Isabella Leong break up with Billionaire Richard Li

There was big news yesterday Isabella Leong herself announced to the media that she and partner and millionaire Richard Li, youngest son of entrepreneur Li Ka Shing, have split up. She revealed: “For 2011, I will be starting over a new page in my life. Richard Li and I have split up. We have had wonderful memories of our times together. We plan to bring up our children together. Hoping they will grow up happily and in good health. We also hope to have less media pressure and to live our lives in peace.”

The news of the split has shaken the HK showbiz world. The relationship between Isabella and Richard was one of true love and rocked everybody of admiration and envy. The rich bachelor first met Isabella at the film set of ‘The Mummy 3’ and was introduced by Michelle Yeoh. The two got on like a house on fire and had a 8 year relationship which was not revealed till after Isabella’s court case with her record company EEG.

EEG filed a lawsuit against Isabella over the breaking of her 10 year contract. At the end, Isabella had an out of court settlement and managed to break out of her contract and freeing Isabella to pursue her own career.

Richard Li has always wanted to remain a low profile about his private life and in April 2009, he surprisingly revealed that Isabella gave birth to their eldest son in Canada. Li Ka Shing gave his grandson the name Li Cheung Chi. Last June, Isabella gave birth again to twin boys and the media was concern that Isabella was the future daughter in law to the famous Li family. However Richard and Isabella’s relationship was not all smooth sailing. The ‘photograph on Facebook’ incident caused dissatisfaction among the Li family. Isabella had uploaded some private photographs of herself and her sons on Facebook for family and friends to admire. The media also reported on the photographs and made it public knowledge about Isabella’s happiness on family life. This led to the Li family being in the limelight and was disapproved by Richard and his family.

More problems arose when there were rumours that Isabella’s life in Canada was more vibrant than the average girl. It was alleged that she met up with a tall guy and stayed overnight at a hotel. The couple tried to dissolve their problems and misunderstandings but to no prevail. Also, it was reported that Li Ki Shing had built a mansion in Deep Water Bay and planned to leave the whole of the 4th floor for Richard and his family. It was also reported that Richard started moving furniture into this unit but denied arranging Isabella will be staying here, this news surprised the media.
The split of Richard and Isabella seems like a done deed. The problem for the two at the moment is the future of their 3 sons. There is speculation that their sons will reside with Richard and he will be the main guardian, however, Richard has yet to publicly respond on this. Also news had it that Isabella wants custody of their 3 sons for a sum of 30 million HK dollars.

Richard Li Tzai Kai mini profile
Date of Birth: 8th November 1966 (Age 44)
Born in Hong Kong
Family background: Billionnaire Li Ka Shing's youngest son, not married, has 3 sons By Isabella Leong (Ethan, H & N)
Career: Chairman of PCCW

Isabella Leong Lok Sze mini profile
Date of Birth: 23rd June 1988 (Age 23)
Born in Macau
Family background: Father passed away not long after Isabella was born. Have mother and elder sister, not married but had 3 sons with Richard Li.
Career: Signed up with EEG at the age of 12, released debut album at 16. Started acting around 2004 including The Mummy 3 in 2008

Source: Oriental Daily
Translated By: Elvina Chang @ TVB News World

Isabella Leong and her son will return Hong Kong

Isabella Leong and Hong Kong's wealthiest man Li Ka Shing's son Richard Li had been in love and on April 26th of this year, Isabella bore him a son. Because Richard was afraid that Isabella and his son would get harassed and the H1N1 outbreak, he made arrangements for them to live in Mainland. Seeing that his 7 month year old son is now experiencing a healthy growth, he decided to bring Isabella and their son back to HK in his private airplane for the Christmas holidays. Seeing Isabella living with such happiness, even good friend Charlene Choi is happy for her, but for herself she has not found her happiness yet.

Yesterday the couple sent the Media a photo of Isabella and her son, revealing the happiness. They also responded to the recent reports of Isabella and their son coming back to Hong Kong, the couple thanked everyone for their concern. Richard responded saying: "I thank every one of the Media friends for their concern. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. He also hopes that the public can give them peace and more privacy. Thanks very much!"

