

The Family Link
2007-05-14 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 1.0
Desperate Housewives Hong Kong style! Monica Mung Ka-Ka, Hilary Ting Mui-Heung and 'Fat' Cho Mei-Ngo are housewives in modern-day Hong Kong whose lives are turned upside down when they discover their husbands have hidden secrets. They become involved in a mysterious suicide and disappearance, while all the while competing to see who can become the head of the local PTA.
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- Hong Kong
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Sheren Tang Shui-manMung Ka-Ka
Michael Tse Tin-wahFong Yin-Jo
Cecilia Yip TungDing Mui-Heung
Kiki SheungCho Mei-Ngoh
Derek Kwok Jing-hungCheuk Kam-Biu
Leila TongShu Siu-Man
Kenneth Ma Kwok-MingGam Shing-Tsun
David Chiang Da-weiKo Wing-Kuen
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