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| Hawick Lau Sparks New Dating Rumours After Hand-Holding Concert Footage Goes Viral in Hong Kong. (Credits: HK01/ST) |
Hawick Lau is back in the celebrity dating headlines, and this time the internet did not even need blurry airport photos or suspicious matching hoodies to start detective work. The 51-year-old Hong Kong actor was recently filmed walking hand-in-hand with a young mystery woman outside Hong Kong Coliseum after a concert, instantly sending social media into full “new girlfriend confirmed?” mode.
The footage, which spread rapidly across Chinese social platforms on 28 May, reportedly showed Hawick Lau attending Alex Fong’s “Best Time Concert 2026” on 15 May. While celebrities usually master the art of pretending not to notice cameras, Hawick appeared surprisingly relaxed.
Dressed casually in a black jacket, khaki trousers and a dark cap, the actor was seen tightly holding the woman’s hand as they entered the venue together. Not exactly subtle behaviour from someone trying to avoid rumours.
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The woman beside him immediately became the internet’s newest mystery figure. According to netizens who claimed to have seen the pair in person, she carried herself confidently despite the growing attention around them.
She wore a plaid top, loose-fit jeans and white trainers, keeping things simple but polished. Her long straight hair and youthful appearance quickly became another discussion point online, with many viewers joking that the woman looked “far too young” beside the actor.
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Some even speculated she could be from the post-90s or post-2000 generation, because apparently Chinese social media now runs on age-gap mathematics. What particularly caught attention was how natural the interaction looked.
Hawick Lau reportedly greeted venue staff warmly while the woman smiled comfortably beside him, seemingly unfazed by nearby onlookers.
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In celebrity relationship terms, this was not exactly “we are just colleagues discussing traffic conditions”. The relaxed body language only fuelled assumptions that the pair may genuinely be dating.
The sudden viral moment arrives after months of speculation surrounding Hawick’s previous relationship with mainland actress Li Xiaofeng. The pair went public with their romance in 2022, and at the time Hawick’s father, veteran actor Lau Dan, openly praised Li Xiaofeng during interviews, describing her as humble, sincere and easygoing.
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He even appeared delighted that his son had seemingly found happiness again after divorce. Those interviews now feel slightly awkward in hindsight, because entertainment news moves faster than streaming drama plot twists.
In recent months, however, rumours of a breakup between Hawick Lau and Li Xiaofeng intensified after the pair stopped appearing together publicly. C-netz also noticed that older affectionate posts linked to the relationship reportedly disappeared from social media, which in celebrity culture is usually treated like an unofficial press release.
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Lau Dan later told reporters he was no longer sure whether his son currently had a girlfriend, a comment many fans interpreted as quiet confirmation that the previous relationship had ended.
For many viewers, Hawick’s romantic life continues to attract attention largely because of his past marriage to actress Yang Mi.
The former couple met while filming the drama Ruyi, married in 2013, welcomed daughter “Little Rice Cake” in 2014, then announced their divorce in 2018.
Even years later, discussions about either celebrity somehow still circle back to their former relationship, proving once again that the internet never truly lets celebrity couples retire peacefully.
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Many fans argued there is nothing unusual about a divorced man in his fifties dating again, with some praising Hawickau for appearing happier and more relaxed recently.
In contrast, Hawick’s alleged new romance emerged through grainy concert footage and casual hand-holding, which oddly made the moment feel more believable to many observers.
Hawick Lau has managed his public image since his divorce from Yang Mi. While his personal life remains a constant source of discussion, the actor himself has generally stayed relatively private, focusing on family and selective appearances rather than aggressively chasing headlines. That is partly why this latest footage created such noise online.
So far, neither Hawick Lau nor his representatives have officially responded to the rumours. Until then, the internet will likely continue zooming into low-resolution screenshots like amateur investigators attempting to solve a national mystery through denim jackets and hand placement analysis.