Vivian's Gossip Corner

Source : Apple Daily newspaper - October 30, 2001; Translated by Dawn

Vivian Chow and Chris Wong Hoi Kan are invited to return to RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong)
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RTHK invited Vivian Chow and Chris Wong to return to RTHK to be a guest host.
(picture taken in 1995)

RTHK's radio program "Young Symphony" will celebrate its anniversary next month. To celebrate this big day, RTHK has decided to invite the many famous DJs who began their career at RTHK to return to the station to be a guest host. The first generation Jade Girl Master Vivian Chow and former singer DJ Chris Wong Hoi Kan are both on the invitation list.

RTHK is trying to contact Chris Wong, who is in Canada right now, and also contact Vivian Chow, who has the retired for some time, to return to help out. If RTHK can successfully contact them, the 2 of them would also be able to participate in the night anniversary party.

Source : Oriental Daily newspaper - October 3, 2001; Translated by Dawn

Linda Wong says her husband is worth 99.9 points
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Vivian Chow gives money
Linda Wong's wedding was very lowkey. Linda didn't invite too many people from the entertainment circle to her wedding. Joyce Lee Lok Si was Linda's maid of honor. Linda's good friend Vivian Chow couldn't attend the wedding because Vivian was not in Hong Kong. Linda smiled and said, "Vivian gave me a big gift, and that's money." Linda said before her wedding, she had thought about having a farewell concert, but then she thought promotional activities would be required to promote the concert, and reporters would definitely ask questions about her husband. Therefore, she decided not to have a farewell concert because her husband is not in the entertainment business and hopes to deal with it in a lowkey manner.

Source : Singtao newspaper - October 3, 2001; Translated by Dawn

Linda Wong gets married to become a housewife
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Linda said she has few good friends in the entertainment circle, one of them being Vivian Chow who was not able to attend the wedding, so therefore, only about 10 tables were used for the banquet.

Source : Mingpao newspaper - October 3, 2001; Translated by Dawn

Linda Wong was so emotional she cried
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Last night, there were not that many people from the entertainment circle at Linda's wedding. Linda's good friend Vivian Chow wasn't in Hong Kong, but early on, Vivian already gave a big gift.

Source : Wen Wei Po newspaper - October 3, 2001; Translated by Dawn

Linda Wong got married yesterday
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Reporters asked Linda Wong why there weren't that many celebrities at her wedding. Linda said she has very few friends in the entertainment circle. Linda invited Joyce Lee Lok Si and also invited Vivian Chow, but Vivian wasn't able to attend the event. However, Vivian has given Linda a big amount of lucky money as a gift.

Source : Apple Daily newspaper - October 3, 2001; Translated by Dawn

With watery eyes, Linda Wong gets married to an expert in finance
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Vivian Chow gives big amount of lucky money
Linda was asked by reporters if her good friend Vivian Chow would attend the wedding. Linda said, "Even though Vivian couldn't come, she already gave me a big amount of lucky money early on."

Source : Oriental Daily newspaper - October 1, 2001; Translated by Dawn

Hacken Lee compliments Cecilia Cheung : after Vivian Chow, Cecilia has the sexiest body
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Last night Hacken Lee was really sick but still appeared at Cecilia Cheung's concert as a special guest. After his performance on stage, he was interviewed by reporters. Hacken said, "I think Cecilia's live singing is good, and she's very pretty. After Vivian Chow, Cecilia has the sexiest body. But Cecilia still has room for improvement in her career; I think she should spend more time on her singing."

Source : Apple Daily newspaper - September 22, 2001; Translated by Dawn on September 24, 2001

Linda Wong wanted Vivian Chow to be her bridesmaid
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Linda Wong Hing Ping is getting married next month. Linda originally wanted Vivian to be one of her bridesmaids, but because Vivian isn't in HK, she can't be there to help and can't attend Linda's wedding banquet.

Source : Mingpao and Sun newspapers - September 21, 2001; Translated by Dawn on September 23, 2001

Linda Wong took wedding pictures and was so emotional she cried
(abridged version of actual articles)

Linda Wong Hing Ping will be getting married on October 2, 2001. Even though Linda's very good friend Vivian Chow couldn't attend her wedding, Linda said Vivian already gave her a big amount of lucky money as a wedding gift.

