When reporters reached the scene,Chun Wong was already preparing to be transported by the goverment flying service Drowned in sea,life in danger TVB veteran artiste Chun Wong experienced pleasure followed by sorrow yesterday. After he had his heavy dinner and became drunk,he lost his balance and fell into the sea. Chun Wong weighing almost 200 pounds was having a feast with TVB artiste Lee Ka Sing and several other best friends at Cheung Chau yesterday. During late night when he was already full and drunk,he was accompanied by a friend to the ferry terminal,to ride a ferry back to Hong Kong island. While he was walking on the gangplank preparing to board the ferry,he lost his balance and tripped himself,causing him to fall into the sea. He was already unconscious after he was rescued by the sailors,police and firemens. Because of the urgent situation,his friend had to call in the goverment flying service to transport him quickly to the nearest hospital for emergency rescue. A typical scene of Hong Kong ferry terminals The accident According to his friend and passer-bys,Chun Wong's leg was wobbly after he was drunk,his body also has strong smells of alcohol,he departed the restaurant at about 11pm. Because that he was drunk,his friend walked to the ferry terminal with him. While Chun Wong and his friends were walking at the gangplank preparing to board the ferry,he suddenly lost his balance,tripped and fell into the sea. His friend only weighing 130 pounds was unable to support his body which was about 200 pounds. A gangplank,common tool in Hong Kong found at ferry terminals and jetties used as a 'bridge' for the terminal gate and the ferry The rescue The sailors was also unable to rescue such a heavy person,they attempted to throw a life buoy to keep him afloat but was unable to get the attention of the drunk man. The captain of the ferry also requested the nearby ships to stop moving,to avoid colliding with him. Helpless to retrieve him back to shore,his friend called the fireman and police for help. The police and firemen arrived together after a couple of minutes to pool efforts to save him,after being saved to shore he was already unconscious. He was immediately sent to the nearest clinic in Cheung Chau at first but the clinic has insufficient facilities to save him. As the situation is critical,his friend had to call in the goverment flying service to transport him to the nearest hospital for emergency rescue. More about him Recent photographs of Chun Wong According to the latest news,Chun Wong's current situation was not optimistic. He was being sent to the Intensive Care Unit after the emergency treatment and was still currently in coma. Apart from being drowned,he had suffered serious injuries from falling down from a 2-storey height,the temperature in the water was below 10 degrees yesterday,which had also caused him to suffer from Hypothermia. Chun Wong,original name Leung Yat Sing,married,60 years old this year was a veteran actor and had worked in the media industry for almost 32 years,with about 20 years serving TVB.He was often given a role in dramas as someone that is fat but have a good attitude. Pictures of Chun Wong regarding the accident,can be found below : Notice ! The pictures below might cause discomfort for the readers,you are advised only to view at your own risk ! 以下圖片可能會令到讀者感到不安` 敬請留意 ! Spoiler updates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBdDACAl4D8 Source : Shintao daily,oriental daily,mingpao,apple daily,sina news,wenweipo and associated press Translated By Edward @ Http://******************
yer i hope hes alright, he was a pretty good actor , and was in lots of series, there was like a Artists Reaction to this and they were all pretty sad since they worked with him and he was a nice guy , Lee Ka Sing = the rich one or some name imitation?
this lee ka sing is the guy in the youtube video...also a tvb actor...he was with him during the incident
JULY 14, 2008 Latest update of Chun Wong : Still in coma with some response Although still in coma,it is said that Chun Wong has regained senses Still in coma,but has response Chun Wong which had met with an accident 2 days ago was still in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital yesterday night. His good friend, Lau Kwong told the media that although Chun Wong is still in coma,but he had responded to him by moving his eyelids while he and the other friends are visiting him in the hospital. Friends and Relatives visiting Chun Wong Detailed summary of the accident During the night of the accident Chun Wong was with Lee Ka Sing and a few good friends from the Hong Kong police force.With them was also a few policeman from Shenzhen that had came to Hong Kong for a vacation. About 12 people is with him for a feast in Cheung Chau that night. They finished eating at about 10pm and was preparing to leave Cheung Chau by ferry. Chun Wong,alleged to have become drunk lost his balance and tripped while walking on the gangplank before boarding the ferry. A passer-by beside Chun Wong at that time,attempted to catch Chun Wong,but he was unable to support his heavy weight. The passer-by was also injured when Chun Wong collided with him. The rescue The fireman,police and the medics arrived to the accident scene within 10 minutes to save him. About 9 people is needed to retrieve him to shore. After being saved,Chun Wong is immediately being sent to the nearest clinic in Cheung Chau. But because that he had hit his head while falling down to sea,the doctors classified it as a serious injury. For safety precaution and the lack of facilities in the clinic,they had to call in the goverment flying service to transport him to the hospital in Hong Kong island. Chun Wong being transported to the brain department yesterday In the hospital Chun Wong was immediately being sent to the Intensive Care Unit in the hospital for emergency rescue and treatment. He had spent 1 night in the Intensive Care Unit before the doctors moved him to other departments for medical check ups 24 hours after he arrived to the hospital. Reporters took photographs of him when he is being transported to the other department yesterday and noticed that he is still in coma. When he was seen in the hospital yesterday,reporters also noticed that he needs to wear an oxygen mask on his head. His body was also swollen,and his pillow have visible blood stains. 