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Although it’s misunderstood by many people that Chiu Yuen Cemetery was the family graveyard for the Hos, it has been the final resting place of various local Eurasians, including Ho Fook (1863-1926), the grandfather of Stanley Ho and the brother of Sir Robert Hotung; Sin Tak-fan (1856-1924), also known as Stephen Hall, a businessman and philanthropist; Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (1880-1949), a businessman and legislator; as well as George Ho Cho-chi (1918-2014), the founder of Commercial Radio Hong Kong.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. In remembrance, we take this chance to find out the final resting places of other Hong Kong celebrities, including martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, singer-songwriter Wong Ka-kui, and singer and actor Leslie Cheung.

Seattle’s Lake View Cemetery – Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

Born in San Francisco and raised in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee was found dead in the house of the Taiwanese actress Betty Ting Pei in Kowloon Tong on July 20 in 1973.

Lee, who was then 32, had suffered a brain aneurysm according to the autopsy report.

While a funeral was held in the Kowloon Funeral Parlour in Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong, the body of Lee was carried back to the United States and buried in the privately-owned Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.

Buried alongside Lee is his son Brandon, who was accidentally killed after being shot by a prop gun when filming the movie The Crow in 1993.

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Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery – Wong Ka-kui (1962-1993) and Danny Chan (1958-1993)

The year 1993 was a heartbreaking one for the people of Hong Kong, beginning with a deadly stampede in the Lan Kwai Fong entertainment district that killed 20 people.

Later that year, the Hong Kong show-business world was shocked with the loss of two of its dazzling stars – Wong Ka-kui, the vocalist of the rock band Beyond, and the singer and actor Danny Chan.

Both stars were laid to rest in the same graveyard – the Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery in Tseung Kwan O, while Wong also has his spirit tablet in Shang Sin Chun Tong (省善真堂), a temple in Kowloon Tong, for the public to pay tribute.

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In June 1993, 31-year-old Wong died following an accident during a live game show for Fuji Television after falling off a platform and landing head first, which left him in a coma.

A few months later, Chan – mostly remembered for his Canto-pop romantic ballads – passed away on October 25 after a 17-month coma, which was believed to be the result of accidentally mixing alcohol with medicine.

Po Fook Hill – Roman Tam (1945-2002) and Leslie Cheung (1956-2003)

During the 80s, iconic stars like Roman Tam, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui dominated the music scenes not only in Hong Kong, but throughout Southeast Asia. However, that golden era ended as they passed away.

Tam, the original singer of the well-known song, Below the Lion Rock (獅子山下), died at Queen Mary Hospital on October 18 in 2002 from liver cancer. He was 57.

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Just half a year later, in 2003, 46-year-old Cheung broke the hearts of millions of his fans across the world by jumping to his death from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Central.

Ashes of Tam and Cheung are stored in the privately-owned Po Fook Hill Columbarium in Sha Tin where flower worship services are provided year round.

Hoi Wui Tower – Anita Mui (1953-2003) and Louis Cha Leung-yung (1924-2018)

Eight months after Cheung’s death in 2003, Anita Mui – dubbed the “Madonna of the East” – died of cervical cancer at the age of 40.

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As a Buddhist, Mui was buried at Hoi Wui Tower in Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island, while having her spirit tablet for public worship in Shang Sin Chun Tong temple as well.

Another celebrity buried at Hoi Wui Tower is the prolific martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung, also known as Jin Yong, who died in 2018 after a long illness.

Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Lydia Sum Tin-ha (1945-2008)

Affectionately known as “Fei Fei”, literally “Fat Fat”, comedian and actress Lydia Sum (often referred to as Shum) Tin-ha died at the age of 62 in 2008, after a lengthy battle with liver cancer.

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On March 2, 2008, her memorial service was held at the Hung Hom Coliseum in Hong Kong. Before that, the stadium had never been used for such a purpose.

Under the escort of her daughter, Joyce Cheng, Sum’s body was flown to Vancouver, Canada, and laid to rest in peace at Burnaby’s Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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