green Hornet, a role originally played by the real Bruce Lee.

The producers really wanted to show Li as the "official" successor of Bruce Lee. In the 1976 movie Exit the Dragon Enter the Tiger, Li meets Lee who points to him as the one who shall replace him. Li was dubbed the "Tiger" to Lee's "Dragon". Li appeared in Return of the Tiger, starring Angela Mao. In it, Bruce Li fights Paul Smith.

Ho carried on by playing in two unofficial sequels to Bruce Lee's classic Fist of Fury.

In 1978, Ho reprised his role as Bruce Lee in Bruce Lee the True Story (also known as Bruce Lee: The Man & Myth), a biography film. Li choreographed the combat sequences himself. Being very successful, fans recognize it as one of the best biopics of Bruce Lee.

Ho kept shooting martial arts movies until the 1980s. He also directed movies, including The Chinese Stuntman (1981).

Bruceploitation was jumping the shark and Li knew it. He had trouble separating himself from his Bruce Lee roles and had many rivals in the genre. In 1985, Ho ended his career after his wife's death. He returned to Taiwan to become a physical education instructor at Taipei's Ping Chung University. He also has taught martial arts for comedian apprentices. Since then he has appeared only very briefly in martial arts cinema or Bruce Lee documentaries.

Li is considered one of the best Bruce Lee imitators, along with Bruce Le of Hong Kong and Dragon Lee of South Korea.

Notes[link]

• Additional stage names that Ho Chung Tao used include: Shao-Lung Lee, Hsiao-Lung Lei, Lee Roy Lung, Lee Shiao-Lung, Bruce Ho Chung Tao, Ho Tsung Tao, and Ho Chung Dao.
• Bruce Li appeared in the documentary Top Fighter that had a big segment about him and his movies. During the interview with Li, he stated that he was unhappy that the studios wanted to turn him into a Bruce Lee marketing gimmick, saying "I could act like him but I could never be him."

Filmography[link]

• Bruce Against Iron Hand (197?)
• Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story (1974) (aka Super Dragon)
• Iron Man (1975)
• Goodbye, Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death (1975)
• Bruce Lee Against Supermen (1975)
• Fist of Fury II (1976) (aka Chinese Connection 2)
• Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1976)
• Enter the Panther (1976)
• Bruce Lee's Secret (1976) (aka Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu, Story of the Dragon)
• The Real Bruce Lee (1977)
• The Ming Patriots (1977)
• Bruce Li in New Guinea (1977)
• Bruce Lee the Invincible (1977)
• The Dragon Lives (1977)
• Bruce Lee, We Miss You (1977)
• Soul Brothers of Kung Fu (1978)
• The Image of Bruce Lee (1978) (aka Storming Attacks)
• Fists of Bruce Lee (1978)
• Edge of Fury (1978)
• Dynamo (1978)
• Deadly Strike (1978)
• Bruce Li's Magnum Fist (1978)
• Bruce Lee vs. the Iron Dragon (1978)
• Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth (1978) (aka Bruce Lee: True Story)
• Return of the Tiger (1979)
• The Lama Avenger (1979) (aka "The Three Avengers")
• Blind Fist of Bruce (1979)
• The Iron Dragon Strikes Back (1981)
• Fist of Fury III (1980)
• The Chinese Stuntman (1981)
• Powerforce (1982)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Bruce Li at the Internet Movie Database
• Clones of Bruce Lee – The Ultimate Guide To Bruce Lee Exploitation Cinema

Yvonne Yung Hung (Chinese: 翁虹; pinyin: Wēng Hóng; Yale: Yung1 Hung4; born September 17, 1968 in Beijing, China with family roots in Hubei, China) is a Chinese actress

Yvonne emigrated to Hong Kong when she was 12 years old. She started as a model and dancer, and was crowned Miss Asia Pageant (Hong Kong) in 1989. She is also a runner up for Miss Asia Pacific in 1989, and Hong Kong delegate for Miss World 1989.

At one point, she was known for her infamous and numerous performances in Category III films.^[1] She has appeared in A Chinese Torture Chamber Story, Ancient Chinese Whorehouse, Romance of the Vampires, Fake Pretty Woman, and many others. In 2001, she retired from making movies and still appeared among other role in television.

