Barbara Chan Man Yee, a former TVB actress and widow of late actor Liu Kai Chi, passed away at Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong on June 12 at age 65 after an undisclosed illness. She was surrounded by family. Her death comes five years after her husband died of stomach cancer in 2021. Chan, known for her roles in 1980s TVB dramas such as The Emissary and General Father General Son, had largely retired from acting after marrying Liu in 1987. The couple faced tragedy when their third son died of leukemia in 2006. According to family statements, Chan's funeral will be private. She had previously shared on social media about undergoing surgery in July 2025 and being in recovery.
Barbara Chan Man Yee died at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong on Friday morning after an undisclosed illness Hong Kong former actress Barbara Chan Man Yee , seen here with her late actor husband Liu Kai Chi , died at the age of 65 on June 12, five years after Kai Chi died of cancer.
Hong Kong former TVB actress-presenter Barbara Chan Man Yee, widow of late actor Liu Kai Chi, died on Friday at the age of 65. It comes just over five years after Kai Chi's death on March 28, 2021, at the age of 66 from stomach cancer. According to a statement posted on social media by her two sons, Barbara died at Prince of Wales Hospital this morning after an illness, surrounded by family.
They expressed their appreciation to the medical team and sought the understanding of members of the public that the funeral and memorial will be private and limited to close friends and family members, in accordance with her wishes. While the statement did not specify what Barbara suffered from, she wrote in a Facebook post last October that she was unwell.
"In July , I was admitted to CUHK Medical Centre and underwent a last-minute decision. I am now in recovery and everything will be okay. I believe everything will be better.
" In an episode of TVB's StarTalk posted on YouTube on Oct 31, 2025, Barbara spoke further about her health but stopped short of disclosing her condition, citing her preference to keep the matter private. She later revealed on her YouTube channel that she had a 14cm incision on her abdomen, adding that she struggled to sit up or move around after the surgery due to the immense pain.
In the months that followed, Barbara continued to maintain an active social media presence, including a tribute to her late husband on their wedding anniversary on Nov 11, 2025. Barbara was one of TVB's leading actresses in the 1980s, and is remembered for her role starring alongside Andy Lau in The Emissary and in General Father General Son . She faded from the limelight to focus on being a wife and mother after marrying Kai Chi in 1987.
The couple had a third son who was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2003 aged three and died three years later. In several interviews, the late couple had mentioned they met in TVB's acting class and she had fallen in love at first sight because he was cool and different from others.
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