Hong Kong – Heritage Museum’s “Miss You Much Leslie Exhibition” receives its 100,000th visitor (with photos)

     To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the passing of superstar Leslie Cheung, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum (HKHM) is staging “Miss You Much Leslie Exhibition”. The exhibition received overwhelming response from the local public and visitors since its opening on March 29 and it welcomed its 100,000th visitor today (April 30).

     To mark this extraordinary moment, the museum specially prepared a specially selected gifts – an exhibition poster with autographs of the three guest curators who are close friends of Leslie Cheung, namely Ms Florence Chan, Mr William Chang and Mr Wing Shya, and complimentary tickets for Hong Kong Film Archive’s film screening programme “Revisiting the Glory Days – The Legacy of Leslie and Anita” at Hong Kong Film Archive. The gifts are presented by the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Vincent Liu and Ms Chan. Ms Chan also donated two sets of Leslie Cheung 20th Anniversary special edition antique commemorative medals to the HKHM as museum collection.
      
     There is a total of 61 exhibits in the “Miss You Much Leslie Exhibition”. Precious exhibits on display include four concert costumes wore by Leslie Cheung, such as the red cloak and suit with stonework and the pair of red high heels in his “Live in Concert 97”, the outfit with white feathers and the pair of blue embellished jeans worn by him in his “Passion Tour” concert, and the meticulously crafted seashell culottes designed for him by a famous French designer. The exhibition also showcases some of his vinyl records, such as the vinyl record of “For Your Heart Only” (White Edition), the vinyl record of “Stand Up” (Purple Edition), cassette tape of “The Wind Continues to Blow”; music, movie and TV awards like the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Presentation – “Monica” and the Best Film Song of the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards – “Chase”, and the Best Album Award of the Four Channels Song Award – “Untitled”. Leslie Cheung’s photo album “Celebration”, photographed by Mr Shya and concert photos are also on display in the exhibition. The organiser extends special thanks to Mr Daffy Tong for sharing the personal collection of Leslie Cheung.
      
     With exceptional talent and a unique style, Leslie Cheung became one of Hong Kong’s timeless superstars. His music style was versatile and he starred in many movies. His huge range of music, film and TV works over the years established his status as an icon in the glory days of Cantopop and Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s and 1990s. His artistic achievements have transcended time and space. He has profound influence on local pop culture.

     The exhibition is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), organised by the HKHM and supported by Les FANmily. It will run until October 9 at the HKHM (1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin) with free admission, and is one of the pre-festival programmes of the Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival 2023. For details of the exhibition, please visit hk.heritage.museum/en_US/web/hm/exhibitions/data/exid276.html, or call 2180 8188 for enquiries.
           
     The first Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival organised by the LCSD aims to offer an array of programmes, from pop concerts and performances to thematic exhibitions, film screenings, outdoor and outreach activities, showcasing Hong Kong’s unique cultural creativity and vibrancy. For more information on other fascinating programmes of the Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival, please visit www.pcf.gov.hk/en.