TVB participated in the annual FILMART (HKTDC Hong Kong International Film & TV Market) fair, where companies usually showcase their projects for the year ahead.
In attendance were many of TVB’s celebs who are the stars of the station’s upcoming dramas.
The star-studded guest list included Wayne Lai, Moses Chan, Kristal Tin and Eliza Sam. Notably, at least three couples were also present – namely, Ruco Chan and Nancy Wu, Edwin Siu and Priscilla Wong and Tony Hung and Natalie Tong.
Kenneth Ma and Jacqueline Wong, who are currently embroiled in dating rumours, were also in attendance.
Almost all the couples seemed to have been instructed by their managers to leave no room for gossip, as they rejected all requests for interviews with their “other halves” and were even spotted standing far away from one another during the group photocall.
The only couple that was safe from being separated was Ruco and Nancy, who star in upcoming action crime-thriller drama The Unholy Alliance.
During their interviews, Nancy named a travel programme as a project that she would love to work on in the coming year, while Ruco jokingly added that he will “go wherever she wants to go!”
While the couples were not spotted together at the event, the media still took the opportunity to grill the respective actors about their love lives during interviews with them. Kenneth Ma, who left the event early, had his absence explained by rumoured girlfriend Jacqueline Wong, who let on that “he had to rush back to work.”
When probed about their dating rumours, she shared that they are still at the stage of getting to know one another and are just friends.
As for Tony Hung, he was quizzed on the reason behind his sudden reluctance to talk about his relationship with Natalie Tong.
Assuring the media that their romance is not on the rocks, he chuckled, “I want to protect her a bit more – she’s mentioned that I tend to say things without giving it much thought beforehand, so I decided that it’s better to be more prudent.
It’s probably a good idea for us to be a little more under-the-radar (about our personal lives).”