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    We're at 815,808 posts now - who worries about clutter?

    This story even made the NYT:
    Enter the Museum: Bruce Lees Home Saved
    Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
    Published: January 6, 2009

    More than 35 years after the death of the martial-arts legend Bruce Lee, below, fans will once again be able to get their kicks from him following the approval of a plan to turn his Hong Kong home, above, into a tourist attraction, Reuters reported. In July Yu Panglin, a real estate tycoon and philanthropist, reversed his decision to sell Lee’s 5,600-square-foot town house in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong and instead donated it to that region’s government for use as a museum. On Tuesday, Hong Kong’s Commerce and Economic Development Bureau said it had agreed to preserve the “original outlook of the building and its features,” according to Reuters. Parts of the home, including Lee’s study and training hall, will be restored; Mr. Yu has said he wants to add a movie theater, a library and a martial-arts center.
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    somewhat related...

    more on nokia

    Nokia martial arts initiative gets people talking
    by Mike Davidson, Media Week 10-Feb-09, 16:30

    Challenge: Nokia's digital marketing team wanted to do something different to support the launch of the N96 mobile computer, the latest addition to Nokia's N Series.

    Client: Nokia
    Agency: 1000heads
    Lead planner: Mike Davidson

    Nokia joined forces with global word-of-mouth specialists 1000heads to create a conversational experience for the earliest trial bloggers and community members. The aim was to encourage exploration of the device's features in a collaborative and immersive manner.
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    Strategy

    The campaign had a martial arts theme, and 1000heads developed a six-week narrative supporting the theme. The agency engaged key voices across 10 countries, and each voice was delivered a black martial arts outfit and a Nokia N96 to initiate the challenge. In the following weeks, the agency sent out a series of handwritten ancient parchments detailing specific challenges and exploring the different features of the Nokia N96. The campaign encouraged further participation by offering each voice the chance to win more phones on successful completion of all challenges.

    Activity
    Over the six-week duration of the campaign, the experience connected participants in a unique way. The aim was to create a series not of "how tos" but "what ifs?" and the martial arts narrative helped to inspire unconventional, imaginative content. Challenges for participants included geotagging and live streaming using the N96 and other Nokia services, all taking place out and about in their neighbourhoods. The frequency of the challenges gave the conversation a greater longevity, rarely achieved from simple seeding initiatives.

    Results
    1000heads word-of-mouth tracking tools followed conversation across social media sites, analysing sentiment, reach and participation levels. The results demonstrated enhanced visibility for the product and other Nokia services. The tracking tools showed that 384 narrative-inspired conversations took place across 117 different social media venues. And all this was achieved with no media spend - it was a purely socially driven initiative.
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    Return of the Dragon?

    First there's Bruce Lee at the Superbowl, then Bruce Lee on Entertainment Tonight, and now he's on the cover of April 2009's Muscle and Fitness?

    Cung Le said he was in this issue too. I haven't been to the newsstands in a while. I'm overdue...
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    You know that Bruce isn't dead, right?
    He just had hair grafted to his body and changed his name to Chuck Norris.
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    Praise be my Lord my Rock,
    He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !

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    love motel

    I'm now getting confused on how many Bruce Lee homes are being restored...
    HK plans to restore late martial arts star Bruce Lee's building
    Owner and authorities decide to hold an open competition to renovate the property
    Associated Press

    The Hong Kong government will hold a design competition to restore a former home of late martial arts legend Bruce Lee that has fallen into disrepute.

    The two-story house where Lee lived in 1972-73 is currently used as a "love motel," where rooms are rented by the hour and people often carry on affairs. The owner has lobbied to convert it into a museum.

    The decision to hold an open competition came late Friday after a meeting between the owner and Hong Kong's commerce and economic development secretary. Both agreed that the best design would be used as the blueprint for restoring the property, the government said.

    "The competition would allow the incorporation of suitable design elements to maximize the use of space when restoring the property to its original appearance," a government spokesman said in a statement that did not elaborate on the timeframe or what the winner would get.

    Lee, who died in Hong Kong in 1973 at age 32 from swelling of the brain, was born in San Francisco but grew up in Hong Kong.

