Hui Kin Shun

Biography

Hui Kin Shun was a Hong Kong actor, Cantonese opera artist and singer, born on 4 April 1935 and passed away on 29 March 2007. He was the father of singer Hui Choi-yee and grandfather of actor Wong Shu-kei. He served as an instructor for the Cantonese Opera Training Certificate Course organised by the Ba-wah Cantonese Opera Academy under the Hong Kong Ba-wah Guild. He was the Cantonese opera advisor for both the stage play and film "Nan Hai Shi San Lang" (The Mad Phoenix), and also played the role of the scriptwriter who composed music for the famous Cantonese opera artist Xue Juexian. In the 1980s, he appeared in supporting roles in television dramas, including the 1982 TVB series "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" as He Bo and Song Zhang-lao, and the 1983 TVB series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" as the blacksmith Zhang Lao-di in Niu Jia Village, Lin'an. He also appeared in numerous films and television productions throughout his long career. He was awarded the J.P. title on 24 July 1995.