Ricky Hui Passes In Peace

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Famous comedy actor Ricky Hui Koon Ying earlier passed away due to heart disease at the age of 65. His family yesterday held a wake and the funeral will take place today at noon.

Yesterday around 3PM three to four security guards erected barriers outside the hall to prevent media coverage, but reporters through the barrier gaps peeked into the hall and saw white cloth decorations with white roses all over. In the center was a photo of a smiling Hui Koon Ying with his arms crossed in a brown military uniform style shirt. The banner across wrote "FOREVER MISSED". On both sides were "Puffer Fish's" favorite eagle designs. At the entrance were an eagle display and condolence book, as well as a crystal photo frame with a smaller scale photo. The hall also kept playing videos from "Puffer Fish's" past films like MR. COCONUT (HUP GA FOON), ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL TOO (FA TIN HEI SI) and CHICKEN AND DUCK TALK (GAI TUNG NGAP GONG). Inside and outside the hall were floral arrangements from "Puffer Fish's" friends like Andy Lau Tak Wa, Jacky Cheung Hok Yau and May Law Mei Mei, Adam Cheng Siu Chau, Chin Siu Ho, Raymond Wong Pak Ming, Clifton Ko Chi Sum, Nat Chan Pak Cheung and Wong Hung Sau, Ng Man Tat, Meg Lam Kin Ming, Peter Lam Kin Ngok, Peter Chan Ho Sun and Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, Bernice Liu Bik Yi, Leo Ku Kui Ke, TVB, RTHK and others. The Hui family also arranged for cakes and bottled water for reporters.

Samuel Hui is still mourning over the loss of his brother Ricky

Veteran Hong Kong comedian Ricky Hui passed away at the age of 65 last Tuesday, due to a heart attack.

While the entire Hui family was devastated, younger brother Samuel was the one who was the most affected by his brother's death. Ricky and Samuel had been through thick and thin in the 70s and 80s, on their roads to fame.

The singer was said to have refused to leave his house, opting to mourn the death of his brother at home.

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."

am Hui refuses to leave his residence after death of his brother Ricky

The Hui family is grieving over the death of the veteran comedian


Two days ago, veteran Hong Kong comedian Ricky Hui passed away at the age of 65, due to a heart attack, rocking the entire showbiz with his sudden passing.

Samuel Hui, Ricky's younger brother, had always been the closest to Ricky, was so sad, that he had spent the past few days crying, and refused to leave his house.

The Hui brothers Michael, Stanley, Ricky and Samuel had been through thick and thin on their roads to fame.

Samuel, who had always loved and cherished his third brother Ricky dearly, not only took care of Ricky for the past 30 years, but also personally asked various renowned composers to compose songs for his brother. Samuel would also cry, whenever he mentioned his elder brother.

Ricky's funeral will be handled by Samuel's two sons Ryan and Scott Hui.

Ricky Hui dies at 65

Hong Kong veteran comedian Ricky Hui was found dead in his house yesterday. The 65-year-old is suspected to have died from a heart attack.

According to sources, Ricky's assistant had problems reaching him yesterday. He later visited Ricky's home, but no one answered the door.

Ricky's assistant then tried contacting the comedian's friends and relatives, but still could not locate him. Finally, the assistant had a locksmith open Ricky's door. Ricky was found unconscious on his bed.

The police received a call from Ricky's assistant at approximately 8.50pm. According to preliminary investigations, Ricky is believed to have died for a period of time and is suspected to have suffered a fatal heart attack.

Ricky began his showbiz career as an acting trainee with Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Ltd in the 70s, and participated in more than 40 movies. The comedian was once an essential supporting character in various vampire-themed movies, including Front Page, The Haunted Cop Shop and Mr Vampire.

Ricky's day of death also coincided with the death anniversary of Lam Ching-ying, one of Hong Kong's famous actors who acted in many vampire-themed movies. He had played the role of Ricky's master in the movie Mr Vampire.

Apart from vampire-themed movies, Ricky also starred in a series of movies with Michael, his elder brother, and Samuel, his younger brother.

Despite having a great voice and bringing laughter to audiences, Ricky was never as famous as his brothers and often played supporting roles.