Hong Kong novelist and giant in the Chinese literary world Ni Kuang, who first gained fame for his hugely popular New Adventures of Wisely series, died on Sunday (July 3) at the age of 87.

A prolific author who specialised in martial arts and science fiction writing and also penned more than 300 screenplays, his passing was mourned by members of the city’s artistic community, who said he had left a void unlikely to be filled any time soon.