[2010.12.07] RAYMOND LAM WANTS TIME OFF AFTER THE AWARD

TVB Anniversary Awards ended two nights ago, but fans of the fresh out of the oven Best Actor Wayne Lai Yiu Cheung, Best Actress Sheren Tang Shui Man, Raymond Lam Fung and Moses Chan Ho after the awards continued to wait for their idols outside Television City to celebrate. After the idols completed the TVB official publication interviews they celebrated with fans outside. Lam Fung had the most fans. December 8 was Lam Fung's birthday and fans presented many gifts. Lam Fung could not be happier. However, yesterday TVB received four complaints about Ah Fung winning My Favorite Male Character, five complaints that Charmaine Sheh Si Man should have won Best Actress and sixteen complaints that NO REGRETS should have won Best Drama. This year the show's average rating was 38 points and 2.42 million viewers, the highest rating was 43 points and 2.74 million viewers. The highest rated moment was when Sandra Ng Kwan Yu presented the award to Lai Yiu Cheung. ATV's Miss Asia Pageant received 3 point rating and 190,000 viewers.

When Lam Fung appeared, fans fired confetti cannons. They presented a cardboard "chock look number one" prize, red wine, a report card of the past year, birthday cake and a donation receipt. Fans even sang the birthday song. Lam Fung happily cut the cake and opened champagne to celebrate with fans. As for the donations, 128 fans each donated HK$128 for a HK$16,384 donation to Caring For Children Foundation.

As for his birthday wish, Lam Fung said that every year he not only wished for a smooth career but also more time to spend with his family. Thus this year he truly hoped after a busy few months he would be able to be with his family. In particular his grandmother was up there in age and he would like to spend more time with her. He has already asked the company for at least half a month off. Has Grandma urged him to wed and give her great grandchildren? Lam Fung said, "I hand this huge responsibility to my siblings. Who has time?" Lam Fung often asked his fans not to give him gifts and donate to charity instead. Thus every year his fans would not only donate to different charity organizations on his birthday but also on other days. They would show him the receipts, which comforted him a lot. He will not have time to celebrate on his actual birthday because he will be working on a wrap scene in Beijing, then he will rush to Shanghai to work the next day.

Cheung Jai and Man Nui had 20 fans waiting for them to celebrate. Cheung Jai's fans came from different places like Harbin, Malaysia and Nanjing. They not only opened champagne but also chanted for their idol. They also screamed "Victory!" Cheung Jai was very touched to see fans from different places and said that some fans thought the awards would take place on the 3rd and had to leave on the 4th. Cheung Jai made up for that three days ago with a meeting. Around 50 fans attended. Cheung Jai hoped to have a fan meeting every year whether he was nominated or not. Will he get a raise for winning Best Actor again? He honestly said that last year he had a raise and was already very satisfied. Since last year he thought his road has been very smooth so he was very satisfied. Man Nui and fans wore fan designed Gau Goo Leung cartoon character tee shirts. This year was Man Nui's 25th years in the business, fans also gave her a Gau Goo Leung oil painting and a 25th anniversary Best Actress award to Man Nui. In the past although Man Nui has been depressed she thought it was unimportant. As long as she worked hard she was fine.

Chan Ho also popped champagne with fans to celebrate. He said that this group of fans have followed him since 1994. He was proud of this group of fans because they were no ordinary fans. They would do volunteer work and repay the community. Has Bernice Liu Bik Yi texted to

congratulate him? He said that he has not checked his messages but believed that his friends would congratulate him.