A photo of Lydia Shum with a typical smile face set at the press conference of the arrangements after her death on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. [Photo: cnsphoto]

A "Lydia Shum Day" will be announced by Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan Tuesday afternoon to commemorate the contribution of the late Hong Kong comedienne.

China News Service reported that the private funeral of Shum will be held on Wednesday in Vancouver and a memorial service will be held on Friday.

Lydia Shum used to live in Vancouver in the 1980s before returning to Hong Kong. She traveled between Hong Kong and Vancouver for many years attending activities of the Chinese community in Vancouver and was a very popular comedienne there.

(CRI February 26, 2008)