Chan Ho-nam

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Chan Ho-nam has followed Big B for ten years by the time he is nominated for the Macau assignment. Big B regards him as reliable, loyal, and skilled, and explicitly says he treats him like his own son 16 38 39.

His preferential treatment becomes a source of resentment within the Yuen Long branch. Although Gu Sheng achieves more conspicuous results during the conflict with Tung Sing, Chan Ho-nam receives the more profitable territory after their joint initiation 16 22.

Appearance

Chan Ho-nam is introduced wearing a leather jacket, with fairly long hair 7.

• Build: Has developed muscles, reflecting his regular training 23.
• Resemblance: Gu Sheng considers him and the other familiar figures roughly fifty to sixty percent similar to their remembered film counterparts 1.

Personality

Loyalty and brotherhood are qualities even Gu Sheng acknowledges in Chan Ho-nam. He accepts Big B’s order to kill Ba Bi without asking why, determined to complete the assignment flawlessly 7 22.

He is proud of his fighting ability and sensitive to accusations that his success comes from favoritism. After killing Ba Bi, he challenges Gu Sheng to silence the gossip, but his humiliating defeat leaves him ashamed and intent on settling the score 23 24.

Chan Ho-nam takes assignments more seriously than several of his companions. He rebukes them for treating the Macau trip like a holiday and repeatedly tries to restrain Chicken’s inappropriate behavior. After the mission fails, he publicly takes responsibility rather than allowing Big B or Chiang Tin-sang to bear the blame 7 39 40.

Abilities & Skills

Street Fighting

Chan Ho-nam earns his reputation through fighting and has maintained his training throughout his time under Big B 23.

• Can defeat ordinary low-level gangsters; Gu Sheng also judges him stronger than Chen Dong and his companions 23 24.
• Uses punches, kicks, and an attempted waist grab and throw during his bout with Gu Sheng 23.
• Gu Sheng estimates his Constitution at 5.6–6; this is an assessment, not a displayed system statistic 23.
• His weaknesses against trained opponents include poor distance control, slow footwork, overly broad movements, and insufficient ability to absorb punishment 23.

Crew Leadership

Chan Ho-nam commands his own followers and receives responsibility for territory and gang operations 9 16.

• Leads the assault on the busiest of Thunderclap Tiger’s three streets in Tai Kiu 9.
• Briefs Big Tony, Foreskin, and Chow Pei before the Macau mission 39.
• Struggles to control his crew: Chicken and Big Tony attack Gu Sheng after his defeat, prompting Big B to warn him to keep his men in line 23 24.

Relationships

• Big B — Boss and patron. His paternal favoritism secures Chan Ho-nam profitable turf and opportunities for advancement 16 38.
• Gu Sheng — Rival and fellow initiate. Their competition escalates from disputes over favoritism to a devastating boxing-gym defeat and public mockery over the Macau scandal 16 23 39.
• Chicken — Close follower and companion. Breaks with Chan Ho-nam after learning about the encounter with his girlfriend, Ho Yan 7 39.
• Big Tony and Foreskin — Followers who defend him against rivals; Big Tony attacks Gu Sheng, while Foreskin challenges Teem-Kwan at headquarters 23 40.
• Stammering Girl — Girlfriend. Accompanies him to his initiation and is later reported to be looking after him following his expulsion 16 40 42.
• Teem-Kwan — Enemy following Ba Bi’s murder. Engineers the Macau ambush and filmed scandal used to remove Chan Ho-nam from Hongxing 22 39 40.
• Chow Pei — Companion killed during the sabotaged Macau operation 39.
• Chiang Tin-sang — Hongxing leader who entrusts him with the Macau assignment, then orders enforcement of the society’s code against him 39 40.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Tung Sing Conflict and Initiation

• Supports Big B during the tense meeting over Ah Sin’s death, confronting the hostile Yuen Long members before Big B stops the confrontation 7.
• Receives the prime street assignment in the assault on Tung Sing; his followers subsequently praise his performance 9 11.
• Becomes a Red Pole alongside Gu Sheng. The unequal territory distribution intensifies accusations that Big B rewards his favorite rather than the strongest contributor 15 16 22.

Ba Bi’s Assassination and the Gym Defeat

• Kills Ba Bi in Yau Ma Tei on Big B’s orders. The assassination targets Teem-Kwan’s sworn brother and an important distributor of his drugs 21 22.
• Challenges Gu Sheng shortly afterward, hoping another victory will vindicate his promotion 23.
• Gu Sheng defeats him with a kick to the abdomen and a knee strike to the ribs. Chan Ho-nam requires an ambulance and hospitalization for broken ribs 23 24.

Macau Mission

• After recovering, becomes the favored candidate to resolve Funeral Biu’s interference with Hongxing’s gambling tables—a task whose successful completion would secure the Causeway Bay boss position 38 39.
• The operation collapses after Chicken disappears and the remaining group enters an ambush with unusable supplied weapons. Chow Pei is killed, while the others barely escape 39.
• Teem-Kwan’s men knock Chan Ho-nam unconscious, drug him, and confine him with Ho Yan. Silly Keung films the resulting encounter as part of Teem-Kwan’s plan to disgrace him 39.

Expulsion and Lost Succession

• At headquarters, Chan Ho-nam accepts responsibility for Macau. Teem-Kwan then produces the tape and invokes Hongxing’s prohibition against becoming involved with a brother’s woman 40.
• Endures the organization’s punishment and is expelled on Chiang Tin-sang’s order 40.
• Gu Sheng receives the unfinished Macau assignment and subsequently becomes Causeway Bay Boss, taking the advancement opportunity Chan Ho-nam had lost 40 42.

Notable Quotes

“I’ll settle this score.” 24

“I’ll take full responsibility for Macau. It has nothing to do with Brother B or Mr. Jiang.” 40

Trivia

• Gu Sheng recognizes Chan Ho-nam as the protagonist of Young and Dangerous 7.
• His joint initiation with Gu Sheng occurs earlier than Gu Sheng expected from the film plot 15.