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Beleaguered: Metro entrepreneur Francis Cheung, above, has seen his Chinavision company go into receivership. In a happlier time, right, he's pictured with daughter Teresa and her groom, Hong Kong singer Kenny B.
Beleaguered: Metro entrepreneur Francis Cheung, above, has seen his Chinavision company go into receivership. In a happlier time, right, he's pictured with daughter Teresa and her groom, Hong Kong singer Kenny B.

Beleaguered: Metro entrepreneur Francis Cheung, above, has seen his Chinavision company go into receivership. In a happlier time, right, he's pictured with daughter Teresa and her groom, Hong Kong singer Kenny B.

Date5/31/1984
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Television mogul? Francis Cheung, left, talks with Jia-Yan Xu in Chinavision's studio. Cheung has already invested $3 million in the Chinese-language pay-TV network.
Television mogul? Francis Cheung, left, talks with Jia-Yan Xu in Chinavision's studio. Cheung has already invested $3 million in the Chinese-language pay-TV network.
1/5/1986
The ubiquitous junk that you see everywhere around Hong Kong will most likely have been built on Cheung Chau Island in the New Territories. It's the c(...)
The ubiquitous junk that you see everywhere around Hong Kong will most likely have been built on Cheung Chau Island in the New Territories. It's the c(...)
5/29/1982
Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
Immigration woes: Suresh and Anna Murarka, pictured above with their children, Anil, 3, and Lin, 7, have been fighting for four years to bring Anna's parents and two sisters here from Hong Kong, but have been refused because one sister is mentally retarted and has cerebral palsy
2/22/1987
So what? Apology is step in right direction, but it's not enough, says John Stroud, president of the Hong Kong Veterans Association, pictured today.
So what? Apology is step in right direction, but it's not enough, says John Stroud, president of the Hong Kong Veterans Association, pictured today.
5/30/1991
Rosemary Ayling helps her son Francis, 4, serve tea to his grandmothers Teresa Canaletti, left and Maureen Ayling, far right, and to his great-grandmo(...)
Rosemary Ayling helps her son Francis, 4, serve tea to his grandmothers Teresa Canaletti, left and Maureen Ayling, far right, and to his great-grandmo(...)
5/2/1997
Francis Cheung: Legal tangles embroil his Chinese-language pay TV plans.
Francis Cheung: Legal tangles embroil his Chinese-language pay TV plans.
5/31/1984
Francis Cheung
Francis Cheung
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A Chinese junk from Hong Kong rides at anchor in Toronto harbor, seen through a porthole of another ship
A Chinese junk from Hong Kong rides at anchor in Toronto harbor, seen through a porthole of another ship
6/12/1972
Hong Kong's other side, far from the camera-cluttered shops of the main streets, can be seen by tourists who pick up a pamphlet outlining six walks th(...)
Hong Kong's other side, far from the camera-cluttered shops of the main streets, can be seen by tourists who pick up a pamphlet outlining six walks th(...)
12/31/1977
Right: Star energy reporter Diane Francis toured the bowels of the rig and braved its greasy catwalks above deck to interview crew about their safety concerns
Right: Star energy reporter Diane Francis toured the bowels of the rig and braved its greasy catwalks above deck to interview crew about their safety concerns
2/13/1984
Above, humanpower, rather than horsepower, gets King around the streets of Hong Kong, where he has become an instant celebrity
Above, humanpower, rather than horsepower, gets King around the streets of Hong Kong, where he has become an instant celebrity
10/18/1988
Above, Gerard Djaoui, president of Cartier's Canadian operation since 1980, and his wife Corinne Garnier-Djaoui, in charge of advertising and promotions for Cartier, leave this month for their new post in Hong Kong.
Above, Gerard Djaoui, president of Cartier's Canadian operation since 1980, and his wife Corinne Garnier-Djaoui, in charge of advertising and promotions for Cartier, leave this month for their new post in Hong Kong.
7/7/1986