Yung's first marriage ended in divorce.^[1] In 2009, she and her second husband, Will Liu, were named spokespeople for the Chinese government's campaign to convince people to seek help for sexually transmitted diseases.^[2]

Filmography[link]

• Dances with the Dragon (1991)
• Freedom Run Q (1992)
• Temptation of the Spiritual World (1992)
• Don't Stop My Crazy Love For You (1993)
• Guns Of Dragon (1993)
• My Pale Lover (1993)
• My Virgin (1993)
• Sexy Story (1993)
• Drunken Master II (1994)
• A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994)
• Ancient Chinese Whorehouse (1994)
• The Power of Money (1994)
• Romance of the Vampires (1994)
• Sex and the Emperor (1994)
• Bloody Brothers (1994)
• Fatal Obsession (1994)
• Tragic Fantasy - The Tiger of Wanchai (1994)
• The Wild Lover (1994)
• Black Dream (1995)
• A Fake Pretty Woman (1995)
• Spike Drink Gang (1995)
• Lover of the Last Empress (1995)
• Hero of Swallow (1996)
• The Jail in Burning Island (1997)
• Walk In (1997)
• Exodus from Afar (1998)
• Nightmare Zone (1998)
• Undercover Girls (1999)
• Yvonne Yung: Fantastic Dream Japanese Vacation (2001) [Pictorial Videos]
• Freaky Story (2002)
• The Murderer is My Wife (2003)
• Return of Devil (2003)
• The Great Dunhuang (2006)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Yvonne Yung Hung at the Internet Movie Database
• Love HK Film Entry

Vincent Lam
Occupation	short story writer, novelist, medical writer
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2000s-present
Notable work(s)	Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures
www.vincentlam.ca/index.php

Vincent Lam (born September 5, 1974) is a Canadian writer and medical doctor.

Born in London, Ontario and raised in Ottawa, his parents came to Canada from the Chinese expatriate community in Vietnam. He attended St. Pius X High School and did his medical training at the University of Toronto, graduating in 1999. He now works as an emergency physician at Toronto East General Hospital and also does international air evacuation work and expedition medicine on Arctic and Antarctic ships.

Lam's first two published works, the medical guide The Flu Pandemic and You and the short story collection Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures, are based on his experiences in medical school. Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures won the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada's richest and most prestigious literary award, on November 7, 2006. Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures was also a finalist for The Story Prize in 2008.

Following Lam's Giller win, Shaftesbury Films announced that it had reached a deal to adapt Bloodletting into a television series,^[1] which debuted in January 2010 on HBO Canada.

Lam published a biography of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas, as part of Penguin Canada's Extraordinary Canadians series of historical biographies.^[2] His first novel, The Headmaster's Wager, will be published in 2012, by Doubleday in Canada, Hogarth Press in America, and 4th Estate in Britain.

He currently lives with his wife and children in Toronto.

Bibliography[link]

• The Flu Pandemic and You, co-written with Colin Lee with a foreword by Margaret Atwood (2006, ISBN 0-385-66277-7)
• Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures (2006, ISBN 0-385-66143-6)
• Extraordinary Canadians: Tommy Douglas (2011)
• The Headmaster's Wager (2012)

References[link]

• Val Ross (November 9, 2006). "Prizewinning fiction, pure and undoctored". The Globe and Mail. 

External links[link]

• Vincent Lam

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Wang Chung
Wang Chung performing at Summerfest on June 26, 2010.
Background information
Also known as	Huang Chung
Origin	London, England
Genres	Pop rock New Wave
Years active	1979–1990 1997–present
Labels	Arista, Geffen
Website	http://www.wangchung.com/
Members
Jack Hues Nick Feldman
Past members
Darren Costin Dave Burnand (a.k.a. Hogg Robinson)

Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group formed in 1980. The name Wang Chung means "Yellow Bell" in Chinese (黃鐘 -- "Huáng Zhōng" in Pinyin) , and is the first note in the Chinese classical music scale.

The group found their greatest success in America, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days" (#16 In the summer of 1984), "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (#2 in 1986) and "Let's Go!" (#9 in 1987).

Career[link]

==Jeremy Ryder, known professionally as "Jack Hues" (vocalist/guitarist) and Nick Feldman (bassist) would eventually form the core duo of Wang Chung. They first met when Hues answered Feldman's ad for a musicians in the classifieds section of the weekly British music magazine Melody Maker in 1977. Mike Berry, an American bassist and songwriter also answered the ad, beating 70 other bassists to be offered the job. Mike Smith, a keyboard playing friend of Nick's and Paul Hammond, a drummer were already members of the band. Keyboard player, Mike Smith also wrote songs. He soon left after being signed as a songwriter by Chinn and Chapman. Paul Hammond (Carl. S. Berg) was the drummer at the time of the auditions. He had already enjoyed some success in the 70s band, 'Atomic Rooster.His 'audition technique' was to keep speeding up the tempo as he played to try and catch the bass player out. Mike Berry played bass so fast that Paul gave up, smiled and said 'you're a maniac!' Mike Berry was in. It was Paul Hammond who coined the name Jack Hues.