    His credits include "The Chinese Connection," "Enter the Dragon" and "Return of the Dragon."
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    Check out our latest e-zine article

    In Shannon Lee on HOW BRUCE LEE CHANGED THE WORLD, Shannon discusses her trip to the Hong Kong and Shunde Bruce Lee sites.
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    Nice to hear some progress is being made here

    those pesky secret gongfu sects...
    Thu, Jul 09, 2009 The New Paper
    Plans for Bruce Lee Museum get off the ground, finally
    By Gan Ling Kai

    ICONIC movie star Bruce Lee's home in Hong Kong will become a historical site.

    The two-storey mansion on Cumberland Road, which was converted into a love motel some time after the actor's death, was nearly sold last year to raise funds until one man and his team stepped in.

    That man is Hong Kong Bruce Lee Club president and chairman Wong Yiu Keung, 40, who runs a publishing company.

    He told The New Paper in a recent phone interview that the 460-sq-m property in Kowloon Tong was once a rendezvous point for lovers, something which raised the hackles of the late star's fans.

    Now the house he lived in till his death in July 1973 has been tentatively named the Bruce Lee Museum.

    Last year, businessman Yu Panglin, the owner of the property, wanted to sell it to raise funds for charity after the Sichuan earthquake.

    The government at that time had no interest in the building as it was deemed to have no architectural value. The mansion has had major alterations done over the years - a front verandah, for example, had been completely removed.

    But Mr Wong feels architectural value should not be the only criterion for conserving a building. 'The value lies in where Bruce Lee really spent time and that's a cultural heritage,' he said.

    'To prevent the house from being sold, we started an online petition and garnered more than 10,000 signatures to preserve this historical site.

    'Finally (in January this year), with us as the middleman, Mr Yu and the government began negotiating to turn the place into a museum.'

    Mr Yu had bought the house for just HK$850,000 ($160,000) in the 1960s and it is now worth around HK$100 million.

    Complex

    Plans are being made to expand the property to turn it into a museum complex with a cinema, library and martial arts centre.

    This is good news for fans all over the world, including former local TV action star Vincent Ng, 34.

    When contacted by The New Paper yesterday, the martial art instructor, who bagged three SEA Games wushu gold medals in 1993 and 1997, said: 'Bruce Lee is a wushu legend who propagated the Chinese martial art across the world. How did his home end up becoming a love motel in the first place?'

    Bruce, the high-kicking hero of films such as Big Boss and Fist Of Fury, is the first Asian actor to gain fame in the West. Current gongfu movie megastar Jackie Chan started his showbiz career as Bruce's stuntman.

    The US-born star's death at age 32 was the subject of much speculation. It is believed that reactions to medication led to his death.

    Last month, his name cropped up when action star David Carradine, 72, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. Entertainment news site Hollyscoop reported that his family believed a gongfu sect murdered him.

    US actor Frank Krueger, a martial arts practitioner, told Hollyscoop: 'One of the widely held theories about Bruce Lee's death was that he was killed by one of these groups for teaching martial arts secrets.'

    Additional reporting by Kwok Kar Peng
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    this article is old but i found it humerous

    http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/20...-in-hong-kong/


    THE PICTURE COMMENT SAYS ITS CURRENTLY A "LOVE MOTEL"
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    Genes too busy rocking the gang and scarfing down bags of cheetos while beating it to nacho ninjettes and laughing at the ridiculous posts on the kfforum. In a horse stance of course.

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    Lee made 46 kung fu movies?!?!

    Dang, I must have missed like 40 of them...
    Hong Kong to open Bruce Lee museum
    J.A. Media plans trilogy on kung fu master's life
    By CLIFFORD COONAN

    HONG KONG — Hong Kong is gearing up to honor a debt it owes to its most famous native son, Bruce Lee, who died 36 years ago this week, with the construction of a museum in his former house, that is currently serving as a love hotel that rents by the hour.

    Lee is synonymous with Hong Kong, and his success was crucial in kick-starting the success of the Hong Kong biz, but for years his contribution has been unmarked by an official museum in his home town, except for a statue on the waterfront. Lee's fans demonstrated last year in front of the statue on the harborfront, accusing the government of not paying proper homage to him.

