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Chinese name
  
鍾保羅 (traditional)

Name
  
Paul Chung

Chinese name
  
钟保罗 (simplified)

Role
  
Birth name
  
David Chan 陳振民

Movies
  
Energetic 21

Years active
  
1978-1989



Jyutping
  
Zung Bou Lo (Cantonese)

Born
  
5 April 1959 Hong Kong (
1959-04-05
)

Occupation
  
Actor , MC , DJ (early 80s)

Died
  
September 1, 1989, Hong Kong

On Trial part one - tribute to Leslie Cheung, Danny Chan and Paul Chung


Paul Chung (Chinese: 钟保罗; pinyin: Zhōng Bǎoluó; Jyutping: Zung Bou Lo; 5 April 1959 – 1 September 1989) was a Hong Kong actor, MC (Master of Ceremonies) and a DJ in the early 1980s. He committed suicide on Friday, 1 September 1989.

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Biography

Paul Chung was originally a host in Commercial Radio. He was a member of a 13-people DJ group, including Brenda Lo , Winnie Yu and Suzie Wong (TV host), so-called "6 pair-half". In 1981, he had dispute with Commercial radio, and then turned to Asia Television (ATV/RTV) to cast several TV drama. He became popular when he co-operated with Danny Chan and Leslie Cheung to cast two films.

He turned to TVB in 1985, hosting a lot of TV shows like Miss Hong Kong Pageant and Enjoy Yourself Tonight (EYT). He was praised by media, also being said to be "the best host of Miss Hong Kong".

He committed suicide on 1 September 1989 in his home of Shatin City One. Many reports said he had a lot of debts from gambling before his death.

Filmography

Actor
1985
Tin sai chut gang as
Paul Law (as Paul Chung Bo-Law)
1984
Feng liu zhong (as Paul Chung Bo-Law)
1983
Gu shou (as Paul Chung Bo-Law)
1982
Energetic 21 (as Paul Chung Bo-Law)
1981
On Trial (as Paul Chung Bo-Law)
1980
The Beasts as
Louis (as Paul Chung Bo-Law)
1980
Hot choi as
Paul Chung (as Paul Chung Bo-Law)

References

Paul Chung Wikipedia