Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong

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

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.

The avenue was opened to the general public on 28 April 2004 with an opening ceremony held the previous day, 27 April. 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 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.

The promenade commands a stunning panoramic view across Victoria Harbour. At night it is a popular viewing place for the Symphony of Lights display. Many tourists, particularly from mainland China, can be seen taking pictures along the Avenue during the weekends.

List of stars

1"	Mr. Lai Man Wai
2	Ms. Florence Lim
3	Ms. Butterfly Hu
4	Sir Run Run Shaw
5	Ms. Wong Man Lei
6	Mr. Zhu Shi Lin
7	Mr. Tso Tat Wah
8	Mr. Lo Duen
9	Mr. Griffin Yue Feng
10	Mr. Kwan Tak Hing
11	Mr. Cheung Wood Yau
12	Mr. Ng Cho Fan
13	Mr. Tang Wing Cheung
14	Ms. Pak Yin
15	Ms. Zhou Xuan
16	Mr. Cheung Ying
17	Mr. Li Tit
18	Mr. Wu Pang
19	Ms. Yam Kim Fai
20	Mr. Shek Kin
21	Ms. Li Li Hua
22	Ms. Bai Guang
23	Mr. Ng Wui
24	Ms. Pak Suet Sin
25	Ms. Hung Sin Nui
26	Mr. Chun Kim
27	Ms. Yu So Chow
28	Mr. Leung Sing Po
29	Mr. Tang Kei Chen
30	Ms. Tang Bik Wan
31	Ms. Fong Yim Fun
32	Ms. Miranda Yang
33	Ms. Linda Ching
34	Mr. Woo Fung
35	Ms. You Min
36	Mr. Patrick Tse Yin
37	Mr. Li Han Hsiang