    Now officials in the territory hope to redress this oversight with the launch of a design competition to build a Hong Kong museum for the kung fu master.

    "I hope I can personally witness and oversee the completion of the Bruce Lee museum in my lifetime," owner Yu Pang-lin, who is in his 80s, said at a press conference marking the anniversary of Lee's death. The museum is expected to include a kung fu studio, a film archive and a library.

    Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee, and a panel of architects and town planners will judge the design competition, and the winners will be announced in November or December.

    Other efforts to remember the martial arts king include a new trilogy about his life, called "Bruce Lee." Pic will start shooting in October this year and will be a joint production between his family and the J.A. Media group, local media reported.

    Producer Li Chen and director Manfred Wong said the first part of the three-parter would focus on his early life, and so far the only casting decision that had been made was that Tony Leung Ka-fai would play Lee's father.

    Initial investment in the movie will be 50 million yuan ($7.3 million) and the pic is scheduled for release on Nov. 27, 2010, the 70th anniversary of Bruce Lee's birth.

    Lee was born in November 1940 in San Francisco and raised in Hong Kong, before his father sent him back to the States after a brawl as a youngster. As well as his martial prowess, he was also a ballroom dancing champion.

    He is buried in Seattle's Lake View Cemetery next to his son, actor Brandon Lee, after spending some time attending the University of Washington where he taught martial arts.

    Lee made 46 kung fu movies, and his popularity around the world paved the way for stars like Jackie Chan and inspired filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino. But he could have been even bigger.

    Lee was just 32 years old when he died of a swelling in the brain in 1973, while starring and directing the movie "Game of Death" in Hong Kong, less than a month after the release of "Enter the Dragon," the definitive Bruce Lee movie which turned him into an international star.

    A museum would also draw a fair number of visitors from mainland China, where Bruce Lee is a national hero, as much for the way he embodied Chinese pride and nationalism in his movies.

    Many in mainland China missed him the first time around in the early 1970s because movies like "Enter the Dragon" and "Fists of Fury" were banned by Chairman Mao Zedong's closed Communist government as spiritual pollution and rightist sentimentality. A popular skein last year did much to help complete the picture on the mainland.

    The Hong Kong government has started collecting Lee's personal items and commissioned a documentary about the late actor and one about the construction of the museum, said secretary for commerce and economic development Rita Lau.

    Officials showed an eight-minute trailer for the biography produced by veteran Hong Kong director Ng See-yuen. It included interviews with "Mission: Impossible II" director John Woo; Lee's frequent collaborator producer, Raymond Chow; Ip Chun, the eldest son of his kung fu teacher, Ip Man; and actress Betty Ting Pei — in whose home Lee died — as well as footage of Lee's body in an open casket at his funeral.
    July 20, 2009, 1:18 pm
    Design Competition for Bruce Lee Museum
    By rachel lee harris

    Hong Kong officials announced on Monday a design competition to turn the martial arts king Bruce Lee’s home into a museum, The Associated Press reported. Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee, along with a panel of architects and town planners, are to serve as judges, with winners announced in November or December. According to a statement by Rita Lau, Hong Kong’s secretary for commerce and economic development, the government has also commissioned two films, a documentary of the building of the museum and a biography of Lee, who died in 1973. Yu Panglin, owner of the property, has offered $13,000 in prize money. In July Mr. Yu, a real estate tycoon and philanthropist, donated the 5,600-square-foot town house in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong to that region’s government for the purpose of turning it into a memorial for Lee.
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    Not quite Bruce's museum

    Madame Tussaud's wax museum. Click for ET vid.
    Bruce Lee Immortalized in Wax

    The late Bruce Lee's wax figure was recently unveiled at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, and the martial arts icon's daughter was on hand for the festivities.

    "It's really an honor to be here today to launch this figure," said Shannon Lee, who helped unveil her father's wax double. "I think it's really wonderful that they've included my father here in Madame Tussauds. … I feel really proud that he is getting that recognition."

    The 'Enter the Dragon' star, who died at the age of 32 in 1973, received the honor in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
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    Update on Shunde

    Some one from here must go to Shunde when they complete that statue, don't you think?
    A slower legacy for Bruce Lee in Chinese ancestral town
    James Pomfret
    SHUNDE, China
    Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:28am EDT

    SHUNDE, China (Reuters) - In the sleepy town of Xiacun in southern China, elders doze and children play along "little dragon" alley, which winds its way to the ancestral home of kung fu star Bruce Lee.

