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Veteran Hong Kong actor Liu Kai-chi, who was famous for his ‘everyman’ roles, dies aged 66
- Two-time Hong Kong Film Awards winner had reportedly been suffering from stomach cancer
- He died at Prince of Wales Hospital on Sunday night
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Veteran actor and two-time Hong Kong Film Awards winner Liu Kai-chi died on Sunday night aged 66, after a short illness.
Liu, who had reportedly been battling stomach cancer for the past couple of months, died at Prince of Wales Hospital, in Sha Tin, at 8.32pm.
A statement from his management company, L&P Entertainment Limited, said his family had been by his side when he died, and that he had “returned to the arms of his heavenly father”.
Liu, and his former television actor wife Barbara Chan Man-yee, who is better known as Money Chan, were well known for being committed Christians.
Affectionately known as “Uncle Chi”, Liu had been a TVB actor for decades and was celebrated for his poignant “everyman” supporting roles.
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