It was in the mid-1990s that Hong Kong actor Lau Ching Wan became a member of the unofficial stock company at director Johnnie To Kei Fung's innovative Milkyway Image production house. "In a city that often pigeon-holes its performers, Lau Ching Wan has become noted for his versatility. "Action, drama, romance, comedy, he has done the lot," effused the Post.