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Fans tie Leslie Cheung's death anniversary with Hong Kong history

Hundreds choose to retrace the footsteps of "Gor Gor", an affectionate nickname meaning "older brother" in Cantonese, by visiting the places where he shot music videos and movie scenes, such as the pop song Stand Up and the film Days of Being Wild.

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Miss you much: Fans lay flowers and photos of late Canto-pop star Leslie Cheung outside the Mandarin Oriental in Central. Photo: Felix Wong

Thousands of fans were moved to mark the 10th anniversary of actor-singer Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing's death at exhibitions, concerts and a candlelight vigil in the city yesterday.

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Hundreds choose to retrace the footsteps of "Gor Gor", an affectionate nickname meaning "older brother" in Cantonese, by visiting the places where he shot music videos and movie scenes, such as the pop song and the film .

The sites included the old legislative council building, a herbal tea shop in Hollywood Street, and Pound Lane, where the government wants to build an escalator.

Photos, videos and songs of the late gay icon were played and displayed at each site, and a brief talk was given about the historical locations.

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The tour started at 2pm at the Mandarin Oriental in Central, where Cheung jumped to his death at the age of 46. Dozens of wreaths and bouquets from around the world were laid outside the hotel yesterday.

"We don't want Gor Gor [or historical buildings] to become a collective memory, we want him to still be alive today," said Leslie Chan Ka-long, chairman of Our Bus Terminal, which organised the tour with fellow conservation body Western Concern Group.

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