Former Hong Kong actress Cherie Chung arrives at the funeral of her husband, Mike Chu Ka Ding, in Hong Kong Funeral Home on Friday, August 31, 2007. [Photo: TUNGSTAR/sina.com.cn]

Relate: Former Star Loses Husband to Cancer

The funeral for Mike Chu Ka Ding, former Hong Kong actress Cherie Chung's husband, was held on Friday in Hong Kong Funeral Home.

China's most popular web portal Sina .com reports, Cherie Chung and fellow entertainers, including Chow Yun-Fat, attended the ceremony to say their last goodbyes to the advertising mogul.

Mike Chu died of cancer on August 24, at the age of 53, leaving his 47 year-old wife as a widow without children.

Cherie was an extremely popular movie actress in the 1980's and 1990's. In her 12-year acting career, she starred in over 60 movies alongside superstars such as Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Danny Chan and Andy Lau.

Mike Chu founded an advertising empire, Synergie, and won more than 200 awards internationally and in Hong Kong.

The couple married in 1991, after which Chung faded away from the entertainment industry, spending more time on promoting for environmental protection.