By | Published March 4, 2010

Jackie Chan’s public comments last year about Chinese people needing to be controlled and that too much freedom may harm China continue to haunt the action superstar apparently. Reader’s Digest recently held its annual poll to find out who the most trusted personalities in Hong Kong were. Chan came in at 77th out of 80, behind the city’s unpopular, Beijing-appointed Chief Executive Donald Tsang.

The number one pick for most trustworthy personality is retired actress and anti-child abuse campaigner Josephine Siao. In the 1960s, she starred in a variety of wuxia films and years later played Jet Li’s wacky mother in the wire-fu comedy FONG SAI YUK.

Chow Yun-fat, who is arguably the second most internationally famous (living) Hong Kong star behind Jackie Chan, came in sixth.

After Chan’s comments drew widespread criticism last year, a spokesman for Chan responded by claiming that they were taken out of context. In a city that still eyes China’s Communist government warily after being handed back to them following 156 years of British colonial rule, that apparently isn’t convincing enough.

Source: The Times of India

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Zelter/1352966720 Daniel Zelter

    I'm guessing CYF would rank higher, if not for DB:E…

  • Lawrence

    Can somebody explain to me how somebody who is an anti-child abuse campaigner is the least trusted person in Hong Kong?

  • http://edshugeo.com/ Edshugeo The GodMoor

    Ms. Siao is actually the most trusted on that list. Chan's position at 77 out of 80 makes him seem less so.

  • Lawrence

    OH that actually makes a lot of sense now. Thanks.

  • Qbee

    Yeah this is seriously a fucked up and biased article. Fox News level misleading. What the fuck is wrong with KungFuCinema recently? Out of the 80 MOST trustworthy personalities Jackie is the 77th? So what? He's still in the 80 MOST trustworthy personalities. Come the fuck on.

  • http://www.kungfucinema.com Mark Pollard

    No bias was intended in this article but I understand why some may feel otherwise. I've made some clarifications that hopefully clear up any confusion.

  • yakuza01

    reading is your friend.