A weeklong festival will be held to celebrate the unveiling of a statue of Bruce Lee on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars.
Lee's brother Robert Lee will preside over the Nov. 27 ceremony, Wong Yiu-keung, chairman of the Hong Kong-based Bruce Lee Club, said Monday.
The 6-foot-6-inch statue will feature the martial arts star with his torso bared and his hands spread in a fighting stance. The pose was selected in an online poll of Lee's fans.
Lee died of cerebral edema — swelling of the brain — on July 20, 1973. He was 32. His films include 1973's "Enter the Dragon," released after his death, and "Fists of Fury."
The Nov. 25-Dec. 1 festival, backed by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, also will include a fan gathering, tours of Lee-related sites and free showings of his movies at the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong's equivalent of Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Wong said.
Lee would have been 65 on Nov. 27. |
