Sir Run Run Shaw Happy 103rd Birthday

A very happy birthday to living legend, Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫), co-founder (with his brothers) of the Shaw Brothers Studios, and of TVB. The official date of his birthday, November 23 (the auspicious date of the 14th day of the 10th month of the Chinese calendar in 2007) may or may not be exact, but this remarkable man's birth year is confirmed by all sources as having taken place in 1907.

Sir Run Run is 103 years old (104 according to Chinese tradition), still the primary shareholder in TVB entertainment, and still a vital, very active part of the life of Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and other Chinese-speaking countries and communities, with one of the greatest of all entertainment legacies to his name, The Shaw Prize, one of his many philanthropic endeavors, called the "Nobel of Asia," is the most important and prestigious of all science and medicine awards on the Asian continent.

May you have a great day, Sir Run Run--Shengri kuai le 生日快樂!