Lawrence Ng (吳啟華) is best known for his role as Dr. Paul Ching from the popular franchise, Healing Hands <妙手仁心>. His popularity was at the highest peak during the late 1990s to early 2000s when he was with TVB. During that time, he filmed numerous big productions and was paired with many female artists. Just like in the series, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre <倚天屠龍記>, Lawrence’s love life was complexly entwined with many women. Stardom Lawrence graduated from the 12th TVB acting class back in 1983 and started out in the industry by taking on small mediocre roles. In the earlier stages of his career, he played a number of antagonistic roles in TVB. Afterwards, he became known for his participation in the erotic film, Sex and Zen <玉蒲團之偷情寶鑒>. It was not until he was cast in the first installment of Healing Hands as Dr. Paul Ching, did he rise to true stardom. The professional and well manner Paul was well received by the general public and became the changing point in Lawrence’s career – earning him the name, “housewife killer”. Fell In Love Ten Times Despite being unable to wipe away the image from his erotic movie, Sex and Zen, Lawrence successfully met his first wife in Thailand. It was love at first sight, and the pair got married only after a short period of time. Allegedly, Lawrence’s Thai girlfriend suffered from major weight loss because he fell in love with another woman. Not wanting to see her health deteriorate, he married the Thai woman on a whim. To this day, Lawrence admits that the marriage was one of his biggest mistakes. Marriage failure aside, Lawrence was nicknamed a playboy because he fell in love with every female co-star he worked with. Lawrence also failed to breakup with his girlfriends at the time before starting a new relationship. This behavior was demonstrated in his infamous high profile relationship with TVB actress Iva Law (羅泳嫻). They pair met on the set of Fate Twisters <黑夜彩虹> in 2002. After a period of working together, Lawrence began pursuing Iva who was 15 years his junior. Lawrence’s feelings for Iva quickly diminished after a year but he was unable to break it off due to his wavering personality. While in the relationship, Lawrence was linked with a prostitute and the gossip destroyed the image he spent years building up. After many years, Iva was able to let go of the past and said, “I was so upset to see my relationship with Lawrence on the cover of magazines back then. I thought it was ironic when I received praises for an undercover role as a prostitute in Master of Play <心戰>. But this is all in the past; we’re more mature now. I’ll still send my blessings!” Over the years, Lawrence has openly stated that he has fallen in love ten times, both with non-celebrities and celebrities. He revealed that he once had feelings for Ada Choi (蔡少芬) when they worked together in Healing Hands. Remorseful About Past Relationships Now that he is married and has a daughter, Lawrence openly shares that he does feel regretful and apologetic for his poorly handled relationships. “I haven’t spoken to Iva in a long time, but I know she’s married now. In reality, I’ve wronged her the most in the past.” However, Lawrence also defends the girl he briefly liked when he was still dating Iva. He clarified that the girl was actually a DJ and not a prostitute. After many failed relationship, Lawrence finally tied the knot in 2004 with mainland actress, Shi Yang Zi (石洋子). The duo met on the set of Shanghai Legend <上海灘之俠醫傳奇>, and once again, Lawrence slowly fell for his female co-star. Against the odds, he dated Shi Yang Zi for three years before getting married. Now with a daughter, it was said that Lawrence even quit smoking and drinking. It has been three decades since Lawrence first set foot into the entertainment industry, and while he has suffered from many ups and downs in past relationships, he confessed that the experience enabled him learn from his mistakes and helped him become he person he is today. Creds: ihktv
