In 1978 CTV played a new trump card, broadcasting the Hong Kong series Chu Liuxiang, whose eponymous main character was the traditional Chinese equivalent of a knight-errant. Its success launched a fad for Hong Kong martial arts shows, and Hong Kong players became the new favorites of Taiwan's TV viewers.
六十七年中視再出奇招，播出港劇《楚留香》，刮起一陣港劇武俠熱，主角鄭少秋、趙雅芝等港星，也成為台灣劇迷的新偶像。