10th February 2023 – (Hong Kong) 76-year-old veteran actor Tommy Tam Fu-wing, known professionally by his stage name Tik Lung was driving his Mercedes car with his wife, Tao Man-ming, a former actress and beauty queen on Argyle Street in Mong Kok this morning before colliding with a NWFB bus No.793. Fortunately, the car was slightly damaged and the two of them were not injured. The incident happened at 10.06am today (10th).
No one was injured in the incident, only the Mercedes-Benz’s left side mirror was damaged, and the left side of the car was slightly scratched and dented. The police arrived at the scene to investigate. Tam, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, vest and jeans, was present to assist with the investigation.
Tam is a Hong Kong actor, known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio‘s films, particularly The Blood Brothers, The Avenging Eagle, Clans of Intrigue, The Duel, The Sentimental Swordsman and its sequel, as well as the classic John Woo film A Better Tomorrow and its sequel.
When Tam was a child, Ti Lung greatly admired the French actor Alain Delon. In 1968, at Shaw Brothers Studio, he asked production to choose a name for him which would sound like Alain Delon’s in the hope of being as good an actor as he was. One day a secretary from the production (Mona Fong) found the name of “Ti Lung” for him and it stuck, “Ti” being a lucky name and “Lung” meaning dragon.
In 1980, his wife gave birth to a son, Shaun Tam Chun-yin. He is also the uncle of Jerry Lamb and Jan Lamb.
