Wong became so famous that he was named one of the Ten Tigers of Canton, the top ten martial arts masters in Guangdong ( Canton ) in the late Qing Dynasty.

Among the martial artists who gathered at the Central National Martial Arts Institute in Nanjing in 1928, Gu placed in the top fifteen and was included — alongside Fu Zhensong, Li Xianwu, Wan Laimin, Wan Laisheng, and Wong Shao Chou ( on other accounts, Wan Laiping )— in the Five Southbound Tigers ( 五虎下江南, Pinyin Wǔhǔ Xià Jiāngnán ; literally, " five tigers heading south of the great river "), five masters of the Northern Chinese martial arts sent to Guangzhou ( Canton ) to organize another National Martial Arts Institute.

Peter Wong, a former mayor of Sudbury, became the region's first elected chair, but died after just seven months in office.

In 1903, the Hong Kong Government erected seven boundary stones for the city, inscribed " City Boundary 1903 " at Hatton Road ( 克頓道 ), Pok Fu Lam Road, Bowen Road, Old Peak Road ( 舊山頂道 ), Wong Nai Chung Road, Victoria Road / Sai Ning Street ( 西寧街 ) and Magazine Gap Road.

Wong confesses that he did not master the last style so Beggar So tells him to combine the seven styles and create his own version of the last style.

She was the second of seven children born to Wong Sam Sing, owner of the Sam Kee Laundry in Los Angeles, and his second wife Lee Gon Toy.

Another measure of productivity, the Hirsch index ( which has been published by Chemistry World ), placed seven Scripps Research scientists — Wüthrich, Nicolaou, Sharpless, Richard Lerner, Yates, Schultz, and Chi-Huey Wong — in the top 100 of 2, 000 chemists rated.

The sixth of seven children, Wong was born in Troy, New York ; the son of Chinese American restaurateur William Wong and an American artist of Dutch and French descent, Connie Van Yserloo.

When Wong was seven years of age, his parents divorced, and he moved with his mother to California, settling near Yosemite.

When confronted by Wong about the sudden change of date for the operation, Luk confesses that he has an informant in the Ngai triad for seven years, who tipped him off about a change in plans.

The governor is impressed by Wong Kei-ying's skill and he holds Wong Fei-hung hostage to force Wong Kei-ying to help him capture Iron Monkey in seven days.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed an initial complaint seven days later naming Wong Kan-king and his wife Charlotte, both residents of Hong Kong, as defendants after its investigation of suspicious share price movements in the run-up to the announcement.

There were eight houses belonging to farming families in Wong Ma Kok before the Sino-Japanese War.

Wong Cho Ping is said to have experienced poverty and hunger and to have become a shepherd when he was eight years old.

The new DVD made its debut at The Palais des Festival during the 2003 Cannes Film Festival and contained all eight movies, including Wong Kar-Wai's previously absent The Follow.

Days of Being Wild also marks the first collaboration between Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, with whom he has since made eight films.

The training resumes and soon Wong learns Beggar So's secret style of martial arts, a form of Drunken Boxing called " The Eight Drunken Immortals ", named after the eight mythological figures that the fighting style emulates.

Wong was born in China, but his family fled from that Communist Party-controlled country when he was eight.

The critic Tony Rayns, on the other hand, noted in a commentary on another Wong film that the differing styles of the two cinematographers were blended seamlessly by Wong's own fluid aesthetic.

In the field of Malaysian contemporary music a number of composers have gained international recognition, for example award-winning composers Chong Kee Yong, Dr Tazul Izan Tajuddin, Yii Kah Hoe, Saidah Rastam, Adeline Wong and others, encompassing a diverse range of styles and aesthetics.

The title of the series is of Cantonese word-play and innuendo ( the title itself means " The Hilarious God Detective "), and the series itself sets itself apart from other TVB comedies before it thanks largely to the comedic stylings of Dayo Wong, plus new styles of acting and directing and camera work, different styles of plots unheard of before in comedies, and a surprisingly tragic conclusion.

The first Hong Kong action films favoured the wuxia style, emphasizing mysticism and swordplay, but this trend was politically suppressed in the 1930s and replaced by styles in which films depicted more down-to-earth unarmed kung fu, often featuring folk hero Wong Fei Hung.

Regional chefs are emerging as localized celebrity chefs with growing broader appeal, such as Peter Merriman ( Hawaii Regional Cuisine ), Jerry Traunfeld, Alan Wong ( Pacific Rim cuisine ), Norman Van Aken ( New World Cuisine-fusion Latin, Caribbean, Asian, African and American ), and Mark Miller ( American Southwest cuisine ).

She uses the fanciful name Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivruski IV, but an odd encounter with her father reveals that her real name is Françoise Appledelhi.

Presidential Office Secretary-General Yu Shyi-kun was elected in a three-way race against legislator Chai Trong-rong and Wong Chin-chu with 54. 4 % of the vote.

Hawks also worked with his old friend James Wong Howe for the first time as a cinematographer.

Notable pioneering video artists also emerged more or less simultaneously in Europe and elsewhere with work by Domingo Sarrey ( Spain ), Juan Downey ( Chile ), Wolf Vostell ( Germany ), Slobodan Pajic ( France ), Wolf Kahlen ( Germany ), Peter Weibel ( Austria ), David Hall ( UK ), Paul Wong ( Artist ) ( Canada ), Lisa Steele ( Canada ), Colin Campbell ( Canada ), Miroslaw Rogala ( Poland ), Danny Matthys, Chantal Akerman ( Belgium ), Akram Zaatari ( Lebanon ), Mireille Astore ( Lebanon / Australia ) and others.

A Hong Kong production was produced in 2000 with Cantonese lyrics, featuring Hong Kong rock star Paul Wong as Tony.

However, Lee showed a keen interest in Wing Chun, and continued to train privately with Yip Man and Wong Shun Leung in 1955.

A controversial match with Wong Jack Man influenced Lee's philosophy about martial arts.

Ted Wong, Bruce's last student, achieved 2nd rank in Jeet Kune Do while training privately with Bruce.

He made a brief appearance as a disgruntled diner in another silent film Piccadilly with Anna May Wong in 1929.

James Wong Howe: Cinematographer, a 1973 documentary about the Oscar-winning director of photography, featuring lighting tutorials with Howe, a new video interview with film critic and historian Neal Gabler ( Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity ) about legendary columnist Walter Winchell, inspiration for the character J. J. Hunsecker, and a new video interview with filmmaker James Mangold about Mackendrick, his instructor and mentor.

The first, Warriors Two was the most significant role to date for South Korean super kicker Casanova Wong, who teamed up with Hung in the final fight.

In 2004, Hung again worked with Jackie Chan, in a brief but notable appearance in Disney's Around the World in 80 Days as the legendary folk hero Wong Fei Hung, a character which, curiously, had been played by Chan himself in the Drunken Master series.

The company disbanded in 1980, when Maka moved on to form Cinema City & Films Co. with Raymond Wong and Dean Shek.

Wong was also associated with " Beggar So " of the Ten Tigers of Canton.

Wong was famous for his skill with the technique known as the Shadowless Kick.

One tale recounts how Wong defeated a group of 30 gangsters on the docks of Guangdong with a staff.

The Chinese folk song On the General's Orders ( 將軍令 ) has become popularly associated with Wong Fei-hung because it was used as the theme song in various films about Wong ( especially those starring Kwan Tak-hing ).

The film stars John Lone as Pu Yi, with Joan Chen, Peter O ' Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han, Ric Young, Vivian Wu, and Chen Kaige.

Maggie frequently cited her performance in the movie As Tears Go By ( 1988 ), her first of many collaborations with film director Wong Kar-wai 王家衛, as the piece that truly began her serious acting career.

On June 26, 2007, shortly before its release, the band announced in a Myspace blog that Matt Wong was leaving the band to spend more time with his wife and newborn child.

Since Matt Wong was very popular with fans, some were skeptical of the new bassist's ability, but the band has stated that Derek is " Matt Wong Approved " and fans have nothing to worry about.