    The small, grey-brick courtyard house contains old photos of Lee on the walls, an altar, a musty bedroom and a wooden dummy used for martial arts training, but visitors are few and far between, and other efforts by the town's council to commemorate their most famous son are also off the tourist radar.

    While Lee is renowned the world over as a martial arts legend with a slew of action flicks to his name, back in his father's Chinese hometown, where many share the Lee name, his legacy remains low-key, even in 2010, the 70th anniversary of his birth.

    "We don't really think about it that much," said a young woman sitting on the threshold of a home next door.

    Local officials, however, have been trying to change that.

    Millions have been invested in a park filled with lakes and rare birds, and called Bruce Lee Paradise, that authorities in Shunde and nearby Foshan hope will become a major tourist draw.

    "Lee's image and reputation are becoming more and more familiar now in Foshan," said Chen Xian, the administration manager of Bruce Lee Paradise. "The Bruce Lee brand is something we've been trying actively to promote ... he's someone the Chinese people should be proud of."

    The motivation is part cultural, part commercial. But the park, nearly 90 minutes by car from Guangzhou along dusty highways, remains largely off the beaten tourist track.

    During a recent visit, a 12-meter (39 ft 4.4 in) high bronze statue of Lee remained half-finished and under scaffolding. A museum filled with Lee's weapons, books, posters and other memorabilia was virtually deserted.

    While Lee was been born and raised in San Francisco, later forging his movie career in Hong Kong, Lee's family originates from Shunde, one of several southern Chinese towns that were home to much of the Chinese diaspora that immigrated in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

    While popular overseas, restrictions on Western cultural imports during China's Cultural Revolution meant Lee was unknown inside China during his cinematic heyday in the late 60s and 70s.

    Chairman Mao Zedong, who launched the Cultural Revolution, is said to have been a fan, according to Chen of Bruce Lee paradise, who says Mao once requested a screen reel of Lee's hit film "Fist of Fury" for private viewing in Beijing.

    CULTURAL ICON, MOVIE STAR

    For some modern martial arts practitioners like Wang Hongxin, who is a master of nunchuka sticks, a martial arts weapon which Bruce Lee excelled at, the star continues to embody China's need to stand up to the West.

    "There are now a lot of kung fu masters. But in those days, foreigners really bullied the Chinese. And Bruce Lee back then, used his fists to survive abroad," said Wang, who runs the Guangdong Bison Wushu Club in a factory in the Pearl River Delta.

    Lee, who died in mysterious circumstances in 1973 aged 32, starred in kung fu classics such as "Fist of Fury," "Game of Death" and "Enter the Dragon.

    Revered both by martial arts adherents and movie buffs the world over for popularizing the kung fu cinematic genre, Lee also helped usher in a golden age of Hong Kong film in the 1960s.

    This year, the Hong Kong International Film Festival is planning a retrospective, while authorities in Hong Kong are planning to convert one of Lee's former residences, a motel, into a commemoration site and museum.

    "He's a part of Hong Kong," says Sam Ho, a film critic who works at Hong Kong's public film archive. "He helped the world know about Hong Kong cinema, though his films represent a small part of Hong Kong cinema."

    Several upcoming films will also touch upon the life of Bruce Lee, including "Ip Man 2," chronicling the life of his teacher, the grandmaster of the of the fluid "Wing Chun" martial arts style. Hong Kong arthouse director Wong Kar-wai also has a movie on Ip Man in the works.

    "Bruce Lee is already a standard. He's like Confucius ... he's part of our culture that we will embrace," Donnie Yen, who plays Ip Man in the movie, told Reuters.

    "He (Lee) never stopped progressing as a martial artist. He was in search of a higher level all the way till his death."
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    Who needs a museum?

    ...when you got an iPhone app?

    All Press Releases for May 24, 2010
    New Game Brings Bruce Lee’s Martial Arts to Apple® iPad®, IPHONE® & IPOD TOUCH®

    The new Bruce Lee martial arts fighting game, Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior, available from Apple's App Store is the first and only game at the Store to bear his name, and features motion captures from those who studied Lee's style, bringing a level of detail and 3D graphics never before seen in the genre.

    Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 24, 2010 -- Bruce Lee’s teachings and martial arts mastery are legendary. His spirit remains an inspiration to an untold number of people around the world. Now the powerful name of the icon comes to the iTunes®, App Store with Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior, developed for the iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch®. The game, which brings Bruce Lee’s history and legacy to life, is available worldwide for $4.99, and is the first and only fighting game in the iTunes®, App Store to bear his name.

    The input from those who best know Bruce Lee’s teachings was invaluable during the development of Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior
    The game is co-published and co-developed in partnership with Universal Partnerships & Licensing by two of the top mobile game companies in the industry, Indiagames and Digital Legends Entertainment. The Bruce Lee Estate contributed guidance and support through Bruce Lee Enterprises, the licensing company helmed by Bruce’s daughter, Shannon Lee.

    A masterpiece of the 3D martial arts genre, the game uses motion-capture technology and features players fighting in historical locations around the world in an attempt to become the Master of Martial Arts. Customizable fighting styles make Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior highly user-friendly and the game also boasts the most realistic fighting game environment possible on these devices. Loosely based on the events of Bruce Lee's career, the game honors the martial arts legacy left by one of its greatest masters. Players follow Lee's journey as he trains with a Kung Fu master, then fights in tournaments and later faces his worst enemies.

    There are many fighting games on the market, but Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior is the only one in the iTunes®, App Store with the Bruce Lee heritage, as well as the most authentic and realistic graphics and game play. Designed for casual players and hardcore gamers alike, it is easy to pick up and play, but more difficult to master. The game features motion capture from those who studied Lee's style, as well as facial animations, environmental animations and a custom soundtrack.

    The primary motion capture subject for Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior was Joaquin Marcelo, a student of Ted Wong, a board member of the Bruce Lee Foundation. Wong was a private pupil of Bruce Lee himself, and teaches the martial arts style and philosophy he learned from the master.

    “I was thrilled with how the game turned out,” said Shannon Lee. “It surpassed my highest expectations.”

    “The input from those who best know Bruce Lee’s teachings was invaluable during the development of Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior,” said Vishal Gondal, CEO of Indiagames. “Their mastery of Lee’s style of martial arts style has helped us make the most authentic game possible.”

    “Their mastery of Bruce Lee’s style and technique has enabled us to create the premier mobile game in the fighting genre," said Xavier Carrillo, CEO of Digital Legends. “Working on this international project from Barcelona, Mumbai and Los Angeles, has been tremendously gratifying, and we have taken full advantage of our previous experience on fighting games as well as our cutting-edge 3D technology."

    “This game highlights Bruce Lee’s everlasting impact on our culture,” said Calvin Lim, Director of Mobile Sales, Universal Partnerships & Licensing. “Capturing the essence of his spirit for these digital platforms will beget new generations of Bruce Lee fans.”

    Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior was designed specifically for the iPad®, iPod touch®, & iPhone®, but will also be available for play on other mobile phones.

    For more information on Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior, go to the following URLs:
    iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bruce...364676826?mt=8
    iPhone: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bruce...372377860?mt=8

    About Bruce Lee Enterprises
    Bruce Lee Enterprises owns, controls and licenses intellectual property related to Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.brucelee.com.

    About Indiagames
    Indiagames Ltd. is India's largest games company and a pioneer in mobile and online games. The company has established relationships with more than 80 telecom operators across 67 countries around the world, including Vodafone, Verizon, T mobile, AT&T, Hutch, Airtel and many more. Indiagames also has relationships with all major game publishers and media companies in the world, including EA, Disney, THQ, Atari, Universal, Fox, Warner brothers, Sony, MTV, 2K and others. Indiagames has developed and published mobile games such as Bioshock, Garfield, Flavor Of love, Godzilla, Bruce Lee, The Office, Scorpion King, Cricket 20-20, Movin Maze, and others. The company also runs the only subscription-based games on demand service for PC games across all major broadband operators in India. For more information on Indiagames, please visit http://www.indiagames.com.

