Mister Hong Kong
The Mr. Hong Kong Contest, abbreviated as Mr. HK, is a beauty contest for young men organized by the leading Hong Kong television station, TVB. The contest began in 2005, was suspended from 2012 to 2015 and in 2017, and then resumed. Winners have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong in the Mister World contest.
History
Like the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, top Mr. Hong Kong contestants are awarded to a contract with TVB, and many of them become promoted television actors. A contestant and runner-up in 2005, Byron Pang, even went on to become a film star. In his first film role, in the 2009 Hong Kong movie Amphetamine, his pubic hair, penis and testicles were fully exposed on camera, in several scenes.The contest also has other consolation prizes that vary slightly from year to year. Unlike their female counterpart, Mr. Hong Kong does not have specific first and second runner-up positions. Contestants are divided into two groups, the Stylish Youth Division and the Maturity Division, and a winner is chosen from both groups. The final winner will then be determined by the top contestants of both groups. But from 2016, first and second runner-up positions added as first time, also the minimum participant age limit has lowered to 16.
Judges for the contest are all women, and winners of the contest are also determined by a public vote of 600 to 800 female viewers. The first ever winner of the contest was Matthew Ko.
The modern Mr. Hong Kong Contest is completely unrelated to the original Mr. Hong Kong bodybuilding contest from the 1970s.
Titleholder
| Year | Mr. Hong Kong 香港先生 | Youth winner 少年組別冠軍 | Maturity winner 盛年組別冠軍 |
| 2007 | Benjamin Yuen 袁偉豪 | Michael Chiu 趙國東 | Zhiwei Hu 胡志偉 |
| 2008 | Michael Wilson Tsu 朱允崇 | Joey Law 羅天宇 | Michael Wilson Tsu 朱允崇 |
| 2009 | Jack Hui 許家傑 | Calvin Chan 陳偉洪 | Jack Hui 許家傑 |
| 2010 | William Chak 翟威廉 | - | - |
| 2011 | Clayton Li 李晉強 | - | - |
Notable winners and contestants
- Matthew Ko 高鈞賢
- Rocky Cheng 鄭健樂
- Stephen Wong 黃長興
- Francois Huynh 黃長發
- Benjamin Yuen 袁偉豪