Simon Yam urges tolerance after AK backlash
SingTao · 1 SOURCES1 day ago6 MIN
Summary
At the launch ceremony for Hong Kong’s “Hong Kong Great Drama Marathon” on October 21, Simon Yam Tat-wah (任達華) and Tse Kwan-ho (謝君豪) were asked about criticism directed at MIRROR member Anson Kong, known as AK, after a recent press conference. Yam said the public should show more tolerance and use humour to defuse such episodes, while Tse said he had worked happily with AK and described him as positive and professional at work.
The event also brought together Philip Ng Wan-lung (伍允龍), Winki Lai (賴慰玲), Tourism Board chairman Peter Lam Kin-ngok (林建岳) and Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui (羅淑佩). Participants said the programme had taken them back to classic filming locations from their earlier screen work.
Yam said he revisited Wing Lee Street from Echoes of the Rainbow, while Tse returned to Fanling Magistrates’ Courts, a location used in A Guilty Conscience. Their conversation then turned to theatre, with Tse again trying to persuade Yam to perform on stage and Yam eventually saying yes, adding that audiences should look forward to it.
Key Points
- At the October 21 launch event, Simon Yam, Tse Kwan-ho, Philip Ng and Winki Lai appeared alongside Peter Lam and Rosanna Law.
- The programme prompted stars to revisit famous filming sites, including Wing Lee Street from Echoes of the Rainbow and Fanling Magistrates’ Courts from A Guilty Conscience.
- Asked about AK’s earlier controversy over an allegedly poor attitude at a press conference, Yam said people should be more forgiving and respond with humour.
- Tse said he and AK had worked well together, that AK never brought private emotions into work, and that online criticism was simply differing opinion.
- Tse said he had messaged congratulations after AK received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards for We Are Not Whatever.
Why It Matters
The remarks from two senior actors add an industry voice to a debate that had largely been driven by online criticism, suggesting some veterans prefer proportion and context over pile-ons.
Their appearance also tied the AK discussion to a broader push to celebrate Hong Kong screen culture through familiar locations, cross-medium performance and upcoming art exhibitions involving established local artists.
Their appearance also tied the AK discussion to a broader push to celebrate Hong Kong screen culture through familiar locations, cross-medium performance and upcoming art exhibitions involving established local artists.