Ling Wenhai
Ling Man‑Hoi BBS MH JP (Ling Man‑Hoi, born 1946) is a former actor with Rediffusion Television and Asia Television. He attended Pui Ching Middle School and Hon Wah College (Form 5, 1966)[1]. From 1994 he served as a Sai Kung District Council member for the Hang Hau Tseung Kwan O South constituency, and became vice‑chairman of the Sai Kung District Council in 2019. He was the longest‑serving district councillor in New Territories East, with 26 years in office.
Acting career
- 1977 Television Man as Yeung Tai‑wai
- 1978 Pursuit of the Tribe as Chief Inspector Cheung
- 1978 Chameleon as Mak Hon
- 1979 New Chameleon as Mak Hon
- 1979 The Gallant Monks as King Yim Ha Gwok
- 1979 The Tailor Hero as Zhuge Ming
- 1979 The Mortal Swordsman as Hua Bie‑lei
- 1979 The Wrathful Sword as Free Sky Lord
- 1980 The Rival Emperors as Lau Sing‑ji
- 1980 Earthly Love as Siu Cheung
- 1980 Royal Arena as Magistrate Pak Tai‑gwan
- 1981 Female Emperor and the Knight‑Errant as Hong Cheng‑chau
- 1981 The Outlaws as Sun Yuet
- 1982 Fist of Fury as Fong Chi‑hung
- 1982 Jade Dragon as Nine‑Hades Marquis
- 1983 Sword Immortal Li Bai as Yeung Kwok‑chung
- 1985 Wandering Swordsman as Yeh Sin
- 1985 Zhuge Liang as Zhuge Xuan
- 1986 First Emperor as Chun Yu‑yut
- 1986 White‑Haired Witch as Yuen Chong‑faan
- 1988 Imperial Secret Agents as Tsui Fook
- 1988 Thirteen Qing Dynasties as Pu Chim‑taai
- 1989 Thirteen Qing Dynasties as Nin Gung‑yiu
- 1990 He Comes from Tuen Mun as District Councillor
- 1990 Hong Kong Mysteries as Inspector
- 1991 Verdict: Who Pities the Innocent Heart as Clinical Psychologist
- 1991 Metropolitan Countryside as Police Officer
- 1992 Thirteen Qing Dynasties II as Li Hung‑cheung
- 1992 Modern 72 Tenants
- 2010–2011 Hong Kong Go Go Go as Lee Ding
Family
His father Ling Hung‑yan was principal of Sai Kung Public School and during the 1967 riots was detained at the Victoria Road Detention Centre for involvement with the Sai Kung Committee.
Political career
Ling Man‑Hoi joined the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood, which merged in 2005 with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, where he remains a member. He served as Sai Kung District Councillor from 1994 until 2019.
In 2007 he was awarded the Medal of Honour[2] and in 2013 the Bronze Bauhinia Star[3].
References
- Sai Kung District Council member profile (archived)
- Ling family
- Sai Kung District Councillors
- Former Rediffusion Television actors
- Asia Television actors
- Hong Kong pro‑Beijing politicians
- DAB members
- Former HKADPL members
- Hong Kong male television actors
- Hong Kong businesspeople
- New Territories indigenous inhabitants
- Pui Ching Middle School alumni
- Hon Wah College alumni
- Hong Kong Hakka people
- Hong Kong Bao'an people