Kent Tong
In September 1983, TVB was looking to increase their ratings in competition with Korea and Japan for the best variety show. The station then created the show "TVB All-star challenge" (星光熠熠勁爭輝) featuring almost the entire line-up of the most popular actors and singers at the time. Lau, along with Tony Leung, Michael Miu, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong were branded as the "Five Tiger Generals of TVB" (無線五虎將) due to their popularity on the show.