Lam Ching Ying

Sifu Lam's plan worked perfectly as always.

His life-long friend, Sammo couldn't nearly come to his funeral at all, 'cause he had a very busy schedule. He wanted to pay his respects on the night before, except the shoot went on until late night and he could only come in the morning. Chow Yun-Fat found out his death by chance, going to the hospital for his annual check-up.

His funeral was humble indeed, attended by his parents, close family and school-mate friends. The Buddhist ceremony was held in the evening of the 13th at around 7 o'clock. Fifty monks and a Priest arrived not long before seven and started a 3 hours long prayer for Ching Ying.

The Altar was situated in the middle of the Hall with Ying's portrait, covered with beautiful flowers and his sacrificial gifts, fruits, oranges, apples, mushrooms, other vegetarian dishes, moon cakes and his favorite cigarettes. On the left side of the Altar was kneeling his former wife with his son, Kai-Yu and his daughter, greeting guests, and burning money for her dead. On the right side were the Buddhist monks. The Hall was full of flower-arrangements and baskets. Outside the Hall there were a large quantity of paper goods, like servants and a two-storey mansion with a nice garden, looked much like his loved house he left in Tai Po. There were also his Priest robe, shoes and top-hat, which were to buried with him, along with his favorite clothes and sunglasses.

Stephen Tung Wai helped his parents in the task of organization as they did not ask for monetary assistance. His pallbearers were Yuen Shiu Hung, Chin Yuet Sun, Ng Ming Hoi, Lam King Chu, Chan Wui Ngai, Chung Fat, Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Chan Wing Hong, Chin Kar Lok and Ng Ma. They were all friends of Ying from his youth and friends from the martial arts business.

After the funeral his remains were cremated and buried in the U.S. with a calligraphy from Chua Lam:

"One Smile Returns To The West"

                                            Farewell, Sifu!