Miss Hong Kong Interviews Kick Off to Rumours of Cosmetic Surgery The 2007 Miss Hong Kong Pageant started its first round of auditions yesterday, which will continue over the next few days. Over a hundred girls attended TVB City at around lunchtime and at its peak, there were 40 people crammed into the minibus. There was a mix of figures and appearances, with the beauty covering the spectrum from very good to very bad. Among the contestants was production company boss Siu Ding Yat's latest signing Kwok Si Lam and despite the earlier rumours of her having had cosmetic enhancements, she did look outstanding compared to the other girls, wearing her white top, jeans and LV handbag. When the reporters called Siu, he admitted that he did nominate her and he also suggested that she took part. He indicates that Si Lam is 20 years old and although she is only educated to high school standard, she is very pretty, with her figure measurements standing at 33,23,33. He indicates that she has been a model and shot many advertisements. He signed her because he wanted her to be a spokesmodel for a hair removal company, but this has no effect on her entering the pageant. He laughs: "If TVB want her, I can give her to them." Asked if Si Lam has undergone any cosmetic surgery, he says she has not: "If she has, I would say. She has just had a crown fitted to her teeth." However, reporters have managed to find earlier pictures of Si Lam on the internet and there is a significant change to her appearance. TVB executives for the event Mr Ho Lai Chuen and Ms Rosa Chan spoke about the quality of this year's contestants and Mr Ho commented: "Make your own decisions, our six judges are very pleased." He indicates that the rules this year are a little different from past years and in the interviews over the next few days, they will be selecting twenty or thirty out of the hundreds of girls that they see. These will take part in a 'Miss Hong Kong Interviews Reality Show'. In this programme, the girls will be subjected to a panel interview of eight professional men from the fields of medicine, sport and commerce and eight women from the Wai Yin Association. From these, the final selection of 12 girls will be made for the finals. Together with the 4 girls from the overseas pre-selection, there will be 16 contestants in total. For this additional programme, there will be a question and answer session as well as a swimsuit parade. The final will take place at the Hong Kong Coliseum on 21st July. Asked if the girls will be disqualified if they are proven to have had surgery to improve their appearance, Mr Ho says: "It is difficult to define what is cosmetic enhancement, unless it is medically proven." Ms Chan adds: "It is hard to define, does wearing braces count?" Mr Ho says that in the contest, there is no rule to say that you cannot take part if you have had enhancements. Has he taken notice of Kwok Si Lam? He says: "I have just seen her in the interviews, I don't know her background and we have not been introduced specifically." http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/05/06/UL-732256.htm http://the-sun.on.cc/channels/ent/20070506...35309_0000.html
