Harry Yip Ha-Lei

Biography

Harry Yip Ha-Lei was born in Hong Kong in 1917 into a wealthy family, with his father serving as a high-ranking official at the Hong Kong Central Police Station (now the former Central Police Station). After the war, his family's fortunes declined, forcing him to enter the entertainment industry, where he worked in radio broadcasting, Cantonese opera-style theatre, film, and television. He was known in entertainment circles as "Uncle Ten." His nephew was the late famous voice actor Lo Hung. His most famous roles included Shi Bu Quan in the 1978 TV series Qi Mou Miao Ji Shi Gong An, the Sweeping Monk in the 1982 series Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and Lun Tai Heng in the Hong Kong 81 to Hong Kong 86 series. He retired in the 1990s and moved to Australia, where he passed away in 2016 at the age of 99.