title: The Green Hope
text: # The Green Hope
  
  The Green Hope is a 2000 Hong Kong television drama produced by TVB under producer Tsang Kan-cheong and starring Bowie Lam, Stephen Fung, Yoyo Mung, Joey Yung, Melissa Ng and Cathy Tsui.
  
  ## Synopsis
  
  In a cold Christmas in 1996, the workaholic Fong Kin-choi (Lau Dan) has been sick in bed. His dying wish is to find his youngest son Ka-him (Stephen Fung), who lived with his mother due to the divorce 12 years ago. After 12 years, Kin-choi's oldest son, Ka-fai (Bowie Lam), found out that his younger brother suffers from mental illness due to their mother, Wong Yuen-fan (Mary Hon) being drug abuser and forcing Ka-him to do illegal things since young age.
  
  After his father died, Ka-fai took Ka-him in and helped him get back on his track as living as a normal person. Ka-fai notices his brother is a gifted musician, but his talent is hidden for years. With the help of Ka-fai, Ka-him's talent shows off and becomes a famous pianist, recognized by other people. It proves that although he's a minor mentally ill patient, he can still live a normal life and being successful just like others.
  
  Throughout the show, Ka-him's struggle to success was littered with failures and discrimination by others due to his disability. Towards the end of the show, Ka-him's effort was eventually recognised. The show carries an inspiring underlying message that people with disabilities can succeed, and disability discrimination only contributes negatively to their struggle.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Bowie Lam as Fong Ka-fai (方家輝), an interior designer.
  * Stephen Fung as Fong Ka-him (方家謙), Ka-fai's younger brother who suffers from mental illness, but is a gifted musician.
  * Yoyo Mung as Siu Lai-wah (邵麗華), Ka-fai's girlfriend.
  * Joey Yung as Wai Man (韋文), Ka-him's girlfriend.
  * Melissa Ng as Shum Kai-kwan (冼佳君), Ka-fai's ex-wife.
  * Cathy Tsui as Yuen Ying (阮盈), a girl who admires Ka-him, but suffers from obsessive–compulsive disorder and autism.
  * Vincent Kok as Pau Chi-chung (鮑子聰), Ka-him's friend who is an employee at a sheltered workshop.
  * Tavia Yeung as Vivian Fung (馮慧慧), Man's friend.
  * Lau Dan as Fong Kin-choi (方建材), Ka-fai and Ka-him's father.
  * Mary Hon as Wong Yuen-fan (王婉芬), Ka-fai and Ka-him's mother.
  * Helen Ma as Shum Pang Miu-chun (冼彭妙珍), Kai-kwan's mother.
  * Li Shing-cheong as Wai Kuen (韋權), Man's older brother who is a traffic cop.
  * Liu Kai-chi as Law Lok-tin (羅天樂), Ka-him's friend who is an instructor at a sheltered workshop.
  * Lau Kong as Yeung Ting-chung (楊定忠)
  * Cheuk Wan-chi as Tang Ho-ho (鄧浩浩), Ka-him's friend who is an employee at a sheltered workshop.
  * Kwan Hoi-san as Yu Chin-sau (于漸秀), a deaf pianist who becomes Ka-him's mentor.
  * Tin Kai-man as Frog (田雞), an employee at a sheltered workshop.
  * Eddy Ko as Tung Yuen-chi (董志遠), Ho-ho's stepfather.
  * Kenny Wong as Cheung Kai-keung (張介強), Kuen's friend who betrays him later on.
  