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Veteran HK Actor Kenneth Tsang Found Dead During Quarantine After Trip to M’sia

2022-04-28 , 11:25 am

Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang was serving quarantine alone when he was found dead in a hotel room.

Didn’t Answer Door

According to Sina, Tsang was serving his quarantine in The Kowloon Hotel after returning to Hong Kong from Singapore on 25 April.

Staff from Hong Kong’s health department does regular checks on guests serving their quarantine, and visited Tsang’s room on 27 April.

However, nobody answered the door. When a hotel staff member opened the room, the 87-year-old actor was found unconscious on the floor.

Tsang was pronounced dead at the scene.

And before you dismiss this as a COVID-19 fatality, his antigen rapid test on 26 April presented a negative result.

The police are currently investigating the cause of death.

Travelled to Malaysia Alone

In what may be his last interview, Tsang told Malaysian newspaper Sin Chew Daily that he had just finished a two-week trip to Malaysia. He flew back to Hong Kong via Singapore.

He was reported to be happy travelling solo, especially since he was always being looked after by others while travelling in the past.

The newspaper even had a photo of the actor smiling widely as he held some durian.

Previously Sparked Controversy in Singapore

Tsang was embroiled in controversy in Singapore in 1995. He said that “Singapore actors are stupid” in a weekly entertainment magazine interview, which he later apologised for.

He also ended up in Hong Kong news in 2015, after another veteran actor Patrick Tse accused him of faking illness. Tse slapped him at a press conference meant to promote a reality show.

Tsang was married to 79-year-old actress Lisa Chiao Chiao. He also had a son and daughter from two previous marriages.

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Starred in Over 200 Movies and TV Series

Scandals aside, Tsang was a highly accomplished actor.

Singaporeans may remember Tsang from his role in the Channel 8 television series The Teochew Family in 1995. He also acted in The Unbeatables II (1996), The New Adventures of Wisely (1998), and Riding The Storm (1999).

You can see him in action here:

He entered the show business in the 1950s, and has more than 200 acting credits over six decades.

Some of the actor’s iconic roles include Huang Yaoshi, the Eastern Heretic in TV series Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983). Many may also remember him as Uncle Ken in the 1986 movie A Better Tomorrow.

The actor also appeared in Hollywood films, such as The Replacement Killers (1998) and Anna And The King (1999).

In fact, Tsang also acted as the General in the Academy-Award winning film Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), and appeared in a James Bond film Die Another Day.