Respects paid to doctor killed at sea
Wayne Hu, who died after falling from a yacht into the sea just before the No 3 typhoon signal was hoisted, is remembered in a Buddhist ceremony
Relatives and friends of Dr Wayne Hu Hsing-cheng, who was killed in a boating accident on Saturday night, held a Buddhist ceremony that included rituals to pacify the soul of the specialist, who died at 51.
More than 40 people attended the ceremony, which lasted about 2-1/2 hours, at Puguang Meditation Centre in North Point. The ceremony was open only to friends and relatives of the late gastroenterology and hepatology specialist.
Among them was his wife, RTHK host Emma Liu, who is the daughter of Liu Lit-man, the former head of Chong Hing Bank. Liu was silent as she was led to a car after the ceremony.
Dr Kenneth Tsang Wah-tak, who on Saturday tried to resuscitate Hu to no avail when his body was found two hours after he had gone missing, said the rituals were a private event and asked the media not to disturb the family and friends. Tsang had in the past few days spoke of his friendship with Hu, whom he called his best friend, but he made no comment yesterday.
Buddhist chants were heard during the ceremony. After the rituals, a woman who declined to identify herself said: "We came here to say prayers, hoping that Dr Hu will go to heaven soon.
"It was shocking," the woman said of Hu's death. "I am very upset."