Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong

Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong
Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong
Chinese	星光大道
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīngguāng Dàdào
Wade–Giles	Hsingkuang Tatao
IPA	[ɕíŋkwáŋ tâtâʊ]
Hakka
Romanization	Sin1gong1 Tai4dpows[dpdjopsjd;oJOtau4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Syīnggwāng Dàhdàu
Jyutping	Sing1gwong1 Daai6dou3

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.^[1]

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 2004, 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.

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.

Redevelopment controversy

After having managed the avenue for 11 years, its contract is due to expire. It was announced in August 2015 that the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong government would redevelop and expand the avenue jointly with the company.^[2] The Hong Kong government declared that the enhancement project would contain limited commercial appeal, and no luxury shops or high-end restaurants would be added.^[3] The walkway, very popular with tourists, is to be closed off for three years while the expansion is undertaken.^[4]

The decision to award the contract for the redevelopment to the company without putting it out to tender, on the justification that the project was non-profit, sparked controversy locally.^[5] Residents' groups and other development companies owning properties adjacent to the walk expressed discontent, whilst the LCSD claimed that consultations with the local district council had been favourable.^[6] In an apparent attempt to de-fuse the public furore at the apparent collusion between government and big business, the government promised a public consultation.^[7]

Description

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.

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

List of stars

The following people have received plaques on the avenue of stars.^[8] 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	Shanghai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress	star from 1924 to 1960s
4.	Sir Run Run Shaw (1907–2014)	Ningbo, Imperial China	Hong Kong	Hong Kong media mogul, founder of TVB
5.	Wong Man Lei (1913-1998)	Hong Kong	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 (15 September 1915 – 13 January 2007)	Taishan, Guangdong, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor
8.	Lo Duen (1911-2000)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor and scriptwriter	Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hong Kong Film Critics'Association (1998)
9.	Griffin Yue Feng (1901-1999)	Shanghai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor and Huangmei opera star	Lifetime Achievement Award 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 (1910-1985)	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	Shunde, Guangdong, Republic of China	Hong Kong	Cantonese opera star	Opera King of Charity
14.	Pak Yin (1920-1987)	Guangzhou, China	Hong Kong	actress	retired 1964
15.	Zhou Xuan (1 August 1918 – 22 September 1957)	Changzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	singer and film actress
16.	Cheung Ying (1919-1987)	Fujian, Republic of China	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 (1909-2000)	Shanghai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	director	directed 58 Wong Fei Hung films
19.	Yam Kim Fai 29 December 1912	Nanhai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	opera star
20.	Shek Kin (1 January 1913 – 3 June 2009)	Panyu, Guangdong, Republic of China	Hong Kong	film and TV actor
21.	Li Li Hua (1924-)	Heibei, Republic of China	Hong Kong and United States	actress
22.	Bai Guang (1921–1999)	Beijing, Republic of China	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	singer and actress
23.	Ng Wui	Guangzhou, 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 (1 April 1926–)	Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	Chinese opera star
25.	Hung Sin Nui	Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong and 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 and 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	Taiwan	Hong Kong	radio anchor and radio actor/comedian; moved to Canada 1975
30.	Tang Bik Wan	Sanshui, Guangdong, Republic of China	Hong Kong	Cantonese opera star/actress
31.	Fong Yim Fun	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Chinese opera
32.	Miranda Yang (13 February 1932–)	Shanghai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress and producer
33.	Linda Ching (Lin Dai)	Guilin, Guangxi, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress	took her own life in 1964
34.	Woo Fung	Guangzhou, Republic of China	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 (9 August 1936)	Guangdong, Republic of China	Hong Kong and Vancouver, Canada	Hong Kong film and TV actor, screenwriter, producer
37.	Li Han Hsiang (7 March 1926 – 17 December 1996)	Jinxi, Liaoning, Republic of China	Hong Kong	director	died of a heart attack in 1996
38.	Loke Wan Tho (14 June 1915 – June 20, 1964)	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Taiwan	cinema owner
39.	Roy Chiao	Shanghai, Republic of China	Seattle, United States	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 (10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002)	Shanghai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	film director
42.	Chor Yun	Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor
43.	King Hu (29 April 1931 – 14 January 1997)	Beijing, Republic of China	Taiwan and Hong Kong	director
44.	Ivy Ling Po (March 1939)	Shantou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	opera star
45.	Connie Chan (1 January 1947–)	Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress and singer
46.	Josephine Siao Fong Fong (13 March 1947)	Suzhou, Jiangsu Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress
47.	Fung Bo Bo	Sandakan, North Borneo	Hong Kong	film and TV actress
48.	Jimmy Wang Yu (28 March 1943)	Wuxi, Jiangsu, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor, producer, director and screenwriter
49.	Tommy Ti Lung (3 August 1946–)	Xinhu, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor
50.	David Chiang	Hong Kong	Hong Kong and Vancouver, 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	San Francisco, 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	Panyu, Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	comedian, director and screenwriter
56.	Sam Hui	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor and Hong Kong pop singer
57.	Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia	Taipei, Taiwan		actress
58.	Sammo Hung Kam Po	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong actor
59.	Jackie Chan	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong film actor
60.	John Woo	Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	film director
61.	Yuen Wo Ping	Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	director and martial arts choreographer
62.	Ann Hui on Wah	Anshan, Liaoning, Republic of China	Hong Kong	director
63.	Tsui Hark	[1] Saigon, South Vietnam	Hong Kong	director
64.	Chow Yun-fat	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	TV and film actor
65.	Leslie Cheung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, Vancouver, Canada	Cantopop singer and film actor	deceased
66.	Andy Lau	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Cantopop singer and film actor
67.	Jet Li	Beijing, China	Hong Kong and Singapore	film actor
68.	Maggie Cheung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong and United Kingdom	TV and film actress
69.	Anita Mui	Hong Kong	Hong Kong and Vancouver, Canada	Cantopop singer and film actress	deceased
70.	Tony Leung Chiu Wai	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	TV and film actor
71.	Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng	Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia	Hong Kong	film actress
72.	Wong Kar Wai	Shanghai, China	Hong Kong	director
73.	Stephen Chow	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	director and film actor
74.	Ms Tsi Law Lin	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actress
75.	Lam Kar Sing (1933-2015)	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Chinese opera actor
76.	Wong Tin-Lam	Shanghai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	scriptwriter, producer, director, and actor
77.	Bow Fong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor
78.	Lau Kar Leung	Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	film and TV actor
79.	Shek Wai (1934-)	Jiangzu, Republic of China	Hong Kong	movie actress	wife of actor Fu Chi
80.	Fu Chi (1929-)	Liaoning, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor and director	husband of Shek Wai
81.	Grace Chang	Shanghai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actress and singer
82.	Patsy Kar Ling	Hong Kong	Bangkok, Thailand	actress	retired and living in Bangkok
83.	Kwan Shan	Shenyang, Liaoning, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor
84.	Lo Wai	Jiangsu, Republic of China	Hong Kong	actor
85.	Tong Kai (1937-)	Macau	Hong Kong	martial arts coordinator for Chinese Opera and movie choreographer
86.	Nee Kwong	Ningbo, Zhejiang, Republic of China	Hong Kong	novelist and screenwriter
87.	James Wong	Panyu, Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	lyricist and writer	deceased
88.	Karl Maka	Taishan, Guangzhou, Republic of China	Hong Kong	producer, director, actor and presenter
89.	Eric Tsang	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	film and TV actor, TVB MC
90.	William Chang Suk Ping	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	film editor, production designer and art director
91.	Tony Leung Ka Fai	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	film actor
92.	Anthony Wong Chau Sang	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	TV and film actor
93.	Cecilia Cheung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	film actress
94.	Lai Pak Hoi (1889–1950)	Xinhui, Guangdong, Imperial China	Hong Kong	actor and producer
95.	Kenneth Tsang	Shanghai, Republic of China	Hong Kong	TV and film actor
96.	Sylvia Chang	Chiayi, Taiwan	Taiwan	film actress
97.	Jacky Cheung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Cantopop singer and film actor
98.	Lau Ching Wan	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	TV and film actor
99.	Aaron Kwok	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	TV and film actor, Cantopop singer
100.	Gong Li	Shenyang, Liaoning, China	China and Singapore	film actress
101.	Leon Lai	Beijing, China	Hong Kong	TV and film actor, Cantopop singer
102.	Deanie Ip Tak-han	Dapengcheng, Guangdong, Republic of China	Hong Kong	singer and film actress
103.	Simon Yam Tat-wah	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	actor and film producer
104.	Kara Hui Ying-Hung	Shandong, China	Hong Kong	film actress
105.	Carina Lau Kar-ling	Suzhou, Jiangsu, China	Hong Kong	TV and film actress
106.	Louis Koo Tin-lok	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	TV and film actor
107.	Nicholas Tse Ting-fung	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, Vancouver, Canada	Singer and actor	son of actor Patrick Tse

