Editing Sam Hui (section)

===Singer===
In the 1960s, Hui began his singing career. In 1967, Hui joined record label [[Diamond Records (Hong Kong)|Diamond Records]].{{Sfn|Yip|1994|p=12}}

Hui started his television career as a host on a youth music TV show on the [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]] network. Hui and his brother Michael Hui became hosts in the ''[[Hui Brothers Show]]'', which premiered on April 23, 1971.{{Sfn|Chu|2017|p=201}}

Hui became the lead musician of a band [[Lotus (Hong Kong band)|The Lotus]].

In the 1970s, Hui performed English songs that were popular in Britain and the United States. He wrote the theme songs for the comedies produced by his brother, [[Michael Hui]], and started performing [[Cantonese]] songs. Sam Hui's first Cantonese hit, "Eiffel Tower Above the Clouds" ({{lang|zh|鐵塔凌雲}}) – originally titled "Here and Now" ({{lang|zh|就此模樣}}) – was first played on the ''Hui Brothers Show'' in April 1972.{{Sfn|Chu|2017|p=48}}

Hui signed a contract with [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] and produced his first single in English, "April Lady".{{Sfn|Man|1998|p=86}}

Hui's first Cantonese album, ''[[Games Gamblers Play]]'' ({{Lang-zh|c=鬼馬雙星|s=|t=|p=|cy=gwái máh sēung sīng|j=gwai2 maa5 soeng1 sing1|l=Ghost Horse (Cantonese slang for "Goofy") Twin Stars}}), was the partial soundtrack to the Michael Hui-directed film of the same name.{{Sfn|Man|1998|p=86}} This album became popular, selling 200,000 copies, and was one of the major musical works that helped to start the popularity of Cantopop.{{Sfn|Chik|2010|p=512}}

Hui's music gained popular appeal, particularly with the working class, for its simplicity and the relevance of the lyrics. A prolific songwriter, a noted recurring theme in his music is that it often describes or humorously satirises Hong Kong society and events.

In 1976, Hui's singing and acting career took off after the release of the breakout album The Private Eyes, the soundtrack to the 1976 film [[The Private Eyes (1976 film)|The Private Eyes]].<ref name="scmp_hui2016"/>

In the album [[The Private Eyes (1976 film)#Album|The Private Eyes]], it humorously reflected on the harsh realities of middle and lower-income Hong Kongers. Others such as "Song of Water Use" ({{lang|zh|制水歌}}), which referenced the days of [[Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong#Water rationing|water rationing during the 1960s]], and "Could Not Care Less About 1997" (話知你97), which encouraged Hong Kong people to adopt a ''[[carpe diem]]'' attitude instead of worrying about the imminent [[Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong|handover to the People's Republic of China]] on 1 July 1997, were more topical in nature and referenced local events. While some of his songs are lighthearted, others carried philosophical messages brought out through artful use of Chinese words that have multiple symbolism. Examples can be seen in his farewell song in 1992 and "From the Heart of a Loafer" ({{lang|zh-hk|浪子心聲}}), where for Cantopop, the sophisticated language and messages were rare in the lyrics of contemporary artists.

On June 17, 1979, Hui became the first singer from Hong Kong to perform at the [[Tokyo Music Festival]].{{Sfn|Chu|2017|p=204}}