Charlene feels happy for Isabella

Charlene saw the photo of Isabella and felt happy for her. She and Isabella were once colleagues and had a pretty good relationship too, but now they do not keep in touch anymore. She saw the photo and felt that the Isabella she knew had gained some weight and looks like she's in great happiness. (You can too?) Charlene said that she has not found her happiness yet, although the fortune teller said she'll be a wealthy wife, but her hands are bony, which means that she'll have to count on herself for many things. However, despite this she's still happy because she'll be happier using the money she earned herself to buy things and will cherish it more. She felt that nowadays young people can get things easily, making it less precious. She will require 10 times the amount of work of a 100% before rewarding herself.

Regarding to the recent incident of the four major record companies having issues with copyright, it was said that the "big 4" wants to boycott TVB for other TV stations? Charlene said awkwardly that she has no contract with TVB and is not convenient for her to give an opinion.

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU

Isabella Leong a few obstacles away from becoming a Li

Macau-born actress Isabella Leong may have borne Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li his first son, but that doesn’t give her a passport into the prestigious Li family.

Instead, Leong, 21, has some obstacles to overcome before she can marry into the family, Hong Kong media reported.

Leong’s modest background and her academic qualifications are her biggest downfall. She dropped out of secondary school to help support her family. She was talent spotted and started modelling at the age of 12 before entering showbiz at 15.

This has created a disparity in educational level between her and the Lis, and they hope Leong will further her studies. Fortunately, the actress has already made plans to do so. Since taking a break from showbiz last year, she has travelled to the United States to learn English as well as to further her education.

The Lis are also hoping that both Leong and two-month-old Ethan will return to Hong Kong and stay at the family’s mansion. Not only will they be able to spend more time with their grandson, it will also give them the opportunity to get to know Leong and allow her to assimilate into their lifestyle.

Leong, who is now in San Francisco, has indicated that she will be returning to Hong Kong with Ethan to meet with the Lis. Richard Li, the chairman of Hong Kong telecom giant PCCW, added that he will be bringing the pair back at the end of the month, quashing rumours that Leong could settle in Singapore.

While the final obstacle may be out of Leong’s control - her compatibility with the Li family - the signs are positive.

According to a geomancer, Leong has nothing to worry about as her features indicate signs of prosperity and wealth, and this can only be good news for both her and the Lis.

Since giving birth to Ethan in April, Leong has been ‘rewarded’ with two mansions in San Francisco and HK$50 million in cash, totalling more than HK$200 million. The Lis have also thrown in an entourage of care-givers for the latest addition to the family. Ethan will have five bodyguards, four full-time nannies and a personal attendant assigned to him.

There has been speculation that a 10-digit pre-nuptial agreement is in place to take care of Leong’s future needs and also to prevent any “potential problems” that could arise in the future.

Source: ChannelNewsAsia

Isabella Leong's first exclusive interview since giving birth to her baby

Richard Li and Isabella Leong shocked the Hong Kong entertainment press with the news of their new born child. The other day Isabella finally accepted an exclusive interview with the Hong Kong press. She spoke for the first time of her joy in becoming a mother. She said "I enjoy looking after my baby. Every day he brings me a lot of happiness. I feel this is the happiest moment of my life. I have always wanted to become a mother". Isabella who comes from a single parent family is enjoying every moment of motherhood. "I have been looking forward to the day that I can take care of my own child. I am happy that I have been able to achieve my wish".

She stated that Richard is also very fond of children and felt it was the appropriate time to be a father. She said "The moment I found out I was pregnant of course I was very excited. I feel it is a gift from god." During pregnancy, no matter how busy Richard was he would take time out and fly overseas to spend time with her.

Richard said "Our baby is very well behaved. We will often talk to him to develop an early father and son style of communication". Isabella insisted to breastfeed and has been eating a lot. She has put on 10kgs in weight but didn't mind. In fact, since the day she discovered she was pregnant she had decided to experience the feeling of all aspects in motherhood. She said "I chose to have a natural birth and not have C-section surgery. I also insisted to breastfeed because I want to be a real mother".

