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| Joey Wong visits the bench "Gor Gor" fans have set up in memory of Leslie Cheung in Vancouver |
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| Daffy Tong posts an old photo of Leslie Cheung to eulogize his beloved |
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| Joey Wang looks at the commemorative bench fans have set up for Leslie Cheung, evoking many memories |
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| Many "Gor" fans mourn him with flowers outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel |
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| Ms. Yu (right) brings her son to remember her idol Leslie Cheung outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel |
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| Chan Suk Fun brings over 500 Leslie Cheung fans to pay their respects on Po Fook Hill in Sha Tin courtesy of mingpao.com |
Yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of the death of "Gor Gor" Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing. Over the years, "Gor fans" from different places have come to Central to mourn at the place where Gor Gor passed away. Every year on this day, the outside of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel at Central would turn into a sea of flowers. Cheung Kwok Wing's former manager Chan Suk Fun also gathered at Po Fook Hill in Sha Tin with more than 500 fans from all over the world to send blessings to "Gor Gor". She also announced that she would hold a commemorative event to commemorate the 70th birthday of Cheung Kwok Wing and launch the social enterprise project "FUN SPACE", with the goal of fulfilling the common wish of fans - to establish a memorial hall and bronze statue of "Gor Gor".
Mrs. Chan Suk Fun (Mrs. Chan), her son Chan Ka Ho, Gor Gor's friend Lin Yim Fai, former assistant Kenneth and Roman Tam (Law Man)'s sister Tam Ming Yuk, together with more than 500 "Gor" fans from all over the world went to Po Fook Shan in Sha Tin yesterday to pay their respects.
23 years have passed, and many people have never forgotten "Gor Gor" Cheung Kwok Wing. Mrs. Chan special ordered floral ornaments with white phalaenopsis orchids with a butterfly background and gave them to "Gor Gor", conveying her agreement and blessings to "Gor" fans around the world. The long-time Japanese "Gor" fans, as in the past, personally folded a thousand origami cranes to bring to Hong Kong to give to "Gor Gor" on every anniversary. Korean "Gor" fans brought the Best Actor award "Gor Gor" won for "FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE" at the first Incheon International Folk Film Festival held last year, dedicated it to "Gor Gor", and handed it over to Mrs. Chen for preservation.
September 12th this year would have been the 70th birthday of "Gor Gor". As early as two years ago, many "Gor" fans have proposed to Mrs. Chan that they wanted to organize a commemorative event for his 70th birthday. In order to collect the ideas from "Gor" fans, Mrs. Chan invited them to share their opinions via email. The most popular wish was to be able to relive his stage style in Hong Kong, the place where "Gor Gor" grew up. In addition, there were many suggestions to build a memorial hall for Cheung Kwok Wing and erect a bronze statue. In order to realize the wishes of "Gor" fans, Mrs. Chan announced yesterday that a series of commemorative activities will be held to commemorate the 70th birthday of Cheung Kwok Wing. Mrs. Chan revealed that the long- awaited social enterprise project "FUN SPACE" is about to be launched. She especially thanked her friend William Chang Suk Ping for his help and personally designed the overall design, injecting a unique visual aesthetic into the project. "FUN SPACE" will be operated as a social enterprise. The "FUN CAFE" would continue the wish of "Gor Gor" to invite "Gor" fans for coffee, so that everyone can gather together to savor the coffee friendship of "Gor Gor". It will employ special education students from Hong Chi Association and special education graduates from Fortress Hill Methodist Secondary School to help them integrate into society and show their strengths. The "FUN EXHIBITION" will showcase Mrs. Chan's memories from her career over years in show business, including valuable collections related to "Gor Gor". The revenue from "FUN SPACE", after deducting operating expenses, will be used to fulfill the common wish of "Gor" fans - to build a long-term Cheung Kwok Wing memorial hall and erect a bronze statue for "Gor Gor".
As for yesterday outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, most of the flower cards presented by "Gor" fans were heart-shaped. There were also musical notes, guitars, butterflies and other shapes, which were infinitely creative; there were also foreign language words written on them, and many memorial phrases made of flower plaques, including "The wind continues to blow on the 23rd anniversary", "This love is tender without end", and "8401 longing does not stop".
In addition, singer Fiona Sit Hoi Kei also regards Cheung Kwok Wing as an idol. At a recent concert held in Zhejiang, she specifically covered Gor Gor's classic song "Me", which evoked memories of "Gor Gor's" singing voice during the singing process and a variety of emotions. On the other hand, in order to allow young audiences to appreciate Cheung Kwok Wing's contribution to Hong Kong cinema anew, the Hong Kong Film Archive will hold the premiere of the "Restored Gems" series at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Centre on April 26th, screening the 4K digitally restored version of THE KID (LAU SING YU, 1999).
Actress Joey Wong Cho Yin, who has collaborated with Cheung Kwok Wing in the movie A CHINESE GHOST STORY (SIN NUI YAU WAN), recently went to Stanley Park in Vancouver to commemorate Gor Gor. Looking at the commemorative bench fans have set up for Gor Gor, she recalled the past, "Although I haven't said anything to you, I am full of memories in my heart. " She also posted stills and group photos of the two, evoking countless memories online. In addition, Anita Yuen Wing Yee mourned Gor Gor for 23 consecutive years, sharing movie stills and roses and mentioned that Gor Gor taught her to be honest before his death, arousing everyone's love for Gor Gor. Cheung Kwok Wing's beloved Daffy Tong Hok Tak (Tong Tong) as usual posted a photo of him on social platform in memory of him, writing, "Love like yesterday". Many fans wished him well and good health.
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