A famous food critic and cultural icon Chua Lam in the Chinese speaking world has died, according to his official social media account. He was 83 years old.

Born in Hong Kong, Singapore, Lam, died on his behalf with family and friends at Hong Kong Sanstorium Hospital, a post on his Weibo account on Friday.

“According to their wishes, not to disturb relatives and friends, there was no ceremony and their body was cremated,” said without specifying the cause of their death.

Known as one of Hong Kong’s “four biggest talents”, Lam was a vast writer and a popular host of food and travel shows.

He was the longest living member of the four cultural icons, including Cantopop lyricists James Wong Jim and novelists Jin Yong and Ni Kuang.

Chua settled in Hong Kong in the 1960s, where he produced films – which included many by action star Jackie Chan.

As a producer, he was to travel to the world to scout for film places, and was later invited to write a column in a local newspaper, he explained the South China Morning Post in 2016.

“So I wrote a lot about food and restaurant, and finally people saw me as a food critic,” he said.

With writing and television appearances in the 1990s and 2000s, Chua soon became one of the most official voices on Chinese cuisine.

In 2012, he served as one of the advisors on a cutting of China, which is a documentary chain that offers various dishes across China.

Chua mostly retreated from a public point of view as he collapsed and fractured his pelvic bone in 2023. He was injured while running at home to help his wife. He died later that year.