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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.
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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 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.
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.
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 |
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| 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 | 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 (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 Wong Yue (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 Kong Canada | Cantopop singer and film actress | |
| 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 | 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 |