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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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  • 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.
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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.
Bull, Ron
1/5/1986
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
Calleja, Frank
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.
Power, Peter
5/30/1991
Francis Cheung
Francis Cheung
Bull, Ron
n.d.
Francis Cheung: Legal tangles embroil his Chinese-language pay TV plans.
Francis Cheung: Legal tangles embroil his Chinese-language pay TV plans.
Bock, Tony
5/31/1984
Bolduc: Hong Kong trade commissioner has high hopes for exports.
Bolduc: Hong Kong trade commissioner has high hopes for exports.
Russell, Jim
6/23/1981
Colin Geddes - Expert on Hong Kong films
Colin Geddes - Expert on Hong Kong films
Russell, Steve
8/16/1996
Daniel Ng, Hong Kong: Gives the firm credit for upgrading his country's diet.
Daniel Ng, Hong Kong: Gives the firm credit for upgrading his country's diet.
Mahler, John
5/6/1980
Raymond Cheng: Queue-jumper says he was surprised by how quick and easy it was to immigrate. He says he had to scramble to sell his assets in Hong Kong.
Raymond Cheng: Queue-jumper says he was surprised by how quick and easy it was to immigrate. He says he had to scramble to sell his assets in Hong Kong.
Slaughter, Mike
8/2/1989
Doing business with China demands a lot of patience and understanding, according to John Cohen, above, representative of a Hong Kong firm which is setting up a directory of U.S. and Canadian firms for use by Chinese importers.
Doing business with China demands a lot of patience and understanding, according to John Cohen, above, representative of a Hong Kong firm which is setting up a directory of U.S. and Canadian firms for use by Chinese importers.
Ross, Fred
7/31/1972
4-year prisoner: Apology is positive step but it's not enough, says John Stroud, president of the Hong Kong Veterans Association.
4-year prisoner: Apology is positive step but it's not enough, says John Stroud, president of the Hong Kong Veterans Association.
Power, Peter
5/28/1991
Celebrity clients: Massimo De Beradinis, left, and brother Giancarlo, earn $1.5 million in Metro and $300,000 from a Hong Kong franchise each year.
Celebrity clients: Massimo De Beradinis, left, and brother Giancarlo, earn $1.5 million in Metro and $300,000 from a Hong Kong franchise each year.
Combs, Erin
4/11/1984