References

^ DeWolf, Christopher "9 Hong Kong tourist traps – for better or worse" CNN Go. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2012
^ http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=5&art_id=160695&sid=44880224&con_type=1&d_str=20150831&fc=1^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Hong Kong Avenue of Stars expansion won't feature luxury shops or posh restaurants, top officials says amid outcry". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ "Lights out for Avenue of Stars as iconic Hong Kong site set to shut down for three years despite public outcry". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ "Public outcry over Avenue of Stars plan is a message to the Hong Kong government: no bending of the rules will be tolerated". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ "Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront enhancement plan faces opposition". 11 August 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ "Hong Kong government pledges consultation on controversial Avenue of Stars revamp". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ "Avenue of Stars". AOS Management Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

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[1] DeWolf, Christopher "9 Hong Kong tourist traps – for better or worse" CNN Go. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2012

[2] ttp://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=5&art_id=160695&sid=44880224&con_type=1&d_str=20150831&fc=1^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Hong Kong Avenue of Stars expansion won't feature luxury shops or posh restaurants, top officials says amid outcry". Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[4] "Lights out for Avenue of Stars as iconic Hong Kong site set to shut down for three years despite public outcry". Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[5] "Public outcry over Avenue of Stars plan is a message to the Hong Kong government: no bending of the rules will be tolerated". Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[6] "Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront enhancement plan faces opposition". 11 August 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[7] "Hong Kong government pledges consultation on controversial Avenue of Stars revamp". Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[8] "Avenue of Stars". AOS Management Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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