Kenneth Tsang dies at 87

According to local media, James Bond actor Kenneth Tsang was found dead Wednesday, aged 87, in a Hong Kong hotel room while in mandatory quarantine for Covid.

Tsang, a hero from the golden age of Cantonese cinema, was discovered by staff of the Kowloon Hotel two days after returning from Singapore.

In a report on the incident, police said they found a “corpse” by hotel staff around noon (4:00 GMT).

According to the incident report, the deceased was an 87-year-old man named Tsang.

Tsang tested negative for Covid earlier this week and the cause of death has yet to be determined.

The star has appeared in several Hollywood movies, including the James Bond movie Die Another Day (2002) and Rush Hour 2 (2001).

He played the role of General Moon in the 2002 spy thriller as 007 in his fourth and final appearance alongside Pierce Brosnan.

Popular: The star has appeared in several Hollywood movies, including 2002’s James Bond movie Die Another Day (pictured).

In 2015, he won Best Supporting Actor at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in the Hong Kong Chinese crime thriller Overheard 3.

For Hong Kongers and Cantonese movie fans, Tsang was a household name thanks to his six-decade career with over 200 acting credits listed in the IMDB movie database.

She has also been the face of a Hong Kong hair dye brand for forty years.

Although she began acting in the 1960s, many of her most memorable roles came during the golden age of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, with films such as The Killer, Supercop, Peking Opera Blues and Once A Thief.

Sad: Tsang, a hero of the “golden age” of Cantonese cinema, was discovered by staff of the Kowloon Hotel two days after returning from Singapore (pictured).

Big Names: In the 2002 spy thriller, he played General Moon as 007 in his fourth and final appearance alongside Pierce Brosnan (pictured).

He was also one of the few Hong Kong stars to break into Hollywood, mostly with villains, with supporting roles in films like The Replace Killers, Die Another Day – a James Bond movie – Anna and The King and Memoirs of To Geisha.

In a recent interview, Tsang told Sin Chew Daily that he took a two-week trip to Malaysia and returned to Hong Kong via Singapore.

He said that he enjoyed the time he spent traveling alone, after being cared for by others on nearly all of his travels.

“I will go to quarantine if necessary,” Tsang told the Malaysian Chinese newspaper, which posted a photo of the glowing actor holding a piece of durian fruit in his hand.

Cinema: Also appeared in 2001’s Rush Hour 2 (pictured) with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

Like China, Hong Kong has maintained a strict zero-covid strategy, keeping its borders largely closed during the pandemic, with mandatory quarantine at hotels designated for returning residents.

For most of last year, people had to be quarantined for 21 days, but recently it has been shortened to seven days.

Last week, Hong Kong lifted a two-year ban on non-residents flying into the city. However, widespread tourism or short-term quiet business travel is unlikely to return.

Airlines only fly a few routes to Hong Kong compared to pre-pandemic, and airlines carrying more than five coronavirus cases will face a five-day ban on that route under current rules.

Role: Portrayed as General Moon in 2002’s Die Another Day.