Actor dies five times

An actor from Hong Kong 'died' in five different soap operas in a 24-hour period.

Law Lok-lam, 63, played a set of characters who were beaten to death, vomited blood and died of illnesses all in one day.

In his home country it is traditional for actors whose characters die to be given a red packet with a token amount of money for good luck and he has received several.

The thespian said: "When I get a job, I don't care if my character in the drama will die. If he is supposed to die, he should go on and die.

"The most important thing is I've done my job well."

A spokesperson for broadcaster TVB said: "It was purely a coincidence that Law died five times."