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Bruce Lee home to be tourist haven
A philanthropic bid by a Hong Kong tycoon to preserve the one-time residence of kung fu legend Bruce Lee and transform it into a major tourist attraction honouring the film icon was approved on Tuesday.
- Reuters
- Published: 23:58 January 6, 2009
Hong Kong: A philanthropic bid by a Hong Kong tycoon to preserve the one-time residence of kung fu legend Bruce Lee and transform it into a major tourist attraction honouring the film icon was approved on Tuesday.
The green light comes after a long struggle by fans to save the two-storey town house from an inglorious fate as a seedy love motel in Kowloon suburb.
The fate of Lee's last home had hung in the balance for years, until its owner, real estate and hotel tycoon Yu Pang-lin, made a surprise decision last year to donate it to the city where the martial arts master first shot to fame.
Museum
"Both sides have now reached a consensus to go ahead and essentially proceed with this good plan," Yu told reporters after a meeting with government officials.
"I'm 88 years old now and hope that while I'm still alive I'll be able to see this Bruce Lee museum completed," he added.
Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau said it will preserve the "original outlook of the building and its features."
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