Acting Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So has expressed deep regret over the loss of veteran actor Sek Kin who died this morning.

"Mr Sek's brilliant career in the performing arts industry started in the 1940s. Since then he devoted lifelong commitment to the industry. He played a villain role in the Wong Fei-hung film series and had become one of the most recognisable faces of Hong Kong cinema," Mr So said today.

Sek later joined the television sector and starred in a number of popular series. He won the Professional Achievement Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2003.

"With his death Hong Kong has lost an outstanding performing arts talent. On behalf of the Commerce & Economic Development Bureau, I offer our deepest condolences to Mr Sek's family."