Hong Kong’s celebrity couples are built to last – Tony Leung and Carina Lau, and Chow Yun-fat and Jasmin Tan, have both been married for more than 30 years
- Chow and Andy Lau have been model husbands, staying out of the limelight to focus on family and giving widely to charity
- Vivian Chow and Joe Nieh have survived rumoured affairs, while Liza Wang and Law Kar-ying have both suffered bouts of cancer
Happily, Hong Kong celebrities generally appear to be less flighty. Some of the city’s biggest names in show business happen to be among the sweetest and most dedicated spouses. Carina Lau and Tony Leung have been together for more than three decades, as have Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Liza Wang, Vivian Chow and their spouses. One thing these couples have in common are is that they stuck together through thick and thin – adversity only made them stronger. Tissues at the ready, here are their stories …
Chow Yun-fat and Jasmin Tan
In a 15-part interview with Apple Daily, Tan painfully recounted her daughter dying in vitro due to a nuchal cord (when the cord strangles the baby in the womb) in 1991. The couple has since remained childless since Chow did not want his wife to suffer any further complications.
Tan has gone on record saying that in all the years they’ve been together, Chow never forgot a birthday or anniversary, and he would prepare gifts for occasions in advance and hide them to add to the surprise. She has found jewellery under pillow cases and roses under the sheets before going to bed.
The couple is dedicated to philanthropy and have vowed to donate 99 per cent of their wealth to charity when they pass away.
