One of the world's best known martial artists and a leading figure in Australia's Chinese business community, Grandmaster Jim Fung, has died in Sydney. Grandmaster Fung, whose International Wing Chun Academy grew from a backyard shed to Australia's largest martial art school, had been fighting cancer for three years.
A special memorial service, marking Grandmaster Jim Fung's contribution to Wing Chun will be held at Sydney Town Hall on Saturday, April 14, 2007. The service will run from 10:30am to 1:00pm. Martial artists from throughout Australasia are traveling to Sydney to attend and pay their last respects. All members of the public are welcome to attend the memorial.
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