[2] Mike B tells the story:

'Jeremy/Jez had a song called,'J'accuse'.The opening line was,"I J'accuse!' Paul hated the song,One day when Jeremy/Jez was gone to the toilet Paul got a wicked gleam in his eye and asked,'where's Jack?'we said who? He said,'you know,Jack Hughs.'That is how that name got started.It was Paul taking the rise out of Jez' song.' <mike berry/ref> recalls he him self left the band after a year and a half because Nick Feldman refused to loan him the money to replace a faulty bass speaker cabinet,despite being offered an airline ticket to the usa as security on the loan.As a result of this dispute, Mike refused to play a gig supporting The Tourists[Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart] was canceled and Mike Berry quit the band.Both Nick and Jack,as he was now called,pleaded with him not to go,but he left the band. 6 months later,while working as a door person at a night club in Boston,Massachusetts,mike heard familiar voices and looked up at the video screen.there were Wang Chung,singing 'Dancehall Days! Mike still kicks himself for the decision to go.He still has demo tapes recorded at Easy Street studios as part of this original line-up.the songs include 'J'accuse.'

Soon after Mike left.[3] Marek Budzynski (Bud Weiser) was taken on as bassist to form next incarnation of The Intellektuals. Hues and Feldman then joined up with future Wang Chung drummer Darren Costin, bassist Leigh Gorman, keyboardist Simon Campbell and vocalist Glenn Gregory, to form 57 Men. This band lasted for about 18 months before breaking up.

Gregory went on to become the vocalist for Heaven 17, and Gorman later played in Bow Wow Wow. Meanwhile Hues, Feldman and Costin stayed together and rechristened themselves Huang Chung. The name Huang Chung was claimed by the band to translate roughly as "perfect pitch" -- although later, on American Bandstand, they claimed it was the sound a guitar made.

The Huang Chung years (1980-82)[link]

At the beginning of Huang Chung's career, all the members performed under pseudonyms. Jeremy Ryder was "Jack Hues", Nick Feldman was "Nick DeSpig", and Darren Costin was "Darren Darwin" (and later, just "Darwin"). "Jack Hues", incidentally, is a play on the French term "j'accuse".

The band was signed to 101 Records. The first Huang Chung release, "Baby I'm Hu-man", appeared on a 101 compilation album in 1980. Three live tracks were subsequently released on another 101 Records compilation in 1981.

Later in 1980, the independent record company Rewind Records signed the band up for a two-single deal. Huang Chung's debut single for Rewind Records was "Isn't It About Time We Were on TV". It was followed up by "Stand Still". Neither single charted, but the group had begun to attract the attention of Arista Records, who signed them to a two-album deal in early 1981.

Around this same time, the group expanded to a quartet, with the addition of sax player Dave Burnand. In keeping with the all-pseudonymous nature of the band, Burnand was known as "Hogg Robinson" for the first Arista single, and later, simply as "Hogg".

Under the direction of producer Rhett Davies, Huang Chung issued two singles on Arista in 1981, neither of which charted. A third single, produced by Roger Bechirian, appeared in early 1982. It too failed to chart.

The band's first album was issued in 1982. Self-titled, it compiled the three non-charting Arista A-sides, one of the Arista B-sides, and six other new tracks. Like the associated singles, the Huang Chung album failed to chart.

Around the same time, Hues, DeSpig and Burnand contributed to the lone LP by the mysterious pseudonymous group Blanket of Secrecy. Hues and DeSpig wrote the song "Lovers" for the album, and Hues scored the strings for that song, while Burnand played sax on the album. Despite some speculation at the time, no member of Huang Chung was actually a member of Blanket of Secrecy -- that band consisted of Roger Bechirian, Andrew Howell and Pete Marsh, operating under the pseudonyms Tinker, Soldier, and Tailor.

In early 1982, Burnand left Huang Chung amicably, citing "musical differences".

Name change to Wang Chung and initial success (1983-1985)[link]

In late 1982, Huang Chung returned to the studio to start work on their second album for Arista Records. However, their manager David Massey convinced Arista to close their contract with Huang Chung, and instead placed the band with American label Geffen Records, making the group the second UK-based act to be signed to Geffen worldwide after Asia (not counting then-New York-based John Lennon in 1980).

At this juncture, and at Geffen's suggestion, the band changed their name to Wang Chung, allegedly to make pronunciation easier for English-speakers. (This explanation of the group's name change is consistent with the claim by VH1's Pop Up Video that they changed it because people kept calling them "Hung Chung".) At the same time, Nick Feldman and Darren Costin opted to be billed under their real names; only Jack Hues would keep his pseudonym.

The band spent most of 1983 recording their second album Points on the Curve. Released in January 1984, the album yielded two moderately successful hits, "Don't Let Go" (#38 US) and "Dance Hall Days" (#16 US, #21 UK).

