CREATE TABLE "list_of_male_capital_artists_singers" (
  "english_name" text,
  "chinese_name" text,
  "year_signed" real,
  "year_separated" text,
  "reason_for_separation" text
);

Question: What is the most current year signed for separation of † and a separation year of 1997?
SQL: SELECT MAX("year_signed") FROM "list_of_male_capital_artists_singers" WHERE "reason_for_separation"='†' AND "year_separated"='1997';

Question: What is the Chinese name for the English name Andy Lau?
SQL: SELECT "chinese_name" FROM "list_of_male_capital_artists_singers" WHERE "english_name"='andy lau';

Question: What year was Wilfred Lau separated because Capital stopped recording music?
SQL: SELECT "year_separated" FROM "list_of_male_capital_artists_singers" WHERE "reason_for_separation"='capital stopped recording music' AND "english_name"='wilfred lau';

Question: What is the English name for the Chinese name of 蘇永康 later than 1974?
SQL: SELECT "english_name" FROM "list_of_male_capital_artists_singers" WHERE "year_signed">1974 AND "chinese_name"='蘇永康';

Question: What was the signed year for the Chinese name 蘇永康 who separated in 1987?
SQL: SELECT "year_signed" FROM "list_of_male_capital_artists_singers" WHERE "year_separated"='1987' AND "chinese_name"='蘇永康';