Avenue of Stars Hand Imprint Ceremony
January 5, 2004, Hong Kong

The Avenue of Stars, modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It honours selected Hong Kong film professionals through a display of their hand imprints and signatures. The avenue was opened to the general public on 28th of April 2004. It originally featured over 70 handprints from stars picked by Hong Kong Film Awards Association. It is now a tourist attraction in Hong Kong.


On January 5th, 2004, Michelle, together with director John Woo and actress Yu So-Chow (a.k.a Yu Suqiu), attended the Hand Imprint Ceremony for the Avenue of Stars.

It was an emotional moment since Anita Mui, a sister-like friend of Michelle's, who just passed away a week before the ceremony, was supposed to be one of the honorees as well and she had already accepted the invitation. When Anita's name was mentioned, Michelle lowered her head and quickly put her sun glasses on. Still, she was wiping her tears and even had to leave the stage for a short time...

Video: Avenue of Stars Hand Imprint Ceremony (WindowsMedia, 2:30, 5.7MB. in Cantonese w/chinese subtitles)

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Michelle, John Woo, and Yu So-Chow at the Hand Imprint Ceremony

Michelle at the press conference		casting handprints	chatting with Yu So-Chow, who's renowned for her swordswoman roles in 50s and 60s

Missing Anita...

Michelle's handprints at Hong Kong's "Avenue of Stars".


(Photos from "TOM", "Sina", "Dayoo", "CNS" and "Wenwei")


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