Hong Kong’s business, showbiz and political elite attend private vigil for legendary Chinese writer Louis Cha ‘Jin Yong’
- Floral wreaths were sent from present and past state leaders, including President Xi Jinping
- Cha, better known by his pen name Jin Yong, died on October 30 at age 94
The guestbook at a private service for Louis Cha Leung-yung at Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point read like a who’s who of the city’s media, business, showbiz and political elite featuring lawmakers, officials, tycoons and actors.
Cha, better known by his pen name Jin Yong, died on October 30 at age 94. The funeral procession will take place on Tuesday morning at Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island.
Wreaths also came from former deputy director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Chen Zuoer, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and her predecessors, Tung Chee-hwa and Donald Tsang Yam-kuen.
Ray Lui Leung-wai, who has starred in a number of television shows based on Cha’s novels showed up to pay respects to a man of “extraordinary talent”.
