Love of a Lifetime

Lam Kar Sing married Hung Tau Tzi (née Ngai Siu Ling), a fellow Cantonese opera performer, in 1962. Taking care of all domestic matters as well as troupe business so that he could concentrate on his stage performances, Hung was Lam’s partner in life, in spirit and in art. Hung also designed the stage costumes for Lam. She first designed for him when he took on the role of Ga Ying Chung in The Regeneration in the Red-Plum Chamber in 1959, and she went on to take responsibility for the majority of his costumes throughout the rest of his career.

Lam and Hung were married almost 50 years before Hung passed away in 2009. She suffered health problems in her later years, as did Lam, but they remained devoted partners. Knowing that Cantonese opera was her husband’s lifelong pursuit, Hung encouraged him to write and publish a book that would explain the methodology of his art before she passed away. It was her spiritual support that helped Lam continue to build his own legacy while courageously meeting the challenges that life threw in his path.

Lam once said that he wanted to spend every single moment with his wife Hung Tau Tzi, even in the afterlife. It has been decided that, after his funeral, his ashes will be taken to Toronto, Canada by his son and be placed in the same columbarium niche as Hung so that the couple can find each other’s love once again.