July 1, 2002

Ekin Cheng Yi-Kin attended the premiere of Minority Report in Hong Kong.

Minority Report

Staring Tom Cruise

Directed by Stephen Speilburg

He was asked by the promoters of the movie to be the spokesman for the movie. Ekin was given the title "Leader of the Future Cops"

In the movie Tom Cruise has to be bald for some scenes. Ekin was asked if he would mind being bald in a movie. Ekin replied that he would have no problem being bald if the script required it.
Ekin dressed in black, posed for pictures and signed autographs for fans before watching the movie. Ekin was accompanied by Michael.

Pictures courtesy of House of Ekin

July 6, 2002

Ekin's fanclub organized a badminton competition with fans at Shunli Recreation Centre near Kwun Tong. Ekin arrived at 8:30pm accompanied by his brother. He wore blue jeans and a green t-shirt.

All the fans were organized to play a tournament, Ekin would play the winners of the tournament. Because the tournament was also a charity event, Ekin also played the fans who had made the greatest donations.

Ekin's badminton racket was made by Wilson. He is able to play equally well with either hand. He started to play badminton with his brother and friends when he was a kid, but because of the pressure of work, he doesn't always have time to play regularly.

Ekin defeated all the fans he played with, beating the 8 highest donors and the 4 winners of the tournament. Ekin played continuously for 2 hours.

Pictures courtesy of Ekin's Beautiful Life

July 9, 2002

The cast of "My Wife is 18" participated in a ceremony (traditional cutting of the roast pig) to celebrate the start of shooting the movie. Although today was not the official start of shooting it was the most auspicious day to hold the ceremony. The ceremony was held at a restaurant in Central. After the ceremony Ekin walked to a nearby location to begin filming.

The Sun - article in Chinese
Star East - article in Chinese

In the evening Ekin worked to make an Music Video with a new EEG singer named Chui Chung Yu. The Music Video was made at an art gallery also located in Central. Ekin commented that Yu was like a young Sammi Cheng.

Star East - article in Chinese

To watch the video click on the picture Choose 56K or 300K to view.

July 10, 2002

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Michael Tse, Lam Hui Fung and Ng Chun Yue joined together to shoot a special Superstar program for TVB's Channel 8, at TV City, in honor of Jordan Chan Sui Chun's birthday. They sang a number of the songs from the Young and Dangerous movies.

Star East - article in Chinese
Other pictures courtesy of House of Ekin

July 14, 2002

Ekin attended Stanley Beach in the company of Chek-Ling, the runner up in the Miss World Pageant. Ekin and Chek Ling arrived at the beach in a white convertible. Ekin wore a Bailey's Logo Tshirt, blue jeans and black shoes. As the day was very hot he was accompanied by his makeup artist and hair stylist.

A sandcastle making competition was organized, Ekin and Chek-Ling presented prizes to the winners. Ekin also took time to chat to fans who had come to see him and pose for photographs.

After the event Ekin was returning to work on shooting his latest movie "My Wife is 18" on location in Central. He said he was expecting to work late into the night.

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Other pictures courtesy of E-Dimension

July 19, 2002

Mingpao - article in Chinese

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin was interviewed by Mingpao News about his childhood and his memories of growing up in Government housing. Ekin grew up in a poor neighborhood and has many memories of the Lok Man Estate in To Kwa Wan. Ekin was happy to show the reporters around.

"I have been moved from here for about ten years now. My parents lived here for a while after I left, but they have not lived here now for seven years. It doesn't seem to have changed much except the the buildings are painted a different color."

Many of the people living here remember Ekin and asked him why he hadn't been to visit. Ekin and his family lived in the 15th building. Many of the memories he had were of suicides, accidents and deaths. When asked why all his memories were of horrors, he responded that when you were young these things made a bigger impression and so were the things that came to mind first.

Ekin said that he even considered suicide once by jumping from the 15th floor. When he was 8 or 9 years old he got a really bad grade at school. He was afraid to go home and tell his parents, because they would be very upset with him. He said he stood and thought that if he jumped they wouldn't be able to blame me anymore. It was really stupid and later I found out that once I was punished life went on as usual.

Ekin, his brother and their friends played badminton and soccer in a large hallway in his building. He also learned to skateboard in the playground at the front. He told reporters that he would get bruises all over his body and his mother was not happy about it.

Ekin moved his parents out of this Estate once he could afford to do so. He returned the apartment to the Government because he felt that there are many people who need help and a place to live.

Ekin has invested in real estate but has not been lucky. The housing market in Hong Kong has done poorly. Ekin had to pay a lot in mortgages, and his father worried and wanted to try and help him. Ekin had to tell his dad that he would take care of it. He is pleased that he has continued to have plenty of work to enable him to meet his obligations. He has since sold several of the properties.

Recently, Ekin bought a house in Marina Cove, Sai Kung, New Territories. It is reported to have cost him $6,000,000 HK. He said that he is enjoying having a house near to the sea. He is very happy with it.

July 19, 2002

Today Ekin participated in a Tag Heuer promotion. He talked about his diving experience in Layang-Layang, Malaysia with the Malaysian Navy and fellow actor Daniel Wu. He gave a brochure with photographs of the dive to fans who attended the event.

In interviews with reporters, Ekin said that there is no environmental pollution in Layang-Layang. He also noted that it would be cheaper to purchase a whole island in Malaysia than to buy an appartment in Hong Kong. He was also asked if he would consider an underwater wedding. Ekin replied that it was a good suggestion but he would have to teach the priest and Shan Shan how to dive first. "What about Gigi?" he was asked. Laughing, Ekin said he would teach her later.

Pictures courtesy of E-Dimension and from the Tag Heuer Brochure

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