15 minutes After being pushed into the brain section for medical check,Chun Wong was immediately being sent back to ICU. The reporters was unable to follow him afterwards as the hospital had brought in more security guards to guard the entire storey. The securities also warned the reporters not to take any photographs again. Manager of the Ferry company sent regards Chun Wong's family members 2 other females was also seen going into Chun Wong's room at that time,the reporters stopped them and asked if they were his wife and daughter. One of the girls replied "I am his family member." When being asked about his condition,the family member does not want to speak much,she just said. "He is OK." Chun Wong's good friend,Lau Kwong Responded when best friend greeted him Besides that,Chun Wong's best friend,Lau Kwong was also seen visiting him yesterday afternoon. He told the reporters after he visited Chun Wong that he felt relieved,he also said that Chun Wong's condition is better than what he expected. "When i greeted Chun Wong just now,he has response. He tried to blink his eye. However he is still in coma and is resting now." Lee Ka Sing was with him during the accident Health Condition According to his friends,Chun Wong was totally unconscious with no senses when he is being sent to the Intensive Care Unit.He had suffered from mild Hypothermia as he was in the cold water for a long time. His body was swollen and had visible blood stains at his pillow. There are water accumulated in his lungs and he had swallowed many salt water while he is drowned. There was about 2 doctors with him to monitor his situation for the past 24 hours,each doctor is on duty for 6 hours and there was a change of 2 doctors every 6 hours. Initially,his condition is serious when he was sent to the Intensive Care Unit yesterday. But his condition changed for the better yesterday,he has regained his sense and could move his hand when the doctors are testing him. Virgina Lok going to the hospital yesterday High executives sent regards When TVB's high executive,Virginia Lok know about Chun Wong's accident,she immediately went to the hospital to visit him. She said "I was very worried when Chun Wong is in coma at the hospital yesterday. After i know that his condition has improved today,i can finally set my mind at ease." Virgina Lok also said that Chun Wong was well and had passed the brain scan yesterday. She also told the media that she will re-arrange Chun Wong's work in the company. Another TVB's high executive Zheng Shing Ming disclosed in the phone interview that he had already sent 2 administrative staffs to visit Chun Wong.He said that he had already know that Chun Wong was out of the 'Danger period' Asked if he had contact Chun Wong's family members after the accident,he replied "We have contacted his (Chun Wong) family members almost immediately. His family members told me that Chun Wong although is still in unconscious,he had responded to them while they were chatting with him." Original cast of "Wong Lo Fu snatches a bride" Producer insisted on not changing people The producer of the drama "王老虎搶親" told the reporters yesterday that the fliming will more or less be affected because to Chun Wong's accident. But they had already move back the scheduled fliming date and airing date and replaced the work with fliming other scene first. He said everything will resume when Chun Wong has recovered again. "Chun Wong can come join us when he recovered." (Will you remove him and change the cast?) "I will not,it will be disrespectful if i change the cast just because Chun Wong is injured,i calculated that the flimming should end in late August,adding the time for cutting and editing the drama it will finish in early September,Chun Wong should be ready to flim his scenes before the end of August. What's most important now is that he could get sufficient rest."
everyone is like worried bout him, even Virginia Lok =O, and that the ppl who know him are like saddish, lol hes been in TVB for like 20 years+. kinda would miss seeing him
Chun Wong joked : I will recover within the next 3 days UPDATES JULY 15, 2008 Chun Wong,on the day of his accident Chun Wong is fully awaked , But still in the intensive Care Unit Chun Wong who was drowned in sea a few days ago is now currently fully awake. Although he is still in the Intensive Care Unit now,he no longer needs to wear an oxygen mask on his face. He is also clear-minded and had regained moving and speaking abilities. He even joked with Lee Ka Shing when he went to visit him yesterday. Best friend,Lee Ka Sing went to visit him yesterday. He was also the person that witnessed the whole accident Chun Wong's current health condition - 15th July 2008 Lee Ka Shing went to visit Chun Wong at about 5pm in the late afternoon yesterday.He made a quick and transient stay in the ward and left after 10minutes. He told the reporters yesterday that Chun Wong is fully awake and is clear-minded. He also said "He no longer needs to put on the oxygen mask,although he is still weak now,he is playful to joke to me that he will fully recover within the next 3 days. He also requested me to tell his friends not to visit him, because his friends might be working and he didn't want to bother them." Ka Shing also told the reporters yesterday that Chun Wong wants to get back to work as soon as possible,he does not want to delay or affect the process of fliming. If everything goes well,he will leave the Intensive Care Unit and move to the ordinary ward after a few days. Chun Wong finally spoked As for Chun Wong,he said in a 30 seconds phone interview yesterday that he tripped and fell,he knocked his head onto something and fainted. He does not know what happened afterwards until he woke up and found himself at the hospital yesterday. He also thanked for the concern of everyone that is worried about him. TVB's SCOOP [東張西望] have interviewed Chun Wong's wife to get more details of Chun Wong yesterday. Readers might want to download the latest version of SCOOP dated at 15th July 2008 which will be broadcasted later to see more details regarding the feelings of the families and friends. Source : Oriental Daily Http://asianunivese.net
