Timeless Leslie Encounter

EVENT DESCRIPTION

To commemorate 20 years of legacy of iconic pop star Leslie Cheung, Olympian City is organising the “Timeless Leslie Encounter” event from 23 March to 2 April 2023, which narrate 20 stories of encounter with “Gor Gor” to help keep his legacy alive. The highlight will be a sharing session on 31 March 2023, during which good friends, collaborators and fans of Leslie Cheung will share their stories of meeting and interacting with the star, and singer Mike Tsang will perform Cheung’s classic song.

Throughout the event period, a 430-inch TV display 20 video clips and a large-scale digital mosaic comprising 3,000 photos related to Leslie Cheung taken by fans. Meanwhile, a neon light wall showcase memorable films and songs chosen by fans, and a self-playing grand piano is looping eight songs. Piano players may even get to pay tribute to the legendary singer-actor upon prior registration.

To further engage the public, they are invited to participate in the creation of a physical Leslie Cheung mosaic. To take part, they simply need to donate HK$20 to Children’s Cancer Foundation or use S⁺ REWARDS loyalty points, and they will receive a commemorative photo as souvenir afterwards. Shoppers can also redeem a set of four iron-on embroidered patches, whose designs are inspired by three songs and the event theme “Timeless Leslie”.

Exhibition of memorabilia including “Leslie Cup”

What was Gor Gor like in person? To answer this question, his close friends, collaborators and fans from both Hong Kong and overseas have been invited to share their encounters with the star and showcase memorabilia in their collections.

One of the objects to be exhibited is the trophy of “Leslie Cup”, a mahjong competition organised by Leslie Cheung in 1993, in which host and DJ Suzie Wong was the winner. In 2021, Wong organised another competition in memory of Cheung and the trophy was awarded to a fan of the singer-actor. 

Among the tales to be shared is a kiss given by a die-hