Hong Kong martial arts director Tong Gai, the husband of former TVB star Suet Nay, has passed away. He was 88.
According to Hong Kong news outlet HK01, Tong died on Monday (June 23) after falling from a building on Austin Road, located between Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan.
Sources alleged that Tong had been struggling with depression due to personal life pressures. However, authorities didn’t recover a suicide note at the scene.
The case is being treated as a suicide by Hong Kong police, and the cause of death is pending autopsy report at the time of writing.
Tong began his entertainment career in the 1960s and became a regular martial arts instructor for late filmmaker Chang Cheh.
He's known for directing a number of classic martial arts films – including Shaolin Prince (1982), Shaolin Intruders (1983) and Opium And The Kung-Fu Master (1984).
Tong started dating Nay, 79, after meeting on the set of the 1966 series The Legend Of Wonder Lady. The couple married in 1969 and reportedly shares two sons.
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