Ta Kung Pao
14 February 1998

Today is Valentine's Day. How will Chow Yun-Fat and his wife spend it? Yesterday, Chow Yun-Fat appeared at an event for the HK chapter of the WWF (That's World Wildlife Fund). Chow took over the role of "WWF Angel" from To Tak-Wai. Fat-So was also in attendance, and reporters took a red rose from a nearby vase and asked Fat-Jai to give it to his wife so they could get a good picture for today's Valentine's Day editions.

Fat-Jai had no objections to the reporters' request and gladly obliged. He joked, "Man, it's tough working for the media tody. They've got to find every advantage." Even Fat-So got into the act, posing for pictures of her smelling the flower and complimenting it for its beautiful fragrance. When asked how she was going to spend Valentine's Day, Fat-So replied, "How do you think?" She then added that Fat-Jai does not make any special plans and she does not object as she stresses that what's most important is that Fat-Jai treats her well everyday.

When asked if Fat-Jai would give her flowers to mark the occasion, she answered, "Well, he won't give me a bunch of cut flowers but he has given me a pot of orchids. I think that's better because a pot of orchids lasts longer."

When a reporter asked that having been together for thirteen years, what is the most romantic moment you have shared, Fat-So replied, "The most romantic moment was two years after we got married and he told me one day how I still attract him. He said that when we were dating, one morning I took him to the airport at Singapore at 6 am to see him off. Because it was so early, I didn't put on any makeup and only wore slippers. He said that left a very deep impression on him. He said that in his line of work he always is confronted with beautiful girls so the way I looked that day gave him a very special feeling. That was the moment he knew I was the one. I was very moved that he'd tell me this story after we've been married for two years." She then added that when they were dating, Fat-Jai had said that he would not mary again. She said that she didn't mind because she felt that a marriage certificate did not mean much. She revealed that it wasn't until he finished filming AN AUTUMN'S TALE, which may have put an idea in his head, that he proposed.

For Chow Yun-Fat, becoming the "WWF Angel" is important to him because he feels that protecting the environment is a priority. The first thing he wants to do is to stop people from littering and from spitting on the streets. He says in addition to supporting laws against litterbugs, he hopes Singapore style enforcement of littering laws in most effective. He also urges people to reduce use of disposable goods and plastic bags. Furthermore, he urges people to stop the poaching of endangered species. The species that he has most sympathy for is the turtle because it is so slow it is easy for poachers to kill.

During the event, Fat-Jai gave his first donation to the WWF and promised to spearhead an event on May 9th, 1999 at the old Kai Tak Airport.

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