Tight security surrounded the funeral yesterday of Poon Kam-kai, the late father of Dickson Poon, chairman of upmarket retailer Dickson Concepts.
Inside the Hong Kong Funeral Home hall, decked in white and yellow silk, 1,000 high-profile guests attended the Buddhist service.
Outside, bodyguards blocked reporters from entering with their cameras. Those allowed upstairs had their view blocked by a minder.
Poon family members greeted guests including Chief Secretary for Administration Anson Chan Fang On-sang and tycoons Li Ka-shing, Cheng Yu-tung and Sir Run Run Shaw.
The Mercedes-Benzes of the rich and famous clogged the streets outside the North Point funeral home.
Friends were ushered through the cordon of 10 security guards. Even after the ceremony, secrecy remained tight, with the coffin being moved to the funeral home's basement and driven out quickly, avoiding photographers.