Lam Ching Ying

Stunts for Chin Kar Lok

"You were close to Lam Ching -Ying, would you talk a bit about him as a co-worker and as a friend?

"He is a very good senior and he is a member of Hung's family. Not only is he like a brother to me, I also consider him as a teacher and a friend. He took good care of me and taught me a lot. Like when we were in Canada to shoot a movie, there were only 3 action people in the cue. He was the instructor, there were a lot of actions, and we always had to double shots everyday. One time I had to break through a 10 ft glass wall and before that, I had to work on a ship to jump from the 2nd floor to the 1st floor. Everyone knew it was a painful shot. Hung Kam Po wanted me to do that job. But Lam refused to let me do that and he took that action…it was really a big pain shot. He was hurt after he did that shot. Like what I said before, working as a stuntman in the 80s is like a family and there is no selfishness.

He was very kind to me, even in a later movie, he found me for the main actor. He really took care of me. He had the spirit. He was not a smooth talker. But he used his brain a lot. He taught us not to be lazy, to give 100% every time, no tricks. He set a very good example to us. He had a good heart for movies, even when he was sick at the end of his life. He didn' t show to us he was in pain. He was even shooting a movie with us. I think he is really the real "Hero". I miss him very much."