[2026.07.17] "OFFICIAL MAID" 87 YEAR OLD LEUNG OI PASSED AWAY

After her pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Leung Oi (right) moved to a Shenzhen nursing home. Gary Yeung Siu Hung (left) often visited

Leung Oi (right) starred in many classic dramas. Playing Aunt Fong in THE JUSTICE OF LIFE, she had many scenes with Stephen Chow
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Known as the "official maid", the 87-year-old veteran TVB actress Leung Oi yesterday was rumored to have passed away at a nursing home in mainland China. Senior producer Gary Yeung Siu Hung confirmed the news of her death on social media, sharing a photo from his April visit with Leung Oi at a nursing home or hospital. He commented, "This was the last time I would see you, I am speechless. Dear Sister Oi, may you have a safe journey! If fate permits, we can work together again in the next life."

Leung Oi has been out of the entertainment industry for many years. In December last year she was interviewed on Yeung Siu Hung's online program and revealed that after losing her husband and child, she lived alone at Shui Chuen O Estate. Later after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, she felt unable to care for herself and moved to a Shenzhen nursing home.

She said that after learning of her illness, she decided to live with the cancer, refused Western medical treatment, and only had regular follow-ups supplemented by traditional Chinese medicine. She faced death with an open mind, "With life and death those who should come would come, and those who should leave would leave. If the higher-ups give you a notice, you go to work; if not, they just take the notice back and time for goodbye. It's very simple." Tormented by illness, Leung Oi's health deteriorated rapidly. Her weight once plummeting to less than 70 pounds. In the later stages of her illness, her body became weak until she recently passed away at a care home.

Leung Oi's life was full of ups and downs. She grew up poor and was abandoned by her parents. She was once adopted by a wealthy family in Hong Kong, but due to her family's decline she suffered repeated bullying. She left home at age 12 to support herself, and worked as a factory worker and waiter at a dai pai dong. At 19 she entered the entertainment industry as an extra. In the 1960s she married Cantonese film director Tso Kea (originally named Wong Tso Kea) and once enjoyed a wealthy life. It is said that at her peak, she had three workers and a driver. However due to the impact of the 1967 riots, she fell into bankruptcy and subsequently returned to the factory to make a living.

In the 1970s Leung Oi joined TVB, often playing maid roles and earning the title of 'Official Maid.' She worked hard acting to support her son Wong Sam's study in the UK, then immigrated to Canada. Her husband passed away there in 1997. In 2000 Leung Oi returned to Hong Kong and joined Asia Television. In her later years Leung Oi faced hardships. In 2019 she fell and was injured, and soon after she was further devastated by the death of her son from heart disease. In her later years, she gradually withdrew from the spotlight and lived alone in Hong Kong to recuperate. In 2025 she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and moved to a Shenzhen nursing home.

Leung Oi appeared in films and series including IMAINGARY SUSPECTS (DIM JI CHAK CHAK), IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD III (FU GWAI JOI SAM BIK YUN), THE FUN, THE LUCK, THE TYCOON (GUT SING GUNG JIU), HOTEL (KONG CHIU), THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (MONG JUNG YUN), YESTERDAY'S GLITTER (GAING WAH CHUN MUNG), etc. She was the best known as Aunt Fong in the Stephen Chow Sing Chi starred series THE JUSTICE OF LIFE (TA LOI JI GONG WU). The 2025 film PASS AND GOAL (YIK JUEN SEUNG BOON CHEUNG) became Leung Oi's final work.