Hong Kong kung fu movie star Jackie Chan feels ashamed of his son's drug abuse and hopes that one day he will speak out about the dangers of taking drugs, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Jaycee Chan, also known as Jaycee Fong Cho-ming, was formally charged with a drugs offence this week, meaning he is almost certain to face trial.
The younger Chan, a 32-year-old actor and singer, was arrested in Beijing this year after testing positive for marijuana, with police saying they found 100 grams of the drug at his home.
"I hope that in the future, he could become an anti-drug spokesman and tell his experiences to young people," Jackie Chan told Xinhua, in comments released late on Wednesday.
Chan also said that he never used any of his connections to help his son out, the report added.
In August, the father offered the public a "deep bow of apology" for his son's arrest.