TVB Celebrity News

Yesterday afternoon Hins Cheung encountered small episode while in a taxi. When Hins was sitting in a taxi leaving Wan Chai, the taxi driver asked Hins a question regarding the HK$6,000 tax rebate. At the time, Hins expressed he did not qualify for the tax rebate, but unexpectedly the driver started insulting him. He said people from Mainland come to HK and 'fight for food!' (stealing jobs) Then he defamed the current female artists in the entertainment business, that they don't wear any clothes. The driver kept scolding and scolding until Hins couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked the driver to stop so he can get off early before he reach his destination.

Later, Hins posted his conversation with the driver on Weibo. Netizens and fans madly forwarded the post and expressed their strong support. However, some people took the opportunity to give a few more 'kicks'.

Hins: "Wan Chai Lockhart Road, Please."

Driver: "Sure! You are that singer!"

Hins: "Yes, how are you?"

Driver: "Did you get that HK$6,000 tax rebate from the government?"

Hins: "No, I didn't qualify."

Driver: "Wah! Yeah, you are from China."

Hins: "Yes."

Driver: "You can't earn a living in China? There are so many China

people coming down here stealing the jobs."

Hins: "...."

Driver: "And, you people in showbiz are such a disgrace. The current

female stars all don't wear any clothes."

Hins: "Driver, can you please let me off here."

Driver: "We haven't arrived yet!"

Hins: "Basically I wanted to tell you to get off the car, but I don't have a

driver's license, so I could only get out of this car myself."

Driver: "Ah, ok ok. Consider me bad luck!"

Hins: "Once I get out of this car, you should go see the doctor as soon as possible. You have mental issues, Chi Q Sin!" (TN: I'm guessing 'Chi Q Sin' means 'Crazy' with profanity)

After the conversation was made public, Hins got many support from fans and Netizens. They all say he did well and praised him being so 'man'. However, there was one Netizen that used profanity to ridicule Hins: "Hins Cheung, low-X-level! But I couldn't believe you are the same as me, didn't get that HK$6,000!" Hins attacked back: "The most disappointing is its apparently not that taxi driver, but it is you, this black-hearted fellow here making nasty comments. Please do not humiliate Cantonese people, thank you." Hins' record company expressed Hins already made the issue public on Weibo and will not comment anymore.

To promote his new album P.S. I Love You, singer Hins Cheung accepted an interview with Commercial Radio yesterday. During the interview, Hins revealed that he will be a guest on ATV’s new musical show in the coming weeks. With regard to fellow singer Eason Chan’s earlier collaboration with ATV on a musical special that wasn’t able to ‘save’ the station’s ratings, Hins replied: “To be honest, it’s really the ‘usual ratings’ factor coming into play, as some stations will always have naturally high ratings. I won’t stop collaborating with a party because of this – to me, it’s fair competition…I won’t look at things with that type of mentality.” (Is your collaboration also ‘saving’ the ratings?) “Can’t think of it like that – it’s mutual promotion for the artist and TV station. ATV is able to penetrate places such as Hunan and Pearl River Delta and still get good ratings there – it really depends on what you as an artist are looking for.”

Hins admitted that due to the ongoing royalty dispute, his attitude toward the various media platforms has changed: “The shows that I go on now have a higher level of quality, plus they will notify you 2-3 weeks in advance what you need to prepare, not as rushed as before.” Hins also indicated that for the artists they interview, ATV would shoot promotional posters for them like they do in film. Asked whether he thinks TVB churns out large quantities of productions without regard to quality, Hins replied: “Perhaps TVB has a large number of artists, so may not be able to do some of these things. Now that some of the singers have more options [due to the royalty dispute], there are more opportunities. The happiest thing for a singer is being able to sing their song in its entirety.”

Singer Hins Cheung accepted an exclusive interview from Hong Kong iCable entertainment. This is the first time he announced his gay relationship with Hong Kong idol singer Kenny Kwan. The news is spreading through websites online and circulating through Weibo, the likelihood of the news being true is quite high. However, when the media contacted Hins' assistant, he continued to deny like usual and strongly stressed that the media is getting out of context, everyone can watch the clip and then will know Hins didn't admit to anything.

The report said Hins frankly talked about his sexual orientation in the news and even announced his gay relationship with Kenny, the romance finally surfaces. Following Leslie Cheung and Anthony Wong's publicly announcing thier sexual orientation, Hins is the third Hong Kong singer to do so. Netizens and Fans praise Hins' courage and said that an artist with talent will not care about these things.

Earlier the media discovered that Hins and Kenny secretly moved in together in the Sai Kung district. Hins was responsible for going out to earn money, while Kenny remains at home doing house chores. In the recent year, Kenny rarely appears on-screen, but is often with his good friend Hins. Earlier they were photographed dining in Stanley hand-in-hand, they seem to have a good relationship.

Last year, before Hins held his concert in Guangzhou, he accepted an interview and talked about his brokeback relationship with Kenny. Hins said that when he first came to Hong Kong, he was unfamiliar with the area and did not know anyone, fortunately he had good friend Kenny. He said that Kenny's family treats him well, often making soup for him and wanted him to put on some weight. Hins said that he treats the 'brokeback' saying as a joke. That time, Hins also expressed that he hopes to help Kenny develop in the Mainland market, not avoiding his relationship with this good friend at all.

The rumors again "get out of the closet". The media immediately contacted Hins' assistant, who expressed that Hins did not see the news online, but still stressed: "Don't look at the paparazzi reports, they should go watch the interview, Hins did not did not say anything." Asked again what Hins and Kenny's relationship is like? Assistant said: "They have always been friends. Besides friends, what other relationship are they?"