WHEN it comes to screen kisses, Hong Kong actress-comedian Sandra Ng is one lucky woman.

And she knows it.

She flaunted it in an interview with The New Paper at the Marina Mandarin on Wednesday.

Sandra said in Mandarin with a chuckle: "Ah yes! I get to kiss Louis Koo this time.

"He's almost every female's Prince Charming, so many girls are very envious of that."

She was in town with co-star and producer Raymond Wong and director Vincent Kok to promote her new movie, All's Well Ends Well 2009.

Louis plays a Casanova hired to date Sandra, a hot-tempered magazine editor who has turned many men off with her fiery temperament.

The madcap offering for Chinese New Year opens on 22 Jan.

Sandra, 43, was in high spirits when the conversation veered towards the leading men - both past and present - in her 22-year film career.

But she was less inclined to rate Louis' kissing skills - even though she has tested her own smooching skills on many other leading men such Andy Lau, Tony Leung Ka- Fai and even Stephen Chow.

Sandra said: "Hmm... It's hard for me to do so."

Instead, she added: "Now, there's only the handsome Daniel Wu left to take on, and then Takeshi Kaneshiro."

But Sandra had earlier told Hong Kong reporters that she found Louis' lips to be "very soft".

She also disclosed that she felt he was too attractive, and she was often distracted by his good looks when they were filming.

All's Well Ends Well is Sandra's return to screen after a two-year hiatus. She had taken a short break after her daughter was born in 2006.

Her real-life leading man is award-winning director Peter Chan, 46. The couple are not married but Sandra has often said she would consider tying the knot when the time is right.

She is looking forward to spending quality time with the family during Chinese New Year.

First, a trip to Thailand, where Peter's parents live now.

"We'll also be celebrating my mum's birthday, which falls on the third day of Chinese New Year," said Sandra.

She also hopes to catch the film with her entire family as it also stars her father, veteran actor Kenneth Ng.

"I feel it'll be especially meaningful since my dad's also involved. Picture this, there'll be three generations - my parents, Peter and I, and our daughter - watching together," she said.

"It'll definitely be very touching."

Domestic bliss is clearly written on her face as she discussed her festive plans.

Sandra confessed that motherhood has changed her lifestyle tremendously.

She said: "In the past, during movie shoots, I could stayuptill theweehours of the morning with ease.

"Now, I can't really do late nights. Instead, I tend to sleep earlierand wake up earlier."

Not that she is complaining.

She said: "After becoming a mother, I've learned to bemore patient.

"When you have a child of your own, you realise there aremanythings in life you just cannot rush."

But having a director as a husband is not an advantage as some people seem to think, Sandra revealed.

While he may be good at churning out critically-acclaimed films such as Comrades, Almost A Love Story and the recent The Warlords, Sandra is adamant about not acting in any production directed by Peter.

Even though her previous work with him - Golden Chicken - clinched the Best Actress award at Taiwan's annual Golden Horse Awards in 2003.

Peter was the executive producer for both the first film and its sequel, in which she played a happy hooker with a heart of gold.

The film marked a turning point for Sandra as she proved to critics that she was capable of drawing out the tears from the audience.

Yet she said: "It really wasn't as fun as I thought it'd be. In fact, it waskind of weird."

She added: "Peter would be totally informal with me - treating me like we were at home.

"And if he didn't like the way a certain scene was done, he had no qualms scolding me."

Sandra lamented: "Even the toughest producer would still be polite to their actors.

"But when your other half is in charge, see, this is what you get."

This article was first published in The New Paper on Jan 16, 2009.