Uncle Ray retired the year before last and made public appearances from time to time. Last year, he attended the concert of Huang Kaiqin and Au Ruiqiang, but he was disabled and had to use a wheelchair. The Funeral Committee issued an announcement yesterday: “It is with deep sorrow and regret that we announce that Uncle Ray, known as the godfather of music, passed away peacefully at the Chinese University Hospital of Hong Kong at 5:00 pm on January 13, 2023. On the side, Joe Junior sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone” to bid farewell to this respected senior. The medical team of the Chinese University Hospital of Hong Kong has taken care of Uncle Ray for more than a month. We are deeply grateful; and Deepest condolences to the family of Uncle Ray. Funeral services will be held in Catholic liturgy, details to be announced.”
Qizi Andy: He was admitted to the hospital due to pneumonia and left suddenly
Uncle Ray’s son Andy was interviewed by “Ming Pao”, revealing that Uncle Ray was admitted to the hospital due to pneumonia, and he left quite suddenly. He originally planned to buy a hospital bed so that Master Qi could go home to recuperate, but now it suddenly turned into a funeral. He was caught off guard, and many things were not ready, so further details will be announced.
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Qiu Yinghua, and the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Yang Runxiong, expressed their regret at the passing of Uncle Ray and will always miss him. Yau Ying-wah said that Uncle Ray has worked for more than 70 years and has achieved a lot. He is highly respected by the industry and thanked him for his contribution to the broadcasting industry. Yang Runxiong described Uncle Ray as “an important pop culture representative figure in Hong Kong”. Director of Broadcasting Cheung Kwok Choi praised Uncle Ray for his lifelong contribution to music and broadcasting, and expressed his deep condolences to his family.
Xu Guanjie condolences: he is my lifelong friend and teacher
Xu Guanjie and Uncle Ray have known each other for decades. He was sad to learn that his friend passed away. He uploaded a photo with Uncle Ray on social network and wrote: “Uncle Ray is my lifelong friend and teacher. I am very sad for his passing. Uncle Ray His contribution to the music industry in Hong Kong is very important, and he is an important figure in promoting the development of music in Hong Kong. His departure is a great loss to the music industry in Hong Kong. I hope his family will be relieved and Uncle Ray will continue his wonderful music world in heaven.”
Cha Shumei and her husband Zhang Wenxin visited the hospital on the 2nd of this month. She shared a group photo of that day on the social network. She was very sad that Uncle Ray left.
Cha Shumei visited at the beginning of the month to talk about the 100th anniversary concert
Cha Shumei was interviewed by “Ming Pao” and said to Uncle Ray, “Hurry up and leave the hospital, and go to the 100th anniversary concert”, Uncle Ray happily answered her “Okay, okay”.
Uncle Ray’s original name was Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro, and his Chinese name was Guo Limin. His parents were Portuguese. He was born in Hong Kong in 1924 and speaks fluent Cantonese. In 1949, he joined Li’s Voice as a writer and was later promoted to a disc jockey. Later, he joined Radio Television Hong Kong in 1960 and began hosting Hong Kong’s longest-running radio program “All The Way with Ray” in 1970. He has interviewed many international music superstars, including The Beatles and Cliff Richard. He has supported many local singers and groups, including Sam Hui, Lotus Band and Teddy Robin.
Contributed a lot to the music broadcasting industry and was honored three times
In addition to radio programs, he has hosted TV programs and filmed many movies, such as “Modern Bodyguard” and “Unemployed”. He has made great contributions to the music and broadcasting industries, and has received many awards and honors, including the MBE Medal awarded by the Queen of England in 1987, the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by Radio Television Hong Kong in 1997, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in 2008 and 2022 respectively. Awarded Bronze Bauhinia Star and Silver Bauhinia Star, awarded Honorary Fellowship by Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2012, and awarded Honorary Doctorate of Social Sciences by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2022.
2021 Retirement Ceremony Concert
Affected by the new crown virus epidemic, Uncle Ray will suspend hosting Hong Kong and Taiwan programs from December 2020 to May 2021, and announced his retirement on May 6, 2021. At that time, he titled his retirement statement “Walking Thousands of Miles and Ending at Farewell”, saying “Retiring does not mean stopping, I am still with music. I firmly believe that life is endless and music is infinite.” In November of the same year Two “Uncle Ray Retirement Ceremony Concerts” will be held, with performances by Chen Jieling, Lun Yongliang, Luyunna and others. Uncle Ray has been in poor health in recent years and was admitted to the hospital early last year due to a stroke.
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