 Martial arts star Jackie Chan is expected to be honoured |
Nine Hong Kong film stars from the 1960s and 70s have given handprints for a new Hong Kong walk of fame. Stars including Jimmy Wong Yue, Ti Lung and Tso Tat-wah were the first to model their hands for the, Avenue of Stars, modelled on Hollywood's walk of fame.
Others stars picked by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association are movie maker Raymond Chow and the director Chor Yun.
The avenue will open next year and will originally feature over 70 handprints.
The first prints were taken Thursday.
While the Hong Kong Tourism Board, which is behind the initiative, has not released other names yet, they are expected to include martial arts star Jackie Chan, Bond actress Michelle Yeoh and director Wong Kar-wai.
The avenue, which has been sponsored by local businesses, is expected to cost some $HK40m (�3.2m), a tourism board spokesman said.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame, which inspired the Hong Kong walk and countless others around the world, has over 2,000 stars.
On Thursday it honoured Kevin Bacon, the star of Footloose.
Halle Berry and Welsh actor Sir Anthony Hopkins are due to be honoured in 2004.
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