[2025.07.05] "TVB'S OFFICIAL GRANDPA" CHOW CHUNG PASSED AWAY FROM PNEUMONIA AT AGE 92

Chow Chung has dedicated his life to acting and has starred in many classic dramas
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Chow Chung was in film for 60 years and known as "TVB's official Grandpa"

Wu Fung (right) says that he has gone to the hospital to see Chow Chung for one more time

Chow Chung turned down all of his jobs at the time to take care of his cancer stricken wife

Chow Chung received the "Outstanding Performing Artist Award" from Performing Artist Guild president Louis Koo last year

Chow Chung performed in a film with Chan Chai Chung in his youth and set off a lot of spark
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Veteran artist Chow Chung died of pneumonia yesterday at the age of 92. Devoted his life to acting, he has performed in many popular works such as THE TEARS OF AH CHAN (FUI MING NUI YI), TWIN SWORDS (LUNG FUNG GIM) and PASSIONATELY IN LOVE (CHI CHING YI NUI). He joined TVB in 1998 and has played the most popular roles in AT THE THRESHOLD OF AN ERA (CHONG SAI GEI II TIN DEI YAU CHING) as the good father Yip Hau Kun and the doting grandpa Chung Fan Tat in MOONLIGHT RESONANCE (TONG SUM FUNG BO ji GA HO YUET YUEN). He even with the role of Chung Fan Tat received a nomination in the TVB Awards Best Supporting Actor category. In 2016 he was awarded the TVB Lifetime Achievement award. His scene in the film LOVE UNDERCOVER (SUN JAT SI MUI) with Benz Hui Siu Hung when he asked, "How do you to write the word Sir in Fong Chung Sir?" even became a classic. In 2020 he officially retired when his TVB contract ended and the drama SINISTER BEINGS (YIK TIN KEI ONG) became his final work. His final public appearance was at last year's Hong Kong Performing Artists Guild spring banquet to receive the "Outstanding Performing Artist Award". At the time he was in good spirit. Month later he shot a video with good friend Cheung Kwok Keung and told dad jokes.

In the business for almost 70 years, Chow Chung performed in many classic works and was even known as "TVB's official Grandpa". Originally named Sin Kam Wing, Chow Chung's stage name came from a character in the famous play THUNDERSTORM. Born in the Year of the Horse, he chose the character Chung with the character horse in it. Before entering the business Chow Chung worked as a sales clerk. In 1955 he caught the eyes of producer Wong Hing Wah, through his introduction he applied for a job as an actor. When Chow Chung first started he thought about terminating the contract because he was not used to it. Later he joined Sun Luen Film Company again under the introduction of Wong Hing Wah and had more opportunities with elders. Since then his self confidence greatly increased. Chow Sing was already the lead actor in his film debut BROKEN ZITHER BOWER (SHUI KAM LAU). Starting in the 1960s, he became the Kong Ngee Co.' feature actor and starred in numerous Cantonese films like THE TEARS OF AH-CHAN, TWINS SWORDS and PASSIONATELY IN LOVE. When Cantonese films declined, Chow Chung bid a temporary farewell to the film industry and switched to become a manager at a theater and once worked at a duty free shop. Chow Chung had a deep relationship with his wife Chan Yee Wah. During his wife's fight against cancer, he gave up all work and performances to concentrate on accompanying his wife on her last journey.

Having collaborated with Chow Chung on SINISTER BEINGS, television best actor Ruco Chan Chin Pang and best actress Rosina Lam Ha Mei both felt sad. Chan Chin Pang said, "He has been with us in his acting career and I will always remember his laughter. He is very talkative and cheerful, and he encourages me all the time." Lam Ha Mei said, "He is a very kind and very professional elder, and he is great to everyone." A good friend of Chow Chung, Eric Chung Chi Kwong almost visited him everyday at the hospital, He even revealed that he even visited the day before yesterday. Chow Chung's family revealed that Chow Chung was hospitalized for a month due to the novel coronavirus. When he visited him the night before, he needed to wear an oxygen mask and his condition was worse than before. Yesterday afternoon he received the bad new from Chow Chung's son. He praised Uncle Chung for being cultured, humble and polite. His family was with him all the while he was at the hospital. Chung Chi Kwong expressed that he would greatly miss Chow Chung.

Another frequent visitor Cheung Kwok Keung also revealed that when he visited two nights ago, he thought that his condition was rough. Yesterday he learned that he passed peacefully. "He was like a treasure, I got to spend over a decade with him." He also praised Uncle Chung as a responsible elder. His children constantly praised him for raising the entire family, and that he loved his wife very much. A friend of 70 years, Bowie Wu Fung admitted that he was very heartbroken. He managed to see him for the last time at the hospital, and Chow Chung was aware; Helena Law Lan was surprised to hear the news, admitting that she has not seen him in a very long time. Lately she has received many unhappy news and she wished everyone to take care; Nancy Sit Ka Yin lamented that lately many old friends and elders passed away.