A cinematographer shooting a scene for a Jackie Chan blockbuster drowned after a vessel carrying his film crew capsized off Lantau Island this morning.
Police said the 15-meter-long vessel was 30 meters from shore when it inverted at around 3am on Wednesday.
A film industry source said that the drowned man was 51-year-old Chan Kwok-hung, who was shooting for the motion picture Skiptrace, featuring Jackie Chan and territory on-screen character Fan Bingbing.
Seven other team parts had the capacity swim again to shore after the mischance close Sunny Bay, in northern Lantau.
Be that as it may the victimized person Chan was later discovered oblivious. He was guaranteed dead at the North Lantau Hospital.
Jackie Chan was not accepted to be ready for vessel.
Chan Kwok-hung worked in the business for more than 20 years and was the primary provider of the family, the source said. "Industry individuals are raising cash for his family," the business source said.
The marine police's criminal unit is researching the occurrence. Police are in contact with the seven survivors.
Tenky Tin Kai-man, administrator of the Movie Production Executives Association, said Chan Kwok-hung was decently adored by associates.
He said he worked with the late Chan long ago on Stephen Chow Sing-chi's 1996 satire God of Cookery.
The perished likewise used to be a right hand cinematographer for executives Jingle Ma Chor-sing and Chan Chi-ying.
Tin said the mishap was a frightful lesson for the business on security. "We had an exchange of whether we ought to patch up our security rules recently, yet this mischance happened before our redo," Tin said.
He said his affiliation was chipping away at raising cash for Chan Kwok-hung's crew.
Skiptrace is a joint generation of Hong Kong, terrain and US organizations, among them Jackie Chan's JC Group International.
Jackie Chan is co-creating the film and helped the film's story board.
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