Raising The Bar

tv show

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25 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired January 26, 2015

Overview

A group of barristers and trainee lawyers vow to pursue justice and ideals, but the process is fraught with difficulties. Regarded as the "Condor Heroes" of the legal world, barrister Fan Chi Ngai and his wife Cheung Wai Wan have taught many students. Among them, Tong Ching Chi, Fok Chi Ying andChow Chi Pok are his favourites. With each of them using their own methods, how do these rookies become qualified legal practitioners, in a journey that is full of struggle, doubt and tough choices about their future? Theory turns into practice as they handle tricky cases and experience success and failures, while also dealing with love, family and friendship problems every day. Their biggest test arrives when legal standards challenge their personal orientations.

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Episode 17

Season 1 - Episode 17 - 1h 45m

Air Date

February 17, 2015

Overview

By chance, TSZ-YING overhears CHI-HUNG talking about KUN-TUNG's extramarital affairs. It's revealed that CHING-CHING has an illegitimate daughter. Having read about this, TSZ-YING seems to have felt something. CHEUK-TUNG is concerned that TSZ-YING would hate her once she learns about her real identity, so she confides her troubles to CHUN-YIP, who is the only one who knows her secret. When CHUI-FA and ON-KUI go for a visit at the jail, CHAN KEUNG introduces an inmate called KOON to CHUI-FA. Having bought the movie tickets, ON-KUI asks TSZ-BOK to lie for him in front of CHUI-FA, so that he can go to see the movie together with CHUI-FA. KOON has a belly ache and goes to the washroom, during which another prisoner SHEK HOI-SING also goes to the washroom to throw up. Accidentally, KOON loses his glasses, in the wake of which KOON is instead framed for beating up HOI-SING……