Grandfather and Father have given thought in naming baby

On the day of the delivery, Richard accompanied Isabella in the delivery room. Perhaps their baby didn't want his mother to feel too much pain and was soon born. Richard said "The first time I saw him I felt really wonderful. I see a new born life and he is also our first child". He chose the name Ethan. After researching the Hebrew meaning which means Steadfast. He hopes that he can become a strong man. Ethan's Chinese name "Li Cheung Chi" was given by his grandfather Li Ka Shing.

Having a new member in the family of course grandfather Li Ka Shing is very pleased. But they did not have a grand celebration because when his other 4 grandchildren were born the family only had a dinner gathering in the past. He wanted to keep things low profile. As to why he chose this particular Chinese name for his grandson? "Cheung" means to follow the generation. As for the word "Chi" he insisted the reporter to look the word up in the Ci Hai encyclopaedic dictionary. The word implies to ruling a country while maintaining peace and prosperity. He hopes that his grandson can act stable enough in any situation. This clearly shows how high his expectations are for his grandson.

Baby fascinates people

Richard and Isabella invited 10 of their closest friends to their full moon dinner party. She said "Ethan loves to smile. He smiles all day long. He makes the whole family very happy. He doesn’t have tantrums. I do not feel tired looking after him. What is amazing is that he fascinates everyone. Time flies when I just look at him. Breastfeeding was very hard work at first. On the day our baby was born he had to have 7 meals a day. He would be breast fed every 3-4 hours. His appetite was good and I didn't feel tired". She intends to look after her baby and has no plans in returning to the entertainment circle. However she will continue to study English. What about marriage plans? She replied "Currently we have no plans in getting married". (How about having another child?) "I don't have any plans in having another child at the moment".

What are Isabella's expectations? "As a mother I certainly hope my son will grow up healthy and happily. During pregnancy the swine flu outbreak was a huge threat. Therefore health is a very important issue. I hope that he can become someone who will live up to his grandfather and father's expectations".

Source: Hunan News
Translated by: Matchbox @ mediachamber.net

Richard Li Isabella Leong Gives Birth; Li Ka Shing Names Grandson "Chang Zhi"

Called By Xinhua asking on June 5, second son of Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing, Richard Li and actress Isabella Leong secretly dating a year and a half, they confirmed that love, but also senior vice president and have been upgraded to become parents, Li Ka-shing, personally named for the grandson, "Changzhi" .

Hong Kong media today reported that Richard Li, 42-year-old more than a year ago and Isabella Leong Chuan scandal, at the same time, he and Emperor Co. was under contractual disputes, struggling six months after the termination by mutual agreement, after the woman had been secluded, there are speculation that she was pregnant and overseas getting ready for labor, until the end of yesterday's news has been confirmed that Richard Li has been promoted to senior vice president and a father.

Reported that, on the 23rd of this month until the age of 21-year-old Isabella Leong was in Toronto by the end of April for Richard Li gave birth to baby boy seven pounds weight, natural child birth, with the mother and child safe.

Richard Li is the media that do not intend to marry at the moment.

Isabella Leong's spokesman Lu also confirmed the good news. She was referring to Lee and Leong had plans, the grandchild's grandfather has named him Li Changzhi, as its English name from the father of the child for Ethan."

Lu also mentioned the situation of the mother Isabella Leong , "Isabella Leong choose natural childbirth with the accompany of Richard Li during the process, everything goes well, post-natal care for mothers, the recovery very quickly, even if the pro-breast-feeding, there has been no feel tired as easily with a baby. The birth of a child, Isabella Leong feels its a special gift, making her the most happy is Ethan is a child that loves to laugh, have been making people with a beam of smiles . As she has concentration to take care of new-born son, so there is no plan for Isabella Leong for a comeback . "

Two Hong Kong media yesterday were able to get Isabella Leong and Richard Li's son photo, which is a photograph of a family of three, sitting in chair holding his son Richard Li, his hands are holding his son tightly with a big smiling mouth, on his father the baby's eyes closed and mouth open, with a face of having a sweet dream, the baby's face ship, hair and short hair resembles similar to those of Richard Li. As for the near post-natal Isabella Leong seems to have gained weight, wearing patient clothing hair tied back with a good spirit leans beside her boy friend smiling with overflow of happiness.

The other photos was a single picture of the baby itself, left on the bed Ethan with an interesting expression and clear features.

Translated by Cmiley @ www.asianfanatics.net