The Great Devotion
可憐天下父母心
Poor teacher Chan Chi-hong, his wife Lee Yuk-mei and their five children survive on his meagre pay. When he is laid off by two schools in a row, the family runs into difficulties. The children resort to begging on the streets to pay the mother's medical bills. Turning to writing, Chan's novel fails to find a publisher and, worse still, he comes down with tuberculosis. Dealt a further blow by the death of the youngest daughter and the pressures from the loan sharks, Chan contemplates killing himself and his family but changes his mind when he witnesses the sacrifices made by other parents for their children. He vows to be a dutiful father and tries his best to overcome their adversities. His novel is finally published and sells well. Through thick and thin, the family at last sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Chor Yuen
as Kwok-Hung
Sze-Ma Wah-Lung
as Chow Tak-Wah
Lee Yuet-Ching
as Third Aunt
Cheung Wood-Yau
as Chan Chi-hong
Pak Yan
as Hok-Ping
Helena Law Lan
as Mahjong pal
Leung Suk-Hing
as Gwok-Hung's mother
Yung Yuk-Yi
as Chi-Leun's mother
Lam Siu
Wong Hon
Wong Oi-Ming
as Chan Siu-Mei
Lee Pang-Fei
as Cousin's husband
Petrina Fung Bo-Bo
as Chan Siu-Lok
Wong Hak
Yau Kei
as Yik-Ming
Pak Yin
as Lee Yuk-mei
Michael Lai Siu-Tin
as Chan Siu-Hong
Chan Lap-Ban
Man Leng
as Ma Man-Sam
Fung Wai-Man
as Mahjong pal