Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club to remember Mick Deane, cameraman killed in Cairo
Deane, 61, lived in Hong Kong from 1988 to 1994, working initially as a freelance cameraman and then for Britain's ITN. His wife, Daniela, worked at Reuters. Both were active FCC members and Daniela served on the club's board of governors.
A wake will be held for Sky News cameraman Mick Deane at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Central on Tuesday.
The former Hong Kong resident and club member was killed last week while covering the violence in Cairo.
Deane, 61, lived in Hong Kong from 1988 to 1994, working initially as a freelance cameraman and then for Britain's ITN. His wife, Daniela, worked at Reuters. Both were active FCC members and Daniela served on the club's board of governors.
Adrian Brown, a friend for nearly 25 years and a fellow FCC member and cameraman, spoke fondly of a close friend and consummate professional.
"We covered the Tiananmen Square student protests in 1989 together and forged a strong friendship from then on," Brown said.
"Over the years we kept in contact and kept bumping into each other all over the world. A month ago I ran into him in Cairo. He told me he was going to retire in a year and travel the world with his wife."