Michael Hui recounts Ricky Hui’s life

Hong Kong actor Ricky Hui passed away due to a heart attack on Tuesday.

Even though he was still in mourning for Ricky's passing, brother Michael Hui, who was spotted having a swim yesterday, accepted an interview when he was approached by the media.

When asked about his thoughts on the sudden death of Ricky, the veteran actor was unable to contain his sadness.

Fighting back tears, the actor replied, "[I'm] very sad! I really loved my brother and would always find ways to make him happy."

"When Sam (Ricky's brother) held his concert in Guangzhou, it was Ricky's birthday. Together with thousands of the audience, we sang him a birthday song. That was the first and last time [we did that]. I had never sung him any birthday songs before," Michael added.

Speaking on Ricky's heart condition, he said, "The doctors said that his heartbeat is abnormal and so he had a cardiac pacemaker installed about three years ago. On Monday, Ricky complained of back pain and the doctors had suspected then that it might be related to his heart condition. He was supposed to go to the hospital [on that day] but had insisted on going the next day (on the day he died) instead."

Telling on the first moment when he saw that Ricky had died, Michael described, "He was lying on the bed with a foot dangling. He must have been feeling unwell and could not reach his medication in time [before the heart attack]."

When asked if he had met Ricky's girlfriend, Michael said, "I have never met her. In the past 10 years, there were talks that he had a girlfriend but I have never once met her."

Andy Lau Named Justice of the Peace

Andy Lau films an advertisement for China's product quality regulator. [Photo: sina.com]

The government of Hong Kong Special Administration Region published on Tuesday this year's 79 appointments of Justices of the Peace (JPs), among which veteran entertainer Andy Lau was listed as a non-official JP.

Andy Lau said via his publicist that he had sworn in earlier, and "thought it was a great honor," the Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post reported.

In his 30-year showbiz career, Andy Lau has been noted for his active involvement in charity work.

The singer-actor became the second JP in Hong Kong's showbiz circle, the first being actor Michael Hui who was named so in 2004.

In Hong Kong, Justices of the Peace are essentially ceremonial titles given by the Government to social elites, and to certain officials while in office. According to local regulations, the main function of JPs is to visit prisons, detention centers and other institutions to ensure effective management and to make sure no individual is unfairly treated or deprived of his or her rights.

source: CRI