In late 1983, Hues and Feldman collaborated in a one-off project with vocalist David Van Day. A demo of the track "Ringing the Bell" was submitted to David by their publisher as one of many songs for consideration by David as a possible follow up to his hit "Young Americans Talking". It was recorded in November 1983 but remained unreleased for some time before eventually surfacing under the band name Music Academy in 1985.

Wang Chung then followed up the release of Points On The Curve with a spate of soundtrack work. Director William Friedkin specifically sought out Wang Chung to score his 1985 film To Live and Die in L.A. The resulting soundtrack became the group's third album, and is recognisable as one of their more mainstream works. It went top ten on the US Billboard chart for soundtracks.

The band also recorded "Fire in the Twilight" for the 1985 John Hughes film The Breakfast Club — it is playing in the scene where John Bender leads the teens down the hallways trying to dodge Mr. Vernon.

In the summer of 1985, Costin left the band. Hues and Feldman continued to record new material, employing producer Peter Wolf as their new drummer (although he never became an official member of the band).

Commercial peak (1986-89)[link]

Wang Chung released their fourth album, Mosaic, in 1986. This album spun off their biggest hits: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (#2 US) and "Let's Go!" (#9 US). "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" features the oft-quoted lyric "Everybody Wang Chung tonight", and also has a well-remembered music video (directed by Godley & Creme) where virtually every frame featured a jump cut. Their final US Top 40 single, "Hypnotize Me" (#36) was also from the same album, as well as being featured on the soundtrack of the 1987 film Innerspace.

Wang Chung released their final album, The Warmer Side of Cool, in 1989. The album featured a minor hit in "Praying to A New God" (#63 US), but was considered a commercial disappointment. Hues and Feldman then went on to other projects, Wang Chung effectively disbanded in 1990.

Hiatus (1990-1997)[link]

During the 1990s, Feldman joined up with Jon Moss of Culture Club to form the band Promised Land, and subsequently released their self-titled debut album, Promised Land, in 1992.

Also in the 1990s, Hues worked on various film soundtracks, including 1990s The Guardian. He was signed to a solo deal by Sony Records in the early 1990s, but his intended debut solo album, The Anatomy Lesson, was shelved by the label and remains unreleased.

Hues later teamed up with Tony Banks of Genesis to form the one-off group Strictly Inc, which released a self-titled album in 1995.

Reunions (1997-present)[link]

1997 saw the return of Wang Chung, still consisting of Hues and Feldman, with a greatest hits collection entitled Everybody Wang Chung Tonight: Wang Chung's Greatest Hits. Included on this CD was a new single, "Space Junk". The group also toured America around this time.

A 2000 edition of Wang Chung played several dates in America. Hues was the only original member of this iteration of the band, as Feldman bowed out due to other commitments.

In March 2005, Wang Chung (once again consisting of Hues and Feldman) contributed "Akasha", a previously unreleased song, to the "Of Hands and Hearts compilation", in response to the 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami crisis.

In June 2005, Wang Chung appeared on the reality TV series Hit Me Baby One More Time, performing "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and a cover of "Hot in Herre" by Nelly.

Beginning in June 2009, Wang Chung was a part of the Regeneration 80's tour along with ABC, Berlin, Cutting Crew, and Missing Persons.^[1]

In June 2010, Wang Chung released a digital "double EP" entitled Abducted by the 80s. This was subsequently released as a double CD set in mid 2011 (available direct from the band's web site). The eight song collection included four re-recordings of previous hits, and four new songs.^[2] Wang Chung toured the United States from June to July 2010 to promote the new release.

On September 21, 2010, The Beatles Complete On Ukulele released Wang Chung's reworking of the Beatles' "Rain," in an arrangement which features the ukulele.^[3]

They are now set to play the Rewind Festival in Scotland in July 2012.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Studio albums[link]

• 1982: Huang Chung
• 1983: Points on the Curve
• 1985: To Live and Die in L.A.
• 1986: Mosaic
• 1989: The Warmer Side of Cool
• 2010: Abducted By The 80's

Compilation albums[link]

• 1997: Everybody Wang Chung Tonight: Wang Chung's Greatest Hits
• 2002: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Wang Chung

Music video for "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"[link]

There were two versions of the video "Everybody Have Fun Tonight". The first version, which contained series of hundreds of videos that flashed in very quick succession across the screen, triggered seizures in epileptics and was pulled from broadcast. A second version of the video was shot and debuted shortly after the first. The original video is now a collectors item.

Wang Chung's Everybody Have Fun Tonight reached #99 on VH1'S 100 Greatest Hits of the '80s.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Wang Chung Official Homepage
• An interview with Jack Hues on The Marketplace of Ideas