[2026.06.10] NATALIE NG PASSED AWAY IN HER SLEEP, ENDING HER CANCER BATTLE

Natalie Ng succumbed to cancer

Natalie Ng actively accepted treatment while fighting cancer
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Cancer fighter Natalie Ng passed away in her sleep yesterday morning at the hospital at age 51

Natalie Ng's social platforms post a photo from her music video to announce the news of her passing

Natalie Ng (second left) made her last public appearance in April to support the Grasshoppers and take a photo backstage

Natalie Ng (right) did not neglect to take care of her daughters due to illness, often taking them to after school activities

Natalie Ng (right) announced her divorce from Chan Kim Ling in 2025

Kearen Pang (left on left photo) and Natalie Ng have known each other for over 40 years, in March she with a group of sisters held a "living memorial event" for Natalie Ng at a hotel

Anne Heung (center) posted a photo with Natalie Ng (right) from their pageant 28 years ago to remember her friend

Natalie Ng during her cancer fight received strong support from Sammi Cheng

Kearen Pang (right) accompanied Natalie Ng to the mainland for treatement

Kearen Pang (left) says Natalie Ng (right) insists on standing up with her own strength

Natalie Ng (left) wrote private to ask Sammi Cheng to write the preface to her autobiography and began their relationship
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Cancer fighter and former Miss Hong Kong second runner up Natalie Ng Man Yan (now Ng Yan Hei) fought bravely against cancer for a long time but finally succumbed to the illness. Yesterday (9th) in the early morning at the hospital she passed away in her sleep peacefully at the age of 51. Her family announced the bad news through their social media platform, confirming that she was admitted to the hospital on the evening of June 7th, and the two daughters, family members and close friends were by her side when she passed. The family also thanked the outside world for their constant concern and support, and implored the outside world to give space for the family to deal with the aftermath and get through this difficult time. The two daughters will be under the care of by her former husband Chan Kim Ling, and the arrangements will be announced later.

This brave cancer fighter's life has come to an end, but her toughness and tenderness would endure in the world. As early as August 2024, Ng Man Yan announced the news of breast cancer recurrence. At the time the cancer cells have deteriorated to stage 4, and have spread to the liver, bones and brain. Her condition was extremely critical. Yet she never gave up, always facing the illness and pain with an optimistic and strong attitude.

Ng Man Yan under the attack of chemotherapy and pneumonia went back and forth to Shenzhen for treatment. Under the double blow of divorce and sudden death of her father, her smile and courage still were never obliterated. The family mentioned in the eulogy, "In this journey of fighting cancer, Man Yan was always strong and brave. In a limited time she did a lot that she has never even thought of, achieved many dreams. At the same time her positive energy also affected many on the same journey of facing the disease, with a positive attitude to face the challenge of life."

Ng Man Yan's last public appearance was at the end of April at the Grasshoppers' 40th anniversary concert. At that time she sat in the front row and shook hands with Calvin Choy Yat Chi, and received a hug and a kiss from Remus Choy Yat Kit in the audience as encouragement. She was excited to post on the social platform afterwards. "Thank you to the Grasshoppers for giving me a lot of teenage memories, Choy Yat Kit also stepped off the stage to hug and kiss me, I am super excited and a little flattered. Brother Kit, we have to work hard together, let's go!" In the face of the medication's side effects, Ng Man Yan first took care of her emotions as her words were still strong and humorous. In May last year, Sammi Cheng Sau Man specifically approached the audience at the Macao concert and said softly to Ng Man Yan, "Let's go, don't be afraid!" At that moment she burst into tears.

After the bad news came out, many artists and friends such as Cheng Sau Man, Linda Chung Ka Yan, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Shiga Lin, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying left messages to mourn. Cheng Sau Man wrote, "Rest in peace with The Lord rests, we will remember you." Miss Hong Kong of the same pageant year, Anne Heung Hoi Lan even wrote to recall their past. "A few days ago was the 28th anniversary of our 1998 Miss Hong Kong pageant, when my heart suddenly felt uneasy.....If I remembered to give her a phone call last week, maybe it would have been the last time we talk." Heung Hoi Lan revealed she originally planned to meet Ng Man Yan after completing her work but did not make it, leaving only regret. She recalled that Ng Man Yan in the past was always full of energy and a bright smile. She lamented the impermanence of life, and advised for people to cherish those around them.

"Nat Nat will always be our Lek Lek, and we are proud of her." Her family wrote. Even if life was short-lived, Ng Man Yan's strength and warmth have never dissipated. She faced suffering in adversity, walked towards the light, fought illness and pain with a smile, and inspired others with her experience. This perseverance will remain in the hearts of the public forever.

"Unwilling to leave" two young daughters, aged 10 and 8 years old respectively, she adopted a medical strategy of "casting a wide net" in order to fight the illness. She went all over Hong Kong, Thailand and Shenzhen in the mainland, was even willing to try medicine as a "lab rat". Her will to survive was extremely tenacious. At the beginning of this year her condition repeatedly deteriorated. She was obviously thin when she appeared on a TVB program interview in early March, and revealed that her condition of her chest has turned sharply; not only did it emit the pus emit but also odor. In mid-March, after she was examined in a hospital, she confirmed that the cancer had spread to both sides of the brain, and the tumor was about 1 cm. In the face of great fear, she collapsed in the middle of the night but then chose to face with strong faith. She firmly said in the hospital bed, "Heaven gave me an experience, I instead am very confident, I will get better, I want to be a cancer survivor witness! I have to say to fellow cancer fighters never give up. I too believe that I can get better, definitely!" She also held a "living memorial event", as she faced the fight with optimism.

On the long road to fight cancer, Ng Man Yan suffered not only the pain of the flesh, but also the successive blows of fate. During the cancer fighting period, she experienced the breakdown of her marriage, divorced her ex-husband Chan Kim Ling, and successively moved away from the mansion and sold the furniture online. Soon after she suffered the bad news of her father's sudden death. With her strong personality, she refused to bow to reality. After the news of cancer was exposed, someone proposed to raise money for her but she refused. Because the old insurance could not fully cover the huge expenses of private hospitals, she went to the government hospital to queue up. In order to raise medical expenses, she quietly sold all the gold ware from when she got married, and went live online to sell her watch, diamond jewelry and designer handbags she had bought in her early years.

Ng Man Yan did not neglect to take care of her daughters due to her illness, often taking them to after school activities, performances and vacations. During the period she worked hard to chase her dreams. Aside from publishing her autobiography REBORN BECAUSE OF LOVE, she also fulfilled her singer dream and released her first single REBORN. At the end of last year she even won the Metro Hit Awards "Hit I Support Rookie" Award.

Kearen Pang Sau Wai and Ng Man Yan have known each other since they were 6. Yesterday she posted a story with a night scene photo and the Korean American Sam Ock's song THIS MOMENT HERE WITH YOU and the video of Ng Man Yan surprising her at Commercial Radio.