Li Jiading
Lee Ka Ding, also known as "Ding Yeh", is a Hong Kong male actor, martial arts choreographer, and equestrian coach. He is currently a contract actor with TVB and is best known for his role as "Lee Wai", the staff of "Silver Jubilee Snacks" in the sitcom series Hong Kong 81 to Hong Kong 86. He continues to act and also works as an action and equestrian coach for TVB. Lee was formerly married to actress Shih Ming, with whom he has twin sons Lee Wing Hon and Lee Wing Ho, both of whom have also worked in the entertainment industry.
Background
Early life
Lee Ka Ding was born in Liwan District, Guangzhou, into a wealthy family. He grew up in Pantang, Xiguan, living in a 200,000 sq ft mansion. His father Lee Cheuk Wan was a major landowner in Guangzhou, engaged in restaurant, flour, soy sauce, and silk businesses, and was a board member of Lingnan University. His maternal grandfather was a Chinese medicine practitioner, and his aunt was a senior gynecologist at a Guangzhou hospital. As a child, he once watched childbirth and autopsies out of curiosity. Although born of the second wife, he was much loved by his family. At the age of seven, he attended kindergarten in Guangzhou. At eight, during the Land Reform Movement, the family's assets were confiscated. The family fled to Hong Kong and lived in a small brick house in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. Due to poverty, he dropped out of school temporarily in Primary 4 to work and support the family. He did food preparation at a restaurant, threaded beads on lanterns, and chopped firewood for others. He later enrolled in Hop Yat Church School[1] at over-age, already in his teens. Around age 15 or 16, while working a summer job, he met martial artist Kwan Ching Leung, who became his master. He studied Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Xing Yi, and Bajiquan[2]. In 1964, he completed Primary 6 at the private morning section of the Hong Kong Cotton Spinners Association School and graduated in 1965.