Carina Lau Kar-ling, born on the December 8th of 1965 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China with family roots in Rongxian, Guangxi, is a Hong Kong actress. She was especially notable in the 1980s for her innocent-girl-next-door appeal.
Carina Lau emigrated to Hong Kong at the age of fifteen, and joined TVB acting classes.
She may have the-girl-next-door look, but her mob connections render her anything but innocent.
1990 abduction
In 1990, during the filming of Days of Being Wild, Carina Lau was abducted for several hours, and topless photos of her were taken. At the time, Reuters news agency, reported that Lau was kidnapped, though a police report was not filed. It was believed that the man behind the kidnapping is a show business entrepreneur with whom Lau was having a financial dispute. Leung has said that Lau never wanted to talk about what happened in those missing hours with anyone, including him.
As the ancient Chinese proverb goes, the truth will come out sooner or later, an in this case 18 years later.
In 2008, Carina Lau revealed that she was abducted by four men working for a triad boss, as "punishment" for having refused a film offer. She said that she had not been taken advantage of during her two-hour ordeal. Despite her claims, there has been video and photographic evidence of her being molested by one of the gang members during her abduction. Source say that she was not mention her encounter, for triads have been very active at that time. One of the reasons why Lau never wanted to talk about what happened, was because it was simply degrading and inhumane.
2002 East Week Magazine Photo Incident
In October 2002 naked pictures of Carina Lau were published in East Week magazine. Lau's kidnapping supposedly took place roughly 12 years earlier.
The nude photos revealed the actress in distress. Massive protests and petitions were held by fellow Hong Kong entertainers, and media ethics by Hong Kong tabloids and gossip magazines were questioned. I, personally, wonder why? The Triad's presence in Hong Kong is not a small one. The magazine was shut down in November 2002, only to be resumed in late 2003. This incident certainly has the Triads written all over it. How can one be so naive? It's the way of the world, the way of the Triads, you can't just walk-away calling it quits. If you are to collaborate with them, rest assured, it is a life long commitment.
Further reading of Carina's career at IMDb
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