Chan entered the entertainment industry in the late 1940s to 1950s and worked as producer, choreographer and actor in the making of his sigung Wong Fei-hung film series which starred Kwan Tak-hing in the titular role .
The leader of the Singapore group suggested Hong Kong should have an association to coordinate and expand the Chinese martial arts community.
Chan was awarded a medal by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973 for his leadership and contribution to the Chinese martial arts community.
The young robbers were surprised to see the fast and powerful fighting skills from this elderly man and within minutes they all fled with injuries.
Chan got a slight injury on his belly from this battle but those young robbers were surely not in good shape after the incident.