Source : Apple Daily newspaper - September 19, 2001; Translated by Dawn on September 23, 2001

Vivian Chow's ex boyfriend Thomas Chan getting married at the end of this month
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Vivian and Thomas Chan dated for 6 years but ended up separating.
(picture taken in 1995)

Recently in the entertainment business, there's been a lot of wedding news, with Vivian Lai Sui Yan, Prudence Lau Mei Gwan, Linda Wong Hing Ping, etc. having already announced their wedding plans. Jade Girl Master Vivian Chow's ex boyfriend, former Raidas music group member Thomas Chan Dak Jeung, will be getting married at the end of this month.

Many years ago, Canti Lau Sek Ming had a secret crush on Vivian Chow. Yesterday in Taiwan, Canti and his wife held a wedding a banquet. Vivian's ex boyfriend, Thomas Chan, will also be getting married at the end of this month, ending his bachelor life. Up until now, Vivian has been dating Joe Ngai Jan for many years, but she has not yet announced any wedding plans.

In 1985 when Thomas was dating Vivian, Vivian was working at RTHK2 radio station as a DJ. Unfortunately the relationship only lasted for 6 years. Thomas and Vivian separated in 1991. Afterwards, Joe Ngai entered the picture.

Source : Sudden Weekly magazine #319 - September 7, 2001; Translated by Dawn on September 8, 2001

Vivian Chow's words made Louis Koo mad
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Vivian: "Sorry, I thought you were the coffee boy!"
(words created by reporter)

Louis: "The result of my success has a little bit to do because of you!"
(words created by reporter)

Why was Louis Koo so mad? There's a rumored story about this...it had to do with Louis's personal experience. It's been said that many years ago, when he was a model and working part time as Lai Siu Tin's assistant, he often had to go with Lai Siu Tin up to China to do a show, and people told Louis to buy rice boxes (Chinese food to go).

One time at TVB, during the period that Jade Girl Vivian Chow was very famous, Vivian actually thought Louis was one of the location workers, and in front of everyone told him, "Please go buy me a cup of coffee!" Even though Louis still went to get the coffee, those words were remembered in his heart forever. He swore that he would work hard and wouldn't let anyone else tell him to go buy coffee! (note: not sure if this story is true...if it's true, then laugh about it...if it's not true, then forget it. But one thing's for sure... Louis Koo appeared in Vivian's 1994 TVB music video "Weak Heart.")

Sometimes a person has to experience something before maturing, such as Louis. If a person didn't mistake him as being a servant, he wouldn't have become the '#1 Brother' at TVB in such a short time!

Source : East Week magazine #456 - July 19, 2001; Translated by Dawn and Mac on July 23, 2001

Vivian would rather play w/ a cat than return to showbiz


1. Making facial expressions - Vivian would first make funny facial expressions to get the cat's attention, and also yelling and whistling, but it's too bad the cat was so self-centered, it ignored her.


2. Whistling - The expressions didn't work, so Vivian had to use her hands to play w/ the cat.

Vivian hasn't been in the entertainment circle for several years. Even though there has been many movies offered to her so that she could return to showbiz, she showed no interest, and she would only volunteer to be a spokesperson for SAA (Society for Abandoned Animals). In fact, Vivian really cares about animals. For example, last week Saam Ling Chat (reporter) bumped into Vivian in Happy Valley w/ her mom, then saw Vivian pass by a pet shop, and she immediately couldn't resist and went inside to play w/ the cats for a little while. Although she was messing around w/ the cats and didn't buy anything, the workers at the pet shop still treated Vivian very well, maybe because they admired her for having such a kind heart! (note: it helps that she knows the owner of the store...hehehe)

3. Come back next time - After playing for a little while, Vivian reluctantly left the pet shop, not really wanting to leave.

Source : East Week magazine #454 - July 5, 2001; Translated by Dawn and Mac on July 23, 2001

Good daughter Vivian Chow comes back to HK to bring her mom up north (China) to see a Chinese doctor
(Note: Not everything is true in this article...there are a few inaccuracies.)


(no recent pictures) Vivian has a way to take care of her look. Even though Vivian was out of the entertainment business for many years, her face and body shape have not changed.

Last week, Saam Ling Chat (a reporter) bumped into Vivian at the Landmark plaza in Central. Vivian told the reporter she just came back from Canada. Because Vivian's mom's health had not been that good these past few years, Vivian specifically found a Chinese doctor in Sam Jan (Shen Zhen) to help her mom get healthy. But, if Vivian isn't in HK, Vivian's mom was lazy to go to China, so this time when Vivian returned to HK, she had a mission to accomplish, and that was to bring her mom to Sam Jan to see the Chinese doctor. Vivian is definitely a good daughter!

Created by Janice Lo (nickname Dawn)
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