    About DLE
    Digital Legends Entertainment (DLE) is Barcelona’s international games development studio, distinguished worldwide by award-winning 3D iPhone and smartphone games powered by in-house cutting-edge technology across native platforms.

    DLE origins in 2001 were on PC and console games, and since 2006 its exclusive focus is on mobile native platforms envisioning a convergence between mobile and handheld digital consumption and technologies. DLE has won nominations from 1up.com as “Best E3 Mobile Game” “Best Cell Game of the Year” for the fighting game “ONE” in 2005. Also has been winner of “Excellence in 3D” by International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) in 2008 for “ONE” sequel and includes other honours like “Best Gameplay” nominee by IMGA in 2009 for the music game “Dance Fabulous” and winner of the “People’s Choice Award” by IMGA in 2009 and 2010. Its B2B customers include major game Publishers, market leading OEM’s like Nokia and Samsung and also technology suppliers. For more information on Digital Legends Entertainment, please visit http://www.digital-legends.com.

    About Universal Partnerships & Licensing
    UP&L oversees Universal's consumer product licensing, film and home entertainment promotions, and all corporate alliances for Universal's theatrical, home entertainment, theme parks and stage productions. This dedicated division is also responsible for monetizing the Studio's vast library of films and characters through licensing, branding and marketing opportunities. UP&L is part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% owned by Vivendi.
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    Bruce looses to red tape

    Action disappoints Dragon's fans
    Mary Ma
    Thursday, July 22, 2010

    This year marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of kung fu superstar Bruce Lee.

    As a fan of the Hong Kong legend, I'm sad and disappointed - like millions of his admirers - that there's still no sight of a museum in the city where he rose to fame.

    We've been patient, but there's still only one statue of Hong Kong's most famous son in the Avenue of Stars.

    About two years ago, following a long struggle to save Lee's former home, the green light was finally given for the property to become a museum.

    Located at 41 Cumberland Road in Kowloon Tong, the 5,700-square-foot mansion was where Little Dragon spent the last years of his life, before his untimely death 37 years ago on Tuesday at age 32. The building had been converted into a love motel, with rooms rented by the hour, before billionaire Yu Pang-lin bought the property and later handed it over to the Hong Kong government to convert into a museum.

    Although no time frame was set, I'd have thought once those plans were put in place, it would take shape quickly and, in no time, Mr Fist of Fury would finally have his own museum here.

    But despite the generosity of philanthropist Yu's HK$100 million donation, and the government's efforts through a public contest to select a tailor-made design for the museum, the building remains off-limits to visitors. On any given day, it's become common to see scores of tourists snapping pictures just outside the locked premises.

    So, why the delay? In this case, I can hardly blame red tape or government bureaucracy. The holdup is procedural wrangling, as the land donation has yet to be processed since Yu wanted to preserve the two-story structure.

    Under a recommended plan, the museum would include an exhibition hall, video room, kung fu room, library and souvenir shop. The master plan calls for building a basement, designated to be Yu's charity fund office.

    All this posed no problem until a suggestion was made that the basement should be three floors, which would have to be built underground since the two-story building must be preserved.

    This poses more than a headache for the authorities, since buildings in Kowloon Tong usually only have one underground floor, mainly for parking and air-conditioning facilities.

    So if one wants to build three underground floors, it requires approval from the Town Planning Board. Besides this, problems such as whether the construction will affect the structures of nearby buildings, the environment, and traffic must also be carefully addressed.

    According to the plan that won the design contest, it was recommended to build one floor underground. So why insist on the "three-floor" concept?

    In fact, the government also reckoned that using the basement as a private office posed a problem. For while it is for charitable purposes, the money would come from taxpayers - setting a bad precedent.

    We can only hope both Yu and the government can cooperate despite the constraints, and use their imagination to make the museum possible.

    Otherwise, Lee fans will be highly disappointed.
    Wonder if it would be cheaper to buy the neighboring building and convert it instead of digging an underground level. Then again, real estate in HK is very expensive.
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    Right here in Oakland!

