KUALA LUMPUR: The mother of the late Hong Kong actress Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei is set to inherit her HK$400 million (RM240.2 million) estate after the star died without leaving a will.
Dimsum Daily reported yesterday that the estate was to be distributed amongst Chow's family members starting with her mother and followed by three of her surviving siblings.
Her siblings, however, expressed their intention not to be a part of the inheritance, meaning Chow's mother will be inheriting the entire estate.
The estate includes a HK$100 million (RM60.1 million) villa at Shunyi District in Beijing where Chow had been staying since she moved there two decades ago.
Chow died on Dec 11 of an undisclosed illness at the age of 57.
Known for her character Zhou Zhiruo in the 1994 Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) series The Heavenly Sword And Dragon Sabre, Chow joined the television station after participating in the Miss Hong Kong pageant in 1985 and was widely known for her leading roles in TVB dramas from the late 1980s to 1990s such as Looking Back In Anger.
She moved to Beijing in 2002 to pursue new career opportunities and occasionally appeared in TV series.