Sure, here is a more detailed paraphrasing of the text:According to Hong Kong media, the 73-year-old suffered from esophageal cancer, and his wife, who was 30 years younger, passed away a few days later.

His long-time friend, Hong Kong actor Tin Kai Man, told As1 that she felt unwell while preparing for his funeral and likely had a heart attack.

'He didn't know he had cancer.

Some older folks don't like to do health checks, so he died quite soon.

I met him at Hengdian a long time ago, and a common friend met him in January this year.

He was well then and said he was living in Beijing,' Kai Man told the online publication.

He added that Norman was a 'hard-working' and 'dedicated' actor, revealing that he wouldn't bring scripts to film sets because he would do his homework beforehand and memorize the script well.

He was married twice and had one son before dating Hong Kong actress Shirley Yim, with whom he had a son, Edward, and a daughter, Erica.

Actress Erica, 37, posted a tribute on her Instagram Story, adding Jacky Cheung's song 'You are the Only Legend in my Life' and writing, 'I love you.

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