HONG KONG – Famend meals critic and columnist Chua Lam has damaged his social media silence after a one-month hiatus to disclose he’s recovering from a fractured leg.
The 81-year-old Singapore-born media persona, who is predicated in Hong Kong, used to submit every day diary entries on Fb till March 23.
He wrote then that he was taking day without work to recuperate “for just a few days”, however his continued radio silence led to concern for his well-being. He didn’t reply to latest queries from the Hong Kong press both.
The avid foodie, who has written quite a few restaurant guides, additionally joked within the submit that his “hospitalisation has nothing to do with consuming harmful dishes and freshwater fish sashimi”.
His newest Fb replace on Tuesday reassured his followers that he was properly, and he apologised for not explaining clearly what had occurred to him.
He revealed that he was nonetheless in hospital as he had damaged his thigh bone in a fall and needed to have a steel rod inserted.
“Restoration is lengthy and painful. I’m not in the perfect of spirits and don’t really feel like doing something. I hope everybody can forgive me,” he wrote. “I don’t even need to take into consideration once I can proceed writing my diary. Please give me some area.”
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He additionally posted a photograph of a meal of untamed greens on Sunday, with out going into particulars about his absence.
Chua is the final surviving member of the so-called 4 Abilities of Hong Kong, the opposite three being legendary lyricist James Wong (1941 to 2004), wuxia creator Louis Cha (1924 to 2018) and novelist-screenwriter Ni Kuang (1935 to 2022).
Chua’s replace prompted an outpouring of properly needs from followers, with greater than 2,000 feedback on his submit.
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