Rumoured to Have Been Replaced in New Series Due to a Bad Image, Mat Yeung Receives the Support of Executives as Participation Is Not Affected

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In the early hours of the 8th of this month, when Mat Yeung was driving down Magazine Gap Road, he was involved in a DUI collision. After the incident, he was arrested on suspicion of refusing to provide a blood sample for a breathalyzer test. He was released on bail pending further investigation and must report back to the police station in early September. Since the accident, Mat has been in seclusion and has not appeared in public, only accepting "Scoop"'s video interview on the day of the accident. He explained about the crash, saying, "Had a short-term blackout, so was unable to do a breathalyzer test". Mat has a history of DUI, criminal damage, and assault. He will start work on TVB's new series, "Kwok Family Has No Difficulties", in September. Recently, it has been rumoured that, because Mat has gotten in trouble with the law again, his image has been damaged, so the series has replaced him with Edwin Siu. Producer Amy Wong and TVB executive Virginia Lok clarified the replacement rumours, saying that Mat's participation had not been affected.

Amy said in a phone interview with Ming Pao, "'Kwok' has already been in preparation since the beginning of the year. The actors and characters had already been decided early on. Filming will start in September, and Mat's participation has not changed". Amy said that, after Mat's traffic accident, she previously called him to console him. She did not specifically ask him about the incident; it is being handled in accordance with normal laws. She is not worried that Mat will affect filming due to the incident.

Acting as Nina Paw's Well-Behaved Son

Amy revealed that "Kwok" is a happy family series. Mat is not acting as a police officer. In the series, he is Nina Paw's well-behaved son. Amy said there was no such thing as the rumoured cast list. Edwin Siu, Roxanne Tong, and Sharon Chan are not in this series.

The main actors of the new series are Nina, Joe Ma, Mat, Natalie Tong, Grace Wong, Stephanie Che, et al. In the series, Nina has three children: Joe, Mat, and Stephanie. This time, Joe and Natalie have a romantic storyline, while Mat and Grace are playing a pair, which are fresh pairings. Mentioning that, under the pandemic, the filming progress of many series that were originally shooting in July and August has been forced to be delayed, Amy said that everything has been taken care of. There is no problem with the series' location filming; the start of filming in September remains unchanged.

Virginia Lok Says That the Rumours Are Fabricated

TVB's Assistant General Manager (Talent Management & Development) Virginia responded to "Kwok"'s replacement rumours. She said, "The rumours are fabricated. There was no verification, and there was no such thing as a replacement. Mat's participation in 'Kwok' has never changed. Edwin and Roxanne are also not taking on this series".

Personal Note: Sounds like a boring family series in the vein of "The Stew of Life"....

Is there really no one in TVB who could have taken over Mat's role?!

Natalie's third consecutive series with Grace....

*Credits to mingpao