According to Zaobao, the Hong Kong actor came to Singapore to attend the Star Awards 2025 held on Sunday. During the trip, he and his wife dropped by a familiar bak kut teh restaurant. The shop owner, Chua Chui Chui, considers Chow a benefactor of her family.
She recalled that when her father opened the family’s first bak kut teh shop, business was tough and he only sold a few bowls each day.
Chow once dined at her father’s shop and later brought director Ang Lee there for a meal. He also recommended the restaurant to friends visiting the city-state.
“Gradually, more actors, especially those from Hong Kong, started visiting our place and business picked up. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts. He saved our restaurant,” Chui Chui said.
She called Chow a regular, saying he had visited four times, sometimes ordering takeaway.
She revealed that on July 3, the actor visited a branch currently run by her daughter. He called her over for a chat and asked about Chui Chui’s father, and inquired about the business.
Chow said he was happy for the family business’s success and praised the granddaughter for carrying on her grandfather’s culinary legacy.
Chui Chui shared that her father regretted not being able to rush over to the branch that day to meet Chow and thank him in person.
Following Chow and his wife’s visit, footfall across the family’s three stores surged compared to a typical day, with orders increasing by over 30%.
Chow is considered a Singaporean son-in-law as his wife, Jasmine Tan, was born there. After marrying the actor in 1987, she moved to Hong Kong and began managing her husband’s career. According to Next Apple, during the 1980s and 1990s, she often negotiated contracts on Chow’s behalf and rarely let her husband be shortchanged.
Now 70 years old, the actor has taken a step back from acting, focusing more on fitness and hobbies such as photography and scuba diving. He has also studied foot reflexology, massage therapy, and first aid techniques to handle accidents that may occur during physical activity.
A legendary figure in Hong Kong’s entertainment industry, Chow rose to fame through TVB dramas such as “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” and “The Bund.” Throughout his illustrious career, he has earned numerous accolades, including three Hong Kong Film Awards and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor.
In February, he starred in “Detective Chinatown 1900,” playing the head of a Chinese community association in the U.S. It was one of the few films he has appeared in over the past five years.
