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Hong Kong’s beloved Anita Mui died 18 years ago, but her spirit lives on in the city and among her fans. Her rags-to-riches story is told in the recently released biopic Anita.

  • Twenty years after the pop superstar died on December 30, 2003, at the age of 40, we revisit our coverage from the period
  • Mui was hailed as a brave performer who was quick to help her friends, but who carried a deep pain she hid from the world
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On the 20th anniversary of Anita Mui’s death, we look back at the singer’s rise to fame, move into acting, and her legacy of philanthropy in support of hospitals and Hong Kong’s young and old.

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Anita Mui, one of Hong Kong’s most revered stars, would have turned 60 on October 10 this year. We recall her childhood, her family life, and the repeated legal battles her mother has fought over her estate.

‘We want to express that Anita Mui is still here with us two decades later, but with a new image and sense of the future,’ fashion designer and collaborator Dorian Ho says.

Model and first-time actress Louise Wong reveals to the Post her three favourite movies and favourite stars, and says the success of the film about Canto-pop star Anita Mui’s life hasn’t changed her life much yet.

Film-goers will enter cinemas to see Anita to remember one shining star of Hong Kong show business, and they’ll surely come out hailing another: debutante actress Louise Wong nails her role as pop diva Anita Mui.

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Ahead of the cinematic release in Hong Kong of biopic Anita, we rank singer Anita Mui’s 10 best movies, from her debut in Rouge to her screen swansong in July Rhapsody.

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Anita Mui, who died of cervical cancer in 2003, was Hong Kong’s biggest female Canto-pop star. Ahead of the release of the biopic Anita, we rank her 10 best songs.

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A biopic of Canto-pop diva Anita Mui is the most anticipated Hong Kong film at the festival. Some great Afghan films from the past 20 years are another highlight.

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Years in the works, Anita is the extravagant biopic Canto-pop singer Anita Mui her stature deserves. Model Louise Wong makes her screen debut in the title role.

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