"Ming
Sir" Lau Sing-Ming is a respected veteran actor
and a pioneer in Hong Kong dance. When he was just
a youth, Lau received a scholarship to study ballet
in France and work with some of the top dancers
in the world. He went on to become the first Chinese
dance choreographer in France and is a founding
member of the Hong Kong Dance Federation. Lau was
back in Hong Kong teaching dance when Tsui Hark
approached him to take on the part of the narrator/documenter
in The Butterfly Murders (1979). Lau has
since gone on to appear in several more Tsui Hark
productions, most memorably as the freaky, soul-sucking,
transgender Tree Demon in A Chinese Ghost Story
(1987) and A Chinese Ghost Story 3 (1991).
He also turned up in A Chinese Ghost Story 2
(1990), playing Joey Wong's father this time, and
in Swordsman (1990) as Ngok, the duplicitous
headmaster of the Wah Mountain School. Lau was also
in the Hui Brothers comedy Front Page (1990)
and had Norika Fujiwara on his arm in his role as
a crime boss in China Strike Force (2000).
Lau has appeared regularly in TV serials and films
over the years and continues to be an active member
and supporter of the local Hong Kong arts community.
He received the Hong Kong Dance Award in 2002 for
his lifelong dedication and contributions to the
art of dance. (Yinique 2005)
