Christine Ng
| Christine Ng | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 伍詠薇 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 伍咏薇 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Wú Yǒng wēi (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Ng5 Wing6 Mei4 (Cantonese) |
| Born |
February 24, 1969 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Miss Ng (伍姑娘; Ng Koo Leung) |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 1989-Present |
| Spouse(s) | Yung Kwong Pui (1990.12－12, his death) Lin Hoi Tong (1999.07－) |
| Ancestry | Taishan, Guangdong, China |
Christine Ng Wing-mei (Chinese: 伍詠薇 , born February 24 1969) is an actress and singer based on Hong Kong.
Ng is an ex Hong Kong actress under contract to Hong Kong's TVB and ATV. Christine is known for her roles in TVB's dramas including "C.I.B. Files" and "The Silver Chamber of Sorrows" She was an Miss Photogenic of Miss Asia Pageant in 1989.
She competed in the 1989 Miss Asia Pageant and won Miss Photogenic, finishing as third runner-up in the pageant.
In December 1990 at the age of 21, Ng married first husband Yung Kwong Pui (翁江培) who was 30 years older. After only 13 days into their marriage, Yung died of a heart attack. Yung was a high standing partner at the Hong Kong office of Ernst & Young and had accumulated a large fortune over his lifetime. He left Christine $170 million (HKD) in his will after he died. Since Yung had died in China, his will was contested by family members for a lengthy period. In 2000, Ng was award an amount of $9 million, For many years, Christine suffered from depression due to negative rumors and the title that she was a "black" widow who brought bad luck to her late husband, which hurt her success with ATV. She did successfully revive her career after moving to TVB.
In 1999 she met her current husband Kasey Lin Hoi Tong (练海棠) through Gigi Lai, and they married in July 1999.
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