Kenneth Ma: “I Would Have Been Married Without the Pandemic!”

Dating for two years, Kenneth Ma (馬國明) and Roxanne Tong (湯洛雯) envision their future together. Living together and sharing finances, Kenneth is even applying for a supplementary credit card for her. The 48-year-old admits to the possibility of already being married to Roxanne if the pandemic did not present so many challenges to wedding arrangements!

Highly compatible, the couple even discussed what type of wedding they would like. “We considered a destination wedding, but we’ll see if pandemic restrictions will be loosened by the end of next year. It would disappointing if our  wedding guests have to quarantine for a week upon their return to Hong Kong!”

Looking a few years into the future, Kenneth feels it is not necessary to leave too much money for his children. “I’m very much like my father, who is strict with boys and spoils girls  because he doesn’t know if they would marry into good families. You can spoil girls, but boys have to take care of the family one day so it’s not good to just hand everything to them on a silver platter. They’ll be lost if they’re given unlimited money at 18 years old and wouldn’t know how to be responsible.”

Praises Moses for His High EQ

With Kenneth’s drama Big White Duel 2 <白色強人II > entering its finale week, reviews and ratings have been ideal. Kenneth shared that he prefers a Best Drama award instead of any any individual awards for himself because filming is truly a team effort. Filmed during the peak of the pandemic, the entire crew flew to China and endured a 21-day quarantine for filming. “It felt like we were going to fight frontline in the war–it was a profound moment for me,” he said.

Praising his co-star Roger Kwok (郭晉安) for his ability to analyze the script, Kenneth he was able to learn a lot from his wealth of experience. He was also impressed with Moses’ personality. “I’ve lost my temper on set before, but I’ve never seen Moses lose his temper. He has the highest EQ among all the men I know. He’s even higher than me– it’s like he’s supernatural!”

This is Kenneth’s 23^rd year in the entertainment industry, and he remains a pragmatist. “I don’t plan ahead because you can’t predict the future. Often, it is society that will makes you change. I don’t have plans for retirement yet, I still have to take care of my parents and children in the future. I’ll need to save up for them to attend university.”

Reflects on Poor Treatment Towards Mother

Well known for a being a filial son, Kenneth was photographed walking hand-in-hand with his mother and buying brand name bags for her. Sharon Chan (陳敏之) had previously revealed that Kenneth’s paychecks are deposited into a joint account with his mother.

However, the actor did not always cherish his mother properly and disclosed he had lost his temper at her before. “My mother had ruined [an expensive brand name] shirt in the wash, and I went crazy yelling at her.” After calming down and returning to the bathroom, he saw his mother “kneeling to wash the shirt” and immediately apologized. “I felt so guilty and couldn’t stop crying.” It was an unforgettable memory–Kenneth learned that love is priceless and to love his family more.

Source:  On.cc