[2026.03.31] FRANCES SHI REPORTEDLY PASSED AWAY FROM PNEUMONIA

Frances Shi passed away from illness

Shi Ming shared family fun with Steve Lee, their sons, daughter in law and grandson

Shi Ming was mixed heritage beauty in her youth

Shi Ming was well connected and was once photographed with Paula Tsui

Shi Ming treated her dogs like her children

Frances Shi and Steve Lee had sons Augustine and Gregory Ho after their marriage, but unfortunately ended up in divorce
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Frances Shi Ming suffered a severe head injury in an accident a few years ago and needed to undergo brain surgery. She then recovered and returned home. Unexpectedly her condition suddenly deteriorated a few days ago, and she finally died of pneumonia at the age of 74. Her son Augustine Lee Wing Hon still could not accept it, even got choked up and said, "I still want to keep going with her, not to send her on her last journey."

Steve Lee Ka Ding's ex-wife Shi Ming accidentally fell at home in December 2022 and had to undergo brain surgery to save her life. Yet with her perseverance, she stayed in the hospital for a year of treatment and was finally discharged from the hospital to reunite with her family. Gradually her body stabilized, but her condition suddenly took a turn for the worse on the 21st of this month. After many attempts failed, she finally died of pneumonia.

Taking care of his mother over the years, Lee Wing Hon still could not accept the sudden passing of his mother. He recalled that Shi Ming was crying when she was admitted to the hospital for the last time. "Actually Mama has always kept going to the hospital for routine check- ups, and in recent years there has been no major problem. Usually she would stay for a few days at the hospital then be released. This time the hospital said that her blood pressure was just a little high. I remember about a week before he left, I suddenly received a call from the hospital. They said that when she vomited, the vomit has entered into his lungs and caused her oxygen level to be very low. he needed to be intubated immediately to help her breathe, otherwise she would not be able to breathe...... After that, the situation remained stable, and I thought the hose would be quickly removed and she could go home...... however...... early that morning, I suddenly received a call from the hospital, saying that my mother was not doing well and was being resuscitated. They told me to rush to the hospital, but by the time I got there she has already left. I couldn't even see her for the last time."

When asked if his mother had any last words, Lee Wing Hon said that she did not at all because he believed that his mother could make great strides. "Actually at the end of 2024, Mother experienced a life- and-death situation. At the time she had a blockage in her urethra, bacteria entered the bloodstream and caused many organs in her body to fail. She had 3 brain operations in a month, even the doctors told us to be prepared mentally. However my Ma was very amazing. She never gave up and was released from the hospital miraculous. After that, there were no major problems with my body. I didn't expect it to be so ...... this time."

Lee Wing Hon described Shi Ming as a great mother, for the sake of her sons she did not remarry. She was a good wife. Although she and Lee Ka Ding were divorced, she still cared about him very much. He choked up and said, "I still want to keep going with her, not to send her on her last journey. She never gave up on her children, swallowing any grievances herself. She was really caring, she treated dogs as her life. She has had dogs at home since she was a child, and she always told me that dogs are very spiritual and more loyal than humans. She treated the dogs like children, saying that they were mute children so they needed more patience and special care for them."

Because Gregory Lee Wing Ho did not invite Lee Wing Hon and their mother Shi Ming when he got married, and publicly scolded his brother for mentioning his mother's illness to the media, their break up was revealed and they have not communicated with each other for many years. When asked if he informed his brother of their mother's death, Lee Wing Hon revealed that he has informed his father Lee Ka Ding. "Grandpa (Lee Ka Ding) would tell him. (Is Papa heartbroken?) Of course he is very sad, his first reaction was 'What', of course he couldn't accept it either and couldn't believe this fact."

Shi Ming was born on December 5, 1951. With her mixed heritage, her appearance was bright appearance when she was young. She was known for his exquisite mixed-heritage face and fashionable temperament, and was a famous mixed-heritage beauty on TVB. In 1970 she studied in the fifth artist training class of Rediffusion Television, and was a classmate of Damien Lau Chung Yan and Violet Lee Yang. After entering the industry, due to her mixed heritage she was often arranged to shoot in costumes to play women from vassal states, such as the Purple Dragon King in TVB's HEAVEN SWORD and DRAGON SABRE, Shangguan Yin in IT TAKES A THIEF, Lady Rock in ATV's THE BOY FIGHTER FROM HEAVEN, and Princess Yifei of Western Xia in REINCARNATED, as well as participating in classic series like LEGENDARY FOK. She was already trained in equestrian, karate and judo when she entered the industry, so she took on many martial arts films. Famous for her fighting, she was once invited to serve as the bodyguard of Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone when he came to Hong Kong to promote the movie FIRST BLOOD. She also entered Hollywood and made many movies like GOLDEN NEEDLES and impressed many with numerous fight scenes.

In addition she claimed to be born with a pair of "yin yang eyes" that made contact with the spirit world easier. She once host the Cable supernatural program THE UNBELIEVABLE. In addition to participating in the movie TROUBLESOME NIGHT (YUM YEUNG LO), she also released a number of books in the series of ghost stories. Thus she was named the "Ghost Queen" by the outside world. In recent years she moved to the stage theater industry, and once collaborated with her son Lee Wing Hon in a mother and son team in the stage play "38 Colorful Night".

Shi Ming and Lee Ka Ding got married in 1977, after which they had twin sons, Lee Wing Hon and Lee Wing Ho. The family of four was full of happiness, but unfortunately the two finally divorced in 1994 due to personality incompatibility and ended their 17-year marriage. Shi Ming allegedly said that her husband was ill tempered, explosive and not attentive enough, keeping birds at home despite her asthma, and the trigger to the divorce was on Shi Ming's birthday, she was unhappy because Lee Ka Ding had a student call and locked herself in the room. Lee Ka Ding wanted to open the door, but got angry and punched the door.

After the divorce, Shi Ming brought their sons to live in the United States. Even though Leee Ka Ding tried to fly to the United States to ask for reconciliation, he ultimately failed. Lee Ka Ding also considered divorce to be the biggest failure in his life. Although the two parted ways, they did not have hatred. Even though they were divorced, Lee Ka Ding still took good care of Shi Ming and their sons. Shi Ming also regarded Lee Ka Ding as a relative, and once said, "He is my ex-husband, and he is my sons' father, that means he is a relative."