Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong

Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong
Chinese	星光大道
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Xīngguāng Dàdào - Wade–Giles Hsingkuang Tatao - IPA [ɕíŋkwɑ́ŋ tɑ̂tɑ̂ʊ] Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Sing1gwong1 Daai6dou3 - Yale Romanization Syīnggwāng Dàhdàu

The Avenue of Stars (Chinese: 星光大道), modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It honours celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry.

History

The hand prints and autograph of director John Woo

In 1982, the New World Group built a promenade along the waterfront around the New World Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon. In 2003, the Group announced it would spend HK$40 million to build the Avenue of Stars, a project supported by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Tourism Commission, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong government and the Hong Kong Film Awards Association.

Martial artist and movie star Bruce Lee's sculpture

The avenue was open to the general public on 28 April 2004 with an opening ceremony held the previous day, 27 April 2004. The opening ceremony was presided over by a number of government and industry figures, including Henry Tang (Financial Secretary), Stephen Ip (Secretary for Economic Development and Labour), Patrick Ho (Secretary of Home Affairs), Selina Chow (Chair of Hong Kong Tourism Board), Manfred Wong (Director/Actor), and Cheng Yu Tung (Chair of New World Group); in which the privately funded avenue was handed over to the Hong Kong SAR government as public property. At opening, the avenue honours an initial 73 inductees elected by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association and the readers of City Entertainment.

Description

The Avenue of Stars on a sunny day

The Avenue of Stars is the eastern node of several tourist attractions along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. In addition to the promenade and New World Centre, a number of attractions exist including the Museum of Art, Space Museum, Cultural Centre and the Clock Tower.

Entering from Salisbury Garden, a 4.5-metre-tall replica of the statuette given to winners at the Hong Kong Film Awards greets visitors. Along the 440 metre promenade, the story of Hong Kong's one hundred years of cinematic history is told through inscriptions printed on nine red pillars. Set into the promenade are plaques honouring the celebrities. Some plaques contain hand prints and autographs of the stars set in cement, but most of the plaques only contain celebrities' names as they are now deceased. A 2.5 metre bronze statue of Bruce Lee was erected along the Avenue of Stars in 2005.

The promenade commands a stunning panoramic view across Victoria Harbour. At night it is a popular viewing place for the Symphony of Lights display. It is a good place to go to see the glamorous stars of HK.

A large replica of the 2008 Summer Olympics torch will be on permanent display here.

List of stars

Note: People in the list who were born before 1949 in Republic of China are not from modern day Taiwan, but from mainland China, which Republic of China encompassed until the end of the last civil war.

