Chinese name 丁子朗 (traditional) Years active 2016- Influenced by Exo (band) Other name 膠丁 | Pinyin Ancestry Han Chinese Height 1.78 m | |
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Karl Ting Tze Long (born 30 June 1997) is a Hong Kong actor. He is the first-runner up and Mr. Photogenic at the Mr. Hong Kong 2016 contest. Ting holds the distinction for being the first Mr. Photogenic, as well as the youngest contestant to win the most awards in the contest's history.
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Early life
Karl Ting was born in British Hong Kong. He studied at Pui Kiu College before immigrating to Toronto, Canada at the age of 14. He completed his freshman year at the University of Waterloo before entering the inaugural Project Boyz Power Toronto, a preliminary organized by Fairchild TV that sends overseas contestants to the Mr. Hong Kong contest. Ting did not win any awards at the contest, with Freeyon Chung being the winner and Christian Yeung winning first runner-up.
The winner received an air ticket, while Yeung and Ting traveled to Hong Kong at their own expense. All three entered the Mr. Hong Kong 2016 contest (which was on a five-year hiatus previously) and successfully made the top 14 after two rounds of interview. Consequently, they all made the top 10 and gained the opportunity to travel to Taiwan for filming and shooting.
For the first time, the Mr. Hong Kong and Miss Hong Kong pageants were held together; with the winners being announced together onstage. Initially criticized for his body, Ting bested a number of favorites and ended up winning the most awards in the contest - First-Runner Up, Mr. Photogenic, and a side award - Most Liked by Audience. He plans on entering TVB and furthering his college education simultaneously.
Ting speaks four languages - Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Korean. He learned Choy Li Fut from grade 1 to grade 9 and hence performed it as his talent at both competitions. He enjoys filming short clips and uploading them to YouTube. His personal channel is named, "膠Ding日記 Your Happy Virus."
Variety Shows (TVB)
