'Lion Rock Spirit' drama to hail SAR's anniversary

Stories of Lion Rock Spirit, a television drama series about the resilient struggle for a better life by ordinary people in Hong Kong over the past three decades, will be telecast starting Monday as part of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the special administrative region's return to the motherland.

The 27-episode series, reflecting Hong Kong's famous "Lion Rock Spirit", will be aired on Channel 77 of Hong Kong Open TV. It features a cast of local actors, including Myolie Wu Hang-yee, Aarif Lee Chi-ting and Tse Kwan-ho. Director Ng Gam-yuen and screenwriter Ella Chan Bo-wah are also from Hong Kong.

The Cantonese drama tells of a Chinese mainland-born woman who came to Hong Kong with her daughter in the 1980s to reunite with her husband. After he dies in an accident, the woman is forced to take on her husband's struggling restaurant business, whereby, supported by the staff and friends, she overcomes great odds to succeed.