    Last updated 08/31/2010 at 12:54 p.m. PDT
    Oakland May Honor Bruce Lee's Local History
    City lacks a clear process for recognizing cultural heritage sites
    By Alex Gronke, Oakbook on August 31, 2010 - 12:54 p.m. PDT

    It’s a Toyota dealership now. But 45 years ago, 4175 Broadway was the site of a kung fu showdown that changed martial arts forever. Bruce Lee, a 24-year-old dropout from the University of Washington, had recently landed in North Oakland, where he opened a martial arts studio not far from Oakland Technical High School. The school quickly attracted students. It also made enemies. The Bay Area’s martial arts establishment vilified Lee for accepting non-Chinese pupils.

    The beef came to blows when Wong Jack Man crossed the bay from San Francisco to fight in a pre-arranged match with Lee’s livelihood at stake. If Lee lost the bout, he’d have to close the studio. Depending on whose account you believe, Lee either won the fight, or it ended in a draw. But it was because of his experiences during this duel that Lee later developed the fighting style that would make him a worldwide legend, the style of no style.

    Bruce Lee’s years in Oakland have been well-documented. A few years ago, Oaklandish produced this mini-doc featuring an interview with Lee’s widow talking about the famous showdown. But now Mayor Ron Dellums wants to give Lee’s Oakland interlude some official recognition from City Hall. The mayor (himself an avid martial artist) wanted a plaque placed on the site of the old studio in time for a martial arts tournament he hoped Oakland would host later this year. The tournament is off, but the Landmark Advisory Commission is still considering making 4175 Broadway one of the city’s cultural heritage sites.

    The discussion is more significant than a piece of brass on the wall of a car dealership. Finding the best way for the city to acknowledge Bruce Lee’s time in Oakland would provide a sorely needed precedent for recognizing other cultural contributions made in Oakland, said Dan Schulman, a member of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board. From events as significant as the drafting of the Black Panthers’ 10-Point Program in North Oakland in 1966 to less-weighty moments like the invention of the Mai Tai at Trader Vic’s at 65th Street and San Pablo Avenue three decades earlier, Oakland needs a method to officially recognize its past. “Right now, it’s not really clear what the process is,” Schulman said.

    The process for granting landmark status is clear when its comes to a particular building. Did someone famous live or work in the building? Did a well-known architect design it? Is the structure a representative example of a particular style? These are relatively straightforward questions. The line of inquiry is murkier when talking about something as nebulous as a style of martial art or a ****tail, especially in a process as politically fraught as official city recognition. Bruce Lee, the Black Panthers, even the Mai Tai aren’t likely to be controversial discussions. But one person’s landmark could elicit a shrug, or worse, from someone else. What would happen, for example, if Tom Cruise wanted to put a plaque on the spot in Oak Knoll Naval Hospital where L. Ron Hubbard first began to dream of Scientology?

    The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board will discuss 4175 Broadway at its meeting on Sept. 14.
    Shoot, that meeting is tomorrow. I don't think I can make it.


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    I meant S.F.

    I discussed the Oakland project with one of the reps. It's on hold. Meanwhile, there's a high-end event planned in S.F. in honor of Bruce Lee's 70th. There's a $1000 a plate banquet with the family and some other assorted events.

    Family of martial arts legend Bruce Lee pick Scot to demonstrate skills at memorial
    Oct 11 2010 Exclusive by Donna Watson

    BRUCE Lee's family have chosen a Scotsman to demonstrate martial arts at a memorial celebration.

    Tommy Carruthers will fly to California next month to perform Jeet Kune Do - the martial art which Lee spent his life developing.

    The 51-year-old said: "It is a great honour to be the only person giving a demonstration of Bruce's art at this event.

    "It is more special because I have been chosen by his family."

    The San Francisco exhibition is being held to celebrate what would have been kung fu legend Lee's 70th birthday.

    It will be attended by family, friends and students of the Enter The Dragon star, who died in 1973, aged 32.

    Tommy added: "For a guy from Glasgow to be doing Bruce's martial art in front of his wife Linda, his daughter Shannon and his students is wonderful.

    "Bruce has been my inspiration, so it is a dream come true for me."

    Tommy, of Baillieston, runs a martial arts school in Glasgow.

    He also gives seminars in countries including Italy, Ukraine, Greece and China.

    He said: "A lot of people find it funny that a guy from Scotland flies to China to teach them Bruce Lee's martial art."
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