[2026.06.26] CANTONESE FILM ACTRESS MIU KAM FUNG PASSED AWAY DUE TO ILLNESS AT AGE 80

Miu Kam Fung passed away at age 80 at the Tseung Kwan O Hospital yesterday
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Veteran actress Miu Kam Fung passed away yesterday afternoon at the Tseung Kwan O Hospital. She was 80. Tin Kai-man announced the tragic news on behalf of Miu Kam Fung's son, but did not disclose any details. Reportedly she passed away due to illness. Miu Kam Fung entered the industry at 17, and in her early career she acted under her real name Lam Wai Shan. Her first Cantonese film, REVENGE OF THE TWIN PHOENIXES (SEUNG FUNG SAU) made her an overnight sensation. She later changed her stage name to 'Miu Kam Fung.' She mostly played pitiful young women, with notable works including the film THE STORY BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MACAU (YUT SHUI GAT TIN NGAI) co-starring Cheung Ying and TEARS OF PEARL (JUN JU LUI) starring Ng Cho Fan. She changed her image in the comedy film MEN AND WOMEN (NAM NAM NUI NUI) with a funny appearance, earning rave reviews and winning hearts. In the mid-1970s she transitioned to television, performing on TVB, RTV, CTV, and ATV, starring in numerous dramas including WONDER BAR (FAI WOOT GUK), LIGHTS OF MILLION HOPES (MAN GA DUN OR), HEAVEN'S RETRIBUTION (WAN HONG GUM JIU), THE BURNING RAIN (BO YU YIN SIU), CONSCIENCE (DAI SAM LUI FAT TING), and BURNING FLAME (LIT FOR HUNG SUM). She played the 'Vietnamese Lady' in TVB's sitcom A KINDRED SPIRIT (JUN CHING), played Waise Lee Chi Hung's mama in BURNING FLAME, and the dominant mother in CONSCIENCE, earning widespread recognition for her acting skills. Miu Kam Fung's last drama appearance was in the 2014 TVB drama NEVER DANCE ALONE (NUI YUN KUI LOK BO), playing the mother of Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, co-starring with Carman Lee Yuek Tung, Loletta Lee Lai Chun, and Flora Chan Wai Shan. Miu Kam Fng participated in the stage play 'TONNOCHY' in 2014 and 2015, then gradually withdrew from the spotlight to enjoy her retirement and rarely appeared in public.

Miu Kam Fung married Lau Fong, the owner of a film company who was 20 years her senior, at age 20. They had two sons but later divorced due to personality differences. The two maintained a good relationship. Miu Kam Fng praised Lau Fong for cherishing her and being a good husband with a fatherly affection, saying they were friends even when they met again. In 1986 Miu Kam Fung remarried a Australian Chinese doctor and immigrated to Sydney with her husband. However she found the area too dull and did not get along well with her husband. The marriage lasted only two years before ending in divorce.