JULY 17, 2008 lady with the dark shirt is Angelina Lo, (the woman which acted Ah Wong's mother in drama life made simple) Middle, Suet Nei / many of his wives from drama went to visit him yesterday Many wives visit Chun Wong Chun Wong whom had earlier drowed in the sea because of the accident continues to stay in the hospital today. His current condition is stable. Best friends Liu Kai Chi,Angelina Lo,Suet Nei and Lee Ka Shing continues to visit him yesterday. They expressed Chun Wong has very good vitality. Angelina Lo expressed "He is energetic,no longer needs tubes and has the ability of eating normally now." Suet Nei which was beside Angelina also said "He watches the television and knows to joke. He said that all his wives in dramas came to visit him today." Why does he need to be hospitalised for such a long time? Lee Ka Shing stated "The date of Chun Wong's discharge is still unknown,it should be within these few days. The reason that he is staying so long in the hospital is because he had knocked his head in the accident and has not been moving for a few days. The physicians need to be sure that he has recovered before approving his discharge." (When will he return to work?) "I am unsure,but the producer told him not to worry,he hopes that he can return at the 31st of July. He can take longer leave if he is unable to." JULY 16, 2008 Lee Ka Sing and Chan Wing Chun visiting Chun Wong yesterday Chun Wong out of intensive care unit,transported to normal wards Chun Wong whom had lost his balance and drowned himself earlier,has spend almost 3 days in the Intensive Care Unit. His condition is finally stable now and was being moved out of the Intensive Care Unit to the men's ward yesterday. Best friends Lee Ka Shing, Chan Wing Chun and Wilson Tsui visit him yesterday. Lee Ka Shing was finally relaxed and happy when he spoke to the reporters yesterday,he said "Maybe Chun Wong is right for saying he can be discharged within 3 days. I can't win him" Recovering fast Lee Ka Sing said "Chun Wong is very energetic now,earlier he needs to put on an oxygen mask,but now he does not need to. He can eat fluids now and he is recovering process is good." (When will he be discharged?) "Very soon,maybe within these few days. We even joked together about the scene of the accident that day." Source : Oriental Daily Translated By Edward @ Http://******************
wow... read a lot of this... im really glad hes alright... hes is a pretty good actor, so hope to keep him around for a few more years would be great
Chun Wong Cried, Felt lucky to escape death Update: JULY 18, 2008 Chun Wong was emotional and cried Chun Wong Cried Chun Wong whom had met with a drowning accident at the 12th of July has already been staying in the hospital for almost a week. He was first being sent to the Intensive Care Unit and had been moved to the normal wards after. His health condition changed from danger to normal. Chun Wong met with the reporters in the hospital yesterday. He cried uncontrollaby when he was sharing his near death experience with the reporters. He says that he is in the final stages of recovering, and will be discharged tomorrow (Saturday 19th of July). Best friends,Lee Ka Shing and Law Lok Lam accopmanied Chun Wong to meet the reporters Has not regained energy Best friend,Lee Ka Shing and Law Lok Lam accompanied Chun Wong to meet the reporters yesterday. Chun Wong appeared in an orange T-shirt with a blanket covering his belly,with insufficient vitality . He showed the reporter the bruises and injuries on his body,which included the 7 stiches at the back of his head,and the large patch of bruise on his left arm,caused when he collided with something while falling down the gangplank. Asked if Chun Wong had remembered the happenings of the accident,he said that he has lost consciousness just before boarding the ferry. He thought that he was in Cheung Chau's hospital when he awoke. He does not know anything about himself being transported by the goverment flying service and the emergency treatment in the Intensive Care Unit. Chun Wong shedding his tears while sharing his near death experience Felt Lucky to escape death Mentioning the whole process from tripping himself and drowning,and able to survive the heavy injuries, Chun Wong felt very lucky. It is a near death experience,speaking of these and the care of his very best friends,Chun Wong became emotional and cried.He said "If i didn't wake up,everything will be finished... ... .. .game over,it will be young to die. I will drink lesser,work hard on my job,make good dramas and lose weights,I hope that you people will like it. This time when i am hospitalised,alot of friends that i hadn't seen for a long time,and some friends whom had migrated had came to visit me. My company is good to me too,they sent me a big basket of fruits.The basket of fruits that Jonnie To gave me was even bigger." Chun Wong said he will be discharged tomorrow and resume work at 31st of July Additional Information Chun Wong will be discharged at the noon of 19th of July,Saturday.He will resume work at the 31st of July. He will be only having speaking and gentle scenes with little movement in the drama,the body will be able to cope. A sneak preview picture of Chun Wong with Angelica Lo at the drama "When Dog Loves a Cat",this drama will have Gallen Lo and Myolie Wu as part of the cast too,the drama will air next week,replacing Speech Of Silence Source : Oriental Daily[Main] ,Mingpao,Wenweipo [Secondary] Translated By Edward @ Http://******************
