{"id":81870,"date":"2026-09-03T17:11:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T09:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81870"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T09:11:38","slug":"remembering-lau-siu-ming-pioneering-hong-kong-dancer-and-revered-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81870","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Lau Siu-ming, pioneering Hong Kong dancer and revered actor"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Lau Siu-ming<\/span>, the veteran Hong Kong actor who played some of the most unforgettable villains in Chinese-language film history, has died at the age of 94.<\/div>\n

His story \u2013 from war refugee to classically trained dancer, and from stage to silver screen \u2013 is all the more remarkable because his career was built not on youthful leading-man looks but on artistry, physical precision and a mentoring spirit that shaped generations of actors who followed.<\/p>\n

Lau\u2019s artistic journey is one of reinvention, shaped by a childhood that might have broken a lesser spirit. Born in Hong Kong in 1931, Lau was 10 when Japanese forces invaded and occupied the colony, and spent his teenage years as a refugee on the mainland.<\/p>\n

A journey to Europe and back<\/h3>\n

Determined to study dance in France, he took a job working in the cargo hold of an ocean liner to pay his way to Europe. His talent and perseverance earned him a scholarship to the Ecole Superieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower in France in the early 1960s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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