Jackie Chan and his son Jaycee (R) celebrate Charles Chan's (C) 93rd birthday in this December 2005 photo. Charles Chan died on Tuesday in a hospital in Hong Kong, local media reported. [File Photo: Tungstar/ent.sina.com.cn]

Jackie Chan's father, Charles, died of cancer on Tuesday in Hong Kong while Jackie was in Beijing, Wen Wei Po newspaper reported.

Charles Chan just celebrated his 93rd birthday in December. He was suffering from prostate cancer, the report said.

Charles Chan was accompanied by his grandson, Jaycee, and his daughter-in-law, Joan Lin, when he died.

(CRI February 28, 2008)