#SHOWBIZ: HK martial arts director Tong Gai dies at 88 after fall from building
HONG KONG: Veteran martial arts director Tong Gai, widely known as the husband of former TVB star Suet Nay, passed away at 88.
According to Hong Kong news outlet HK01, Tong died on Monday (June 23), after a fall from a building on Austin Road, located between Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan.
Sources have alleged that Tong had been struggling with depression due to personal pressures.
However, authorities did not recover a suicide note at the scene.
Hong Kong police are treating the case as a suicide.
Tong began his career in the entertainment industry in the 1960s and became a regular martial arts instructor for the late filmmaker Chang Cheh.
He was renowned for directing a number of classic martial arts films, including Shaolin Prince (1982), Shaolin Intruders (1983), and Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984).
Tong started dating Nay, 79, after they met on the set of the 1966 series The Legend Of Wonder Lady.
The couple married in 1969 and have two sons.
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HONG KONG: Veteran martial arts director Tong Gai, widely known as the husband of former TVB star Suet Nay, passed away at 88. According to Hong Kong news outlet HK01, Tong died on Monday (June 23), after a fall from a building on Austin Road, located between Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan. Sources have alleged that Tong had been struggling with depression due to personal pressures. However, authorities did not recover a suicide note at the scene. Hong Kong police are treating the case as a suicide. Tong began his career in the entertainment industry in the 1960s and became a regular martial arts instructor for the late filmmaker Chang Cheh. He was renowned for directing a number of classic martial arts films, including Shaolin Prince (1982), Shaolin Intruders (1983), and Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984). Tong started dating Nay, 79, after they met on the set of the 1966 series The Legend Of Wonder Lady. The couple married in 1969 and have two sons.
