abduction 12 years prior. Massive protests broke out in the following days, led by various Hong Kong entertainment guilds and citizen groups. Lau appeared in front of the crowd and she was given supports from groups, but she had never directly acknowledged that she is the person in the photo. Media ethics by Hong Kong tabloids and gossip magazines were questioned. Hong Kong police became involved and East Week was forced to shut down a few days later; it eventually restarted in late 2003 under new ownership. In 2009, Mong Hanming, the chief editor of East Week at the time of the incident, received a 5-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to publishing obscene photos. Personal life Lau had a relationship with Hong Kong tycoon Julian Hui from 1986 to 1988. They were engaged and lived together, until Hui announced their split in April 1988. The media characterized their relationship as a failed attempt on Lau's part to marry into a wealthy family, but Lau has publicly stated that their breakup was amicable, and she remains friends with Hui and his family. She has been in a relationship with Tony Leung Chiu-wai since 1989 after working together on a Hong Kong production of Run For Your Wife. They married on 21 July 2008 at the COMO Uma Paro hotel in Bhutan. The wedding itself cost more than HK$30 million and Lau's Cartier wedding ring is worth over HK$10 million. Guests included singer Faye Wong who performed for them on their special day. Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai also directed the ceremony. The wedding created a media frenzy in Hong Kong, with companies spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to pursue the wedding party. There have long been rumours that Leung and actress Maggie Cheung were romantically involved ever since they starred together in the film In the Mood for Love (2000), which is a hot topic among media outlets in Greater China due to the trio's fame. The alleged Lau-Cheung feud was put to an end in 2013 when Lau uploaded a photo of them together to social media. When asked about the rumored affair, Lau said in a 2016 interview on The Jin Xing Show that "it's just a beautiful story" and she "knows about the affair as much as the public does". Filmography Film Television Discography Awards and nominations References External links 1965 births Living people 20th-century Chinese