Grandson of late actor Shing Fui-on died in rollover crash

A 25-year-old grandson of late prominent actor Shing Fui-on died in a rollover crash in Sai Kung in the early hours of Sunday. 

The driver, surnamed Shing, was driving along Clear Water Bay Road heading to his Sai Kung home in his Honda vehicle at around 4.12am.

Before reaching a roundabout at the junction of Clear Water Bay Road and University Road near the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, he apparently lost control of the car and hit a kerb on the left side of the road, according to the police.

It then hit a “give way” sign and continued dashing for 30 meters across both lanes and hit another road sign in the center of the roundabout before jetting across both lanes and rammed onto a tree that is eight meters tall in a flower bed and overturned.

Shing was trapped inside the flipped-over vehicle and had to be rescued by firemen. Sustaining serious head injury, he was rushed to Tseung Kwan O Hospital unconscious and certified dead at 5am.

Police’s Kowloon East traffic special investigation team is looking into the fatal accident, as they appeal to witnesses to contact them at 3661-0260.

Shing’s father, who is Shing and his first wife’s son, confirmed the death of his son upon media enquiries, but refused to say more: “Thank you for your caring, but there is so much for me to do now.”

The sad father also arrived at the scene after learning about the accident and rushed to the hospital afterwards.

It is understood that Shing worked for a car waxing company, and not used to driving fast, therefore his relatives were all astonished by his fatal crash.

Villagers at Nam Wai village in Sai Kung, where Shing lived with his parents, were sorry for Shing’s death. They said Shing was late Shing’s most beloved grandson, and was only 13 when Shing died at 54 years old in 2009.

The late Shing was a well-known supporting actor in Hong Kong movies, who has starred in more than 350 movies and dramas portraying villains and comedic characters due to his large stature and deep and grumpy voice.

He was an original resident at Nam Wai village, and was elected village chief five times since 2003. But in 2004, he was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma -- a rare tumor in the head and neck originated from the back of his nose -- and died from complications from Hepatitis B resulting in liver cancer in August 2009.