The Mr. Hong Kong Contest, () abbreviated as Mr. HK (), is a beauty contest for young men organized by the leading Hong Kong television station, TVB. The contest began in 2005, was suspended from 2012 to 2015 and in 2017, and then resumed. Winners have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong in the Mister World contest.
History Like the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, top Mr. Hong Kong contestants are awarded to a contract with TVB, and many of them become promoted television actors. A contestant and runner-up in 2005, Byron Pang, even went on to become a film star. In his first film role, in the 2009 Hong Kong movie Amphetamine, his pubic hair, penis and testicles were fully exposed on camera, in several scenes.
The contest also has other consolation prizes that vary slightly from year to year. Unlike their female counterpart, Mr. Hong Kong does not have specific first and second runner-up positions. Contestants are divided into two groups, the Stylish Youth Division () and the Maturity Division (), and a winner is chosen from both groups. The final winner (the Mr. Hong Kong) will then be determined by the top contestants of both groups. But from 2016, first and second runner-up positions added as first time, also the minimum participant age limit has lowered to 16.
Judges for the contest are all women, and winners of the contest are also determined by a public vote of 600 to 800 female viewers. The first ever winner of the contest was Matthew Ko.
The modern Mr. Hong Kong Contest is completely unrelated to the original Mr. Hong Kong bodybuilding contest from the 1970s.
Titleholders
Year Mr. Hong Kong Stylish winner Maturity winner 2005 Matthew Ko Matthew Ko Rocky Cheng () 2006 Francois Huynh Francois Huynh Otto Chan Year Mr. Hong Kong Youth winner Maturity winner 2007 Benjamin Yuen Michael Chiu () 2008 Michael Wilson Tsu () Joey Law () Michael Wilson Tsu 2009 Jack Hui () Calvin Chan () Jack Hui 2010 William Chak 2011 Clayton Li () Year Winner First runner-up Second runner-up 2016 Jackson Lai () Karl Ting Freeyon Chung ()
Notable winners and contestants Matthew Ko (Mr. Hong Kong 2005; actor) Rocky Cheng (, Mr. Hong Kong 2005 runner-up; actor) Stefan Wong (Maturity division runner-up 2005; actor) Francois Huynh (Mr. Hong Kong 2006; actor) Benjamin Yuen (Mr. Hong Kong 2007; actor)
Hosts Year Host 2005 Carol Cheng, Niki Chow & Anna Yau 2006 Carol Cheng, Kathy Chow & Anna Yau 2007 Carol Cheng, Maggie Cheung Ho-yee & Anna Yau 2008 Carol Cheng, Miriam Yeung & Anna Yau 2009 Carol Cheng, Miriam Yeung & Janis Chan 2010 Carol Cheng, Christine Ng, Koni Lui, Ella Koon &Mandy Lieu 2011 Carol Cheng, Sharon Chan, Koni Lui, Jacquelin Chong & Hanjin Tan 2015 Carol Cheng, Luk Wing Kuen & C Kwan 2016 Carol Cheng, Luk Wing Kuen & C Kwan
Mister World Color key
YearMr. Hong KongPlacementSpecial Awards colspan=4 2010 Wesley Lee Chun Ming Top Model (Top 20) Talent (Top 20) 2007 François Huynh 2000 Lam Ming-lok
Controversy Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority has received a number of complaints from the public regarding the Mr. Hong Kong Contest, in which the programme was said to be of bad taste and that the male contestants were treated as sex objects by the women in the show. These complaints were later dismissed.
See also List of beauty pageants Miss Hong Kong
References
External links 2005 MRHK Official Page 2006 MRHK Official Page 2007 MRHK Official Page 2008 MRHK Official Page 2009 MRHK Official Page 2010 MRHK Official Page 2011 MRHK Official Page 2016 MRHK Official Page