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Karen Mok's father passed away

Karen Mok's father passed away

1 Feb – Karen Mok and her husband have recently returned from their vacation in England to Hong Kong for the funeral of her father, Mok Tin Chi.

As reported on Xinhua, on 27 January, her father, known to many as Uncle Mok, passed away unexpectedly from a sudden heart attack.

His wife revealed that he had been coughing non-stop after coming down with a flu a few days prior to his death, and decided to stay in the old house on his own so not to infect his wife.

However, the two of them contacted each other through the phone and even made plans to meet at 10am to go see the doctor on the very same day he passed away.

Karen's mother stated that when she came to the old house to pick him up at 9.15am, her husband did not open the door and failed to pick up the phone. She later saw her husband lying on the bathroom floor with his right hand over his chest.

Although they quickly sent him to the hospital, doctors revealed that Uncle Mok has passed away around 3 to 4am from a heart attack. He was 76.

Meanwhile, according to China News, Karen and husband Johannes have been assisting her brother in their father's funeral arrangements and was in extreme grief that she was unable to accept any interviews.

However, on Wednesday, the singer-actress' management company sent out a written statement on her behalf, saying:

First I would like to thank you for all the concern. My father Mok Tin Chi suddenly passed away a few days ago and everyone in my family are tremendously heartbroken. I personally came back to Hong Kong to handle my father's funeral arrangements. At first, I decided not to announce the bad news until after the holidays due to the upcoming Lunar New Year, in order to prevent affecting everyone's good mood. In regards to details about my father's memorial service, we will make the announcement later.

Thank you all again.

Karen Mok
2014-01-29