Wars of Bribery | |
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廉政行動組 | |
Genre | Crime |
Screenplay by | Wong Wai-keung Au Kin-yee Yim Lai-wah Lam Ching-chung Ng Siu-tung |
Directed by | Derek Chiu Yu Chui-wah Lau Sun-on Lau Siu-mui Wong Shun Ng Siu-wing |
Starring | Aaron Kwok Athena Chu Ben Ng Esther Kwan Marco Ngai Bowie Wu Mimi Chu Strawberry Yeung |
Theme music composer | Huang Kuo-lun |
Opening theme | Off Track (脫軌) by Aaron Kwok |
Ending theme | Unforgettable (忘不了) by Aaron Kwok |
Composer | Yin Wen-chi |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Producer | Steven Tsui |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Production company | TVB |
Release | |
Original network | TVB Jade |
Original release | 10 June – 5 July 1996 |
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Traditional Chinese | 廉政行動組 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 廉政行动组 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "ICAC Operation Unit" | ||||||||||
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Wars of Bribery is a 1996 Hong Kong crime television series produced by TVB that aired on its channel TVB Jade from 10 June to 5 July 1996. This drama is also that final series that stars Aaron Kwok and Athena Chu filmed for the television station.
Yeung Tai-chi (Aaron Kwok), a newcomer investigator of the ICAC, is met with frequent failures, but he remains optimistic. Chiu Wing-yee (Athena Chu), also a new member of the ICAC, is so aggressive that she always challenges Chi. Police officer Yau Lok-sang (Ben Ng) gets to know Leung Siu-man (Esther Kwan), who is blind, by chance. He is attracted by her optimistic personality and the two become lovers. Though Chi and Yee quarrel often, they manage to discover various briberies and they eventually fall in love. In the course of investigation, Chi is forced to make decisions between love, friendship, family and justice, and has difficulty in facing the dilemma.
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