www.barbarayung.nl - Benny Li (李純恩), writer

Details: Last Updated: 10 April 2021

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Benny Li worked together with Weng Meiling in 1982 in the TV-shows "Woman today".

Benny Li, born December 30, 1956 is a Hong Kong writer and the author of novels, essays, food reviews, books and columns in newspapers. He has hosted tourism and catering programs on TV. In addition, during the peak tourist season, he also led tour groups.

Benny Li was born in Shanghai and grew up in Luwan District. His father was an Indonesian overseas Chinese. In his early years, Li studied in Luwan No.1 Central Primary School (now Luwan No.1 Central Primary School in Huangpu District of Shanghai) and Shanghai No.22 middle school (now Shanghai No.12 Middle School). When I entered the third grade of primary school, he met the cultural revolution and stopped school. In 1979, he came to Hong Kong with his sister to make a living. At first, he worked as a repairman in an electronics factory. Later, he became a reporter of Hong Kong weekly, and then became a writer. He worked as a journalist of Hong Kong weekly from 1981 to 1982. From 1982 to 1984, he served as the interview director of Qingya weekly and was promoted to chief editor of City Weekly in 1984. Until 1991, he became the editorial director of Ming Pao supplement. After leaving in 1995, he became the editor's consultant of the supplement of Chengbao, and left in 2001.

In addition, Benny Li has hosted a number of radio programs, including Radio Hong Kong's "happy new route", "happy north and South", "fortune life 100 points", commercial radio's "Li chunen's meeting room" and Metro Radio's "fancy two in". He has also presided over a number of TV programs, including CCTV's "Jenny's reception room", Phoenix Satellite TV's "Qiang Qiang three people's walk", sunshine satellite TV's "tea house talk about coquettishness", Hong Kong TVB's "endless harmony", Hong Kong TVB's "Li chunen's big food tour", and Jiangsu Satellite TV's "star chef arrives". At present, Benny Li writes a column on life and diet in Apple Daily and Headline Daily. Benny Li first appeared in the 1986 film "the story of the rose" theme song "the last rose" music film, as the hero.

李純恩生於上海，在盧灣區成長，父親是一名印尼華僑。李早年就讀盧灣區第一中心小學（現名上海市黃浦區盧灣一中心小學）和上海市第二十二中學（現址改為上海市第十二中學。入讀小學三年級時遇上文化大革命而停學[。於1979年與妹妹來到香港謀生。初時在電子工廠修理工作，後來應徵當《香港周刊》記者，再轉為作家，期從事報刊採編工作，1981年起至1982年曾任《香港周刊》記者。1982年至1984年任清雅周刊採訪主任，1984年升任城市周刊總編輯。直至1991年，他轉職明報副刊編輯主任。1995年離開後成為成報副刊編輯顧問，2001年離職。

此外，李純恩曾擔任多個電台節目的主持，包括香港電台的《開心新航線》、《南北樂逍遙》、《財富人生一百分》、商業電台的《李純恩會客室》和新城電台的《花式雙人插嘴》。也曾擔任多個電視節目的主持，包括台視《甄妮會客室》、鳳凰衛視《鏘鏘三人行》、陽光衛視《茶館論風騷》、香港無線電視《和味無窮》、香港無線電視《李純恩大食遊》、中國大陸江蘇衛視《星廚駕到》。現時在蘋果日報及頭條日報撰寫生活及飲食專欄。李純恩第一次出鏡是在1986年電影《玫瑰的故事》主題曲《最後的玫瑰》的音樂影片中，擔任男主角。

1983 August 20: Interview City Weekly, "Weng Meiling's former boyfriend makes a choice"