Sam Hui

Samuel Hui KoonKit 許冠傑 is a Hong Kong musician singer songwriter and actor born on September 6 1948 in Guangzhou China His family moved to Hong Kong as refugees in 1950 He is credited with popularizing Cantopop both via the infusion of Westernstyle music and his usage of vernacular Cantonese rather than written vernacular Chinese in biting lyrics that addressed contemporary problems and concerns Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop known as the God of Song As an actor he is wellknown for portraying the main character King Kong in five installments of Aces Go Places film series