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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Lydia Sum: "I hope that everyone will love my daughter."

“I hope to hear my daughter sing good songs and I hope that everyone will love my daughter. That would be my greatest consolation.” Lydia shared on a Lunar New Year video clip. It is clear that Lydia’s biggest worry is her precious daughter Joyce. The mother and daughter pair were clearly dependent on each other. This may be Lydia’s Lunar New Year wish but can also be seen as her dying wish.

Joyce is only 20 years old. Lydia has prepared many arrangements to make sure that Joyce does not have to worry about day-to-day life. It was reported in magazines that Lydia has established a trust fund for Joyce.

Lydia looked out for Joyce’s career. Liu Jia Chang is a friend of Lydia for more than 30 years. He is a renowned musician who was entrusted to be the technical singing coach for Joyce. Lydia hoped that she could help Joyce find her footing in the entertainment industry.

Liu Jia Chang’s wife Chen Chen said that her husband is in the US right now. She would tell him about Lydia’s death. She received a phone call from Joyce earlier but couldn’t make sense of if because Joyce was crying a lot. She comforted Joyce and told her: “Your mom’s biggest wish is for you to have a successful career. You need to be strong and make your mom’s wish come true.”

Joyce lost her beloved grandma and mom in a short period of time. Her father, Adam, said that he would take care of her. Adam is prepared and welcomes Joyce to live with him if she were to sell her residence in Kowloon Tong. Furthermore, as Lydia is the sixth of nine siblings, Joyce would also have the option of choosing to stay with her mom’s side of the family.

Besides having arrangements done for her estate, Lydia has paved the way for Joyce’s career in the entertainment industry. Lydia established a 「欣宜製作有限公司」 (limited production company under Joyce’s name). She wants to make sure that Joyce would be taken care of in the future.

Source: mingpao.com. Translated by Serena of asian-gossip.blogspot.com. Edited for length by Cocolove

Should you like to leave a message for Joyce, this is her blog address: http://blog.sina.com.cn/zhengxinyi

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