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Siu Leung (born Lo Wing Wah; 1941–March 2024) was a Shanghai‑born Hong Kong television artist, actor, host, narrator and announcer. He was known for his resonant voice as the station announcer for TVB Jade and ATV Home.

Biography

Siu Leung was born in Shanghai’s French International Settlement in 1941, the fourth child of his family. His elder brother was racing commentator Lo Yuen, and his younger brother is actor Lo Tai‑Wai. In 1947, the family relocated to British Hong Kong, where he attended Hong Kong Wah Yan College (Primary and Secondary) and later Bradbury College of Education (now part of The Hong Kong Education University). He taught English and Visual Arts at Jardine’s Lookout Government Primary School and earned a Mandarin Level 1 certificate from Lingnan University in 2005. In 1961 he won the Sing Tao English Singing Contest.

In 1966, he joined Commercial Radio Hong Kong behind the scenes, then moved to Radio Television Hong Kong in 1970 as a DJ, host and interviewer. In 1973 he became a news reporter for Rediffusion Television. That same year, he and his brother Lo Tai‑Wai were invited by ATV deputy general manager Ivy Chow to join TVB. There he served as station announcer—his reading of “Television Broadcasts Limited Jade” became iconic.

Siu Leung also wrote and illustrated two books—_Leung’s Guide to Dog Keeping_ and _Tai Chi for Health_, featuring over 30 of his own dog illustrations. In the 1980s he narrated the Wong On Department Store TV ad campaign, coining the weekly slogan “This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, come early to Wong On!”

He worked as ATV’s station announcer from 1989 to 1993, voicing “ATV Home” on the Home channel. After immigrating to Canada in late 1993, he joined Vancouver’s Voice of Overseas Chinese radio as announcer and hosted the storytelling programme _Leung’s Theatre_, narrating Chinese classics with multi‑character voice acting and sound effects. He also wrote the “Maple Leaf Voice” column for Hong Kong’s Sing Tao Daily for seven years.

In 2000, after divorcing, Siu Leung returned to Hong Kong and TVB as an actor in series such as _Father and Daughter Love_, _The Romance of the Ancient Stone_, _The Chief_, _Armed Reaction_, _Sirens_, _The Last Breakthrough_, _Into Thin Air_, _Cool Point_, _Mystery Files_, _Virtues of Harmony_ (both versions), among others. His final TVB appearance was in _Mystery Files_ in 2011.

Later life

Retired in Canada as a citizen in Toronto, he continued broadcasting for WOW TV news and hosted “Siu Leung’s Arts Network” on YouTube, sharing his talents in illustration, dog training, horse racing, tai chi, languages and occasional guest acting.

Death

In March 2024, reports surfaced on YouTube that Siu Leung passed away at his Toronto home. Confirmation remains unverified by Hong Kong media, though a neighbor reportedly discovered his passing earlier in the month.

TV Dramas (TVB)

• 無花果 (1976) – with Moja Kam
• Thirty Women (1976)
• The Book and the Sword (1976) – played He Taichong
• All My Sons (1978) – played George
• Women at Thirty (1979)
• Demi‑God and Semi‑Devils (1982) – played Bai Shijing
• Holiday Romance (1982) – played Peter
• The Announcer (1983) – played Announcer Prince, Siu Man‑Gwan
• Father and Daughter Love (2000) – played Lo Chung‑Kin (CK)
• All’s Well That Ends Well (costume) (2001–03) – played Half‑Day Immortal
• The Legend of Wu Song (narration) (2001)
• The Mysteries of Love (2002) – played Hua Xin
• My Family (2002) – played Uncle Lei
• All’s Well That Ends Well (modern) (2003–05) – played Half‑Day Immortal
• Armed Reaction II (2001) – played Officer Luk
• Into Thin Air (2003) – played Cho
• Mystery Files (2005) – played Boss Chow
• Beyond the Realm of Conscience (2011) – cameo

TV Dramas (ATV)

• Police Cadet ’89 (1989)
• Royal Trio (1989)
• Blue Moonlight (1990)
• The Greed of Man (1992)
• The Fake and the Gorgeous (1993)

Radio Theatre (Voice of Overseas Chinese)

• Leung’s Theatre (Chinese classics storytelling)
• Diamond Gramophone (oldies music)
• Leisure Talk (talk show)

Films

• Innocence Has Teeth (1987)
• Police Story (1988)
• Those Were the Days (1999)
• The Legend of Speed (1999)
• Cat and Mouse (2003)

Publications

• _Leung’s Guide to Dog Keeping_, Cosmos Books, ISBN 9622575838
• _Tai Chi for Health_, Cosmos Books, ISBN 9622574750

External links

• [HKMDB Profile](http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13421)
• [YouTube: Siu Leung Arts Network](https://www.youtube.com/c/UCoQqEgByW1YVAx5qkQGW0dw)
• [Entertainment Daily: Siu Leung Biography](https://hk.entertainment.appledaily.com/...)