[2022.10.28] CHRISSIE CHAU IS ALMOST WASHED AWAY

Nick Cheung originally had to shoot in the cavern, but ended up waiting in a vehicle so he was spared

Safely rescued, Shaun Tam has a neck full of scars, but they were just make up

Chrissie Chau posts a nice photo to say that she is safe, but jokes that the photo does not match the post

William Chan earlier posted his photo with Nick Cheung and savored the dream like moment they worked together
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The rescue team arrives at the cavern entrance for the rescue
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The Nick Cheung Ka Fai, William Chan Wai Ting, Shaun Tam Chun Yin and Chrissie Chau Sau Na starred film BAU LIT DIM (EXPLOSION POINT) two days ago had an accident while shooting in Gua Tempurung in Malaysia. Due to a downpour the water level rapidly rose to as high as 1.5 meters, over 300 production team members including Chau Sau Na, Tam Chun Yin and others were trapped inside the cavern and needed to contact the police for help. Firefighters rushed to the scene for the rescue. The workers outside the cavern assisted with rope to pull out the crew one by one. After 3 hours all of the member were saved without any injury.

Because Cheung Ka Fai was not trapped, many people thought he was not present. Actually at the time he was waiting to shoot the ending, he was resting in the vehicle. Originally the crew asked him to wait inside the cavern, but because it was close to meal time they changed their mind and spared Ka Fai. Ka Fai yesterday, because the crew was already safe, humorously said, "At the time the situation was rather critical, everyone flew to dodge it......that was just my imagination!" Then he seriously said, "The water level indeed rose very fast, the crew help each other to leave. However because the water level really rose too fast, very quickly it reached their thighs. So we asked the local police for help. Now I wish the most for the shoot to be nice and smooth from now on, and everyone would be able to go home safe."

Despite the scare, the scene was not completed two days ago. Thus the team yesterday entered the cavern. Tam Chun Yin yesterday recalled the frightening moment. "At the time I was lying in the water, but more and more water flooded in. Very quickly it turned into a rapid, but we were all very cool as we left in an orderly fashion." The accident worried many. He was a little sorry about that. "William sent a message asking if we were OK. The families were very worried. We were fine, very safe. Now the production has already resumed." Because he had to constantly be in the water, the team prepared a lot of mountain climbing warmth equipment for him. He said that on the Lunar New Year's Day he worked on the Changbai Mountain in 20 some degrees below zero Celsius. This time I toughed out a flood and being trapped in a cavern. The year has been rather unforgettable."

Chau Sau Na returned to the hotel to rest after the rescue and slept until the next morning. "When I got up I was surprised to see so many messages, I never thought that I would make everyone so worried. During the shoot as soon as I saw the water level rose, we immediately retreated to higher ground. At the time we didn't know to be scared. Several minutes later, the water level already reached our thighs, we even got to get into the water and pull the rope to go back outside. Due to how rapid the water was going, I couldn't get stable footing and only got scared when I was almost washed away. Luckily only because everyone were watching out for each other we were all safe." Yesterday she posted a photo from the one day tour earlier. "I am safe, thank you everyone for your concern."

BAU's producer Leung Fung Ying said that Chau Sau Na's scenes originally would have been done two days ago, thus the team prepared champagne to celebrate. However before the champagne was brought out, Chau Sau Na, Tam Chun Yin and others were in trouble. When they were rescued they all became "mud people". Luckily they were more scared than hurt. Although the production has run into numerous obstacles, she was confident that the film would be able to wrap up production before the end of the month.

Completing his shoot the day before, William Chan Wai Ting said that when he saw the new he was very nervous and worried. He immediately called Cheung Ka Fai. "I passed by the cavern entrance everyday, like when I changed clothes or went to the bathroom. When I saw the news although the team was not mentioned, as soon as I saw the entrance I recognized it. I hope the production would wrap up sooner and be completed smoothly, because this film has experience who knows how many obstacles with so many people injured."

He pointed out that the cavern was full of wet and uneven rocks. Many people including the producer were hurt. "He fell on his back and sprained his leg. After the medical team just bandaged his leg, his injured leg went 'crack'. I am not exaggerating! He really is a workaholic, as soon as his leg was wrapped he immediately looked for a camera spot to shoot me and even held the camera. His spirit is truly admirable for me. I told him, don't risk so much with only a few days left, he was taking more risks than the actors!"