#	Name	Place of Birth	Residence	Genre	Notes
1.	Lai Man Wai (1893–1953)	Japan	Hong Kong	silent film actor; later as producer and director
2.	Florence Lim	Vancouver, Canada	Hong Kong	actress	married to Lai Man Wai
3.	Butterfly Hu	Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress	star from 1924 to 1960s
4.	Sir Run Run Shaw (1907-)	Ningbo, Republic of China	Hong Kong	Hong Kong media mogul, founder of TVB
5.	Wong Man Lei	Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress	started with Ji Nan Film Company and later with TVB and RTV; Chief Executive of South China Film Industry Workers Union; Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hong Kong FilmAwards (1995)
6.	Zhu Shi Lin (27 July 1899 - 5 January 1967)	Taicang, Republic of China	Hong Kong	film director
7.	Tso Tat Wah (September 15, 1915 - January 13, 2007)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor
8.	Lo Duen	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor and scriptwriter	Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hong Kong Film Critics’Association (1998)
9.	Griffin Yue Feng	Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor and Huangmei opera star	Lifetime AchievementAward by the Film Directors' Guild (1991)
10.	Kwan Tak Hing 27 June 1905 - 28 June 1996)	Guangzhou, Republic of China		actor
11.	Cheung Wood Yau	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Cantonese opera star	opera star 1940 and 1950s; later joined TVB and retired 1982
12.	Ng Cho Fan	Hong Kong	Canada	actor	Greatest Individual Achievement Award given by the Cultural Ministry of the People’s Republic of China
13.	Tang Wing Cheung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Cantonese opera star	Opera King of Charity
14.	Pak Yin	Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress	retired 1964
15.	Zhou Xuan (August 1, 1918(1918-08-01) - September 22, 1957)	Changzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	singer and film actress
16.	Cheung Ying	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor	died in Canada 1984
17.	Li Tit	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor	star 1930s and 1940s; Lifetime Achievement Award by the Film Directors'Guild (1995)
18.	Wu Pang	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	director	directed 58 Wong Fei Hung films
19.	Yam Kim Fai December 29, 1912	Nanhai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	opera star
20.	Shek Kin (January 1, 1913-June 3, 2009)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	film and TV actor
21.	Li Li Hua	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actress
22.	Bai Guang (1921–1999)	Beijing, Republic of China	Malaysia	singer and actress
23.	Ng Wui	Republic of China	Hong Kong		actor and co-founder of Union Film Enterprise Ltd; starred in over 100 films and directed over 200 films; later with RTV
24.	Pak Suet Sin (April 1, 1926-)	Hong Kong		Chinese opera star
25.	Hung Sin Nui	Hong Kong	Republic of China	singer and actress
26.	Chun Kim	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	writer and director	founded Kong Ngee Co
27.	Yu So Chow	Beijing, Republic of China	Hong Kong/San Francisco, United States	Chinese opera
28.	Leung Sing Po	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Cantonese opera star	later wutg TVB; award MBE 1976
29.	Tang Kei Chen	Republic of China	Hong Kong	radio anchor and radio actor/comedian; moved to Canada 1975
30.	Tang Bik Wan	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Cantonese opera star/actress
31.	Fong Yim Fun	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Chinese opera
32.	Miranda Yang (February 13, 1932-)	Shanghai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress and producer
33.	Linda Ching (Lin Dai)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actress	took her own life in 1964
34.	Woo Fung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor, director
35.	You Min - Lucialla Yu Ming	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Cantonese operat star and actress	retired 1964
36.	Patrick Tse Yin (August 9, 1936)	Guangdong, Republic of China	Hong Kong /Canada	Hong Kong film and TV actor, screenwriter, producer
37.	Li Han Hsiang (March 7, 1926-December 17, 1996)	Jinxi, Republic of China	Hong Kong	director	died of heart attack in 1996
38.	Loke Wan Tho (14 June 1915-June 20, 1964)	Kuala Lumpur,	Republic of China	cinema owner
39.	Roy Chiao	Shanghai, Republic of China		actor	interpreter for the US Army during the Korean War
40.	Patricia Lam Fung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	retired 1967 and died 1976
41.	Chang Cheh (February 10, 1923-June 22, 2002)	Republic of China	Hong Kong	film director
42.	Chor Yun	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor
43.	King Hu (April 29, 1931-January 14, 1997)	Beijing, Republic of China	Republic of China/ Hong Kong	director
44.	Ivy Ling Po (March, 1939)	Shantou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	opera star
45.	Connie Chan (January 1, 1947-)	Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress and singer
46.	Josephine Siao Fong Fong (March 13, 1947)	Suzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress
47.	Fung Bo Bo	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	film and TV actress
48.	Jimmy Wang Yu (March 28, 1943)	Wuxi, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor, producer, director and screenwriter
49.	Tommy Ti Lung (August 3, 1946-)	Xinhu, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor
50.	David Chiang	Hong Kong	Canada	actor
51.	Leonard Ho Kwong Cheong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	publicity officer and production officer at Shaw Brothers	later Vice Chairman at Golden Harvest
52.	Raymond Chow	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	film director
53.	Bruce Lee	United States	Hong Kong	martial artist, actor	Founder of Jeet Kune Do, voted Greatest Martial Artist of All Time
54.	Ng See Yuen	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	director
55.	Michael Hui	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	comedian, director and screenwriter
56.	Sam Hui	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor and Hong Kong pop singer
57.	Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia	Republic of China		actress
58.	Sammo Hung Kam Po	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	Hong Kong actor
59.	Jackie Chan	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	Hong Kong film actor
60.	John Woo	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	film director
61.	Yuen Wo Ping	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	director and martial arts choreographer
62.	Ann Hui On Wah	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	director
63.	Tsui Hark	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	director
64.	Chow Yun-fat	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	TV and film actor
65.	Leslie Cheung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Canada	Cantopop singer and film actor	deceased
66.	Andy Lau	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	Cantopop singer and film actor
67.	Jet Li	People's Republic of China	Hong Kong/Hong Kong/Singapore	film actor
68.	Maggie Cheung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong/United Kingdom	TV and film actress
69.	Anita Mui	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong KongCanada	Cantopop singer and film actress	deceased
70.	Tony Leung Chiu Wai	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	TV and film actor
71.	Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng		Hong Kong/Hong Kong	film actress
72.	Wong Kar Wai	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	director
73.	Stephen Chow	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	director and film actor
74.	Ms Tsz Law Lin	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/ Hong Kong	actress
75.	Lam Kar Sing		Hong Kong
76.	Wong Tin-Lam	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/ Hong Kong	scriptwriter, producer, director, and actor
77.	Bow Fong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	actor
78.	Lau Kar Leung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	film and TV actor
79.	Shek Wai
80.	Fu Chi
81.	Grace Chang	People's Republic of China		actress and singer
82.	Patsy Kar Ling	Hong Kong	Thailand	actress	retired and living in Bangkok
83.	Kwan Shan	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor
84.	Lo Wai	Hong Kong		actor
85.	Tong Kai	Hong Kong		choreographer
86.	Nee Kwong
87.	James Wong	Hong Kong		lyricist and writer	deceased
88.	Karl Maka	Hong Kong		producer, director, actor and presenter
89.	Eric Tsang	Hong Kong		film and TV actor, TVB MC
90.	William Chang Suk Ping	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	film editor, production designer and art director
91.	Tony Leung Ka Fai	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/ Hong Kong	film actor
92.	Anthony Wong Chau Sang	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	TV and film actor
93.	Cecilia Cheung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	film actress
94.	Lai Pak Hoi
95.	Kenneth Tsang	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	TV and film actor
96.	Sylvia Chang	Republic of China	film actress
97.	Jacky Cheung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	Cantopop singer and film actor
98.	Lau Ching Wan	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	TV and film actor
99.	Aaron Kwok	Hong Kong	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	TV and film actor, Cantopop singer
100.	Gong Li	People's Republic of China	Singapore	film actress
101.	Leon Lai	People's Republic of China	Hong Kong/Hong Kong	TV and film actor, Cantopop singer
102.	Yvonne Chan	United States	Hong Kong	TV and film actress, Cantopop singer

See also

• Avenue of Stars, London
• Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles, California
• Canada's Walk of Fame, Toronto, Ontario
• Paseo de las Luminarias, Mexico City

External links

• Avenue of Stars official website
• Short descriptions from Hong Kong Tourism Board website
• Details from Hong Kong Tourism Board website
• Profiles of 35 deceased film professionals commended for their achievements in the history of Hong Kong cinema
• Video on The Avenue of Stars