‘LYRICAL MAVERICK’ PETER LAI, WHO WROTE MULTIPLE HITS FOR CANTOPOP STARS, DIES AT 76

Legendary Hong Kong lyricist Peter Lai Bei-dak, who wrote the lyrics to a string of hits for the city’s Cantopop stars in the 1980s, has died at the age of 76, triggering an outpouring of condolences from fans of “The… Sports commentator Eric Chung Chi-kwong, a close friend of Lai, announced his death on Wednesday.

News - South China Morning Post reports that legendary Hong Kong lyricist Peter Lai Bei-dak, who wrote the lyrics to a string of hits for the city’s Cantopop stars in the 1980s, has died at the age of 76, triggering an outpouring of condolences from fans of “The…

The report adds: Sports commentator Eric Chung Chi-kwong, a close friend of Lai, announced his death on Wednesday.

He told the media that Lai had moved into a nursing home earlier this year after suffering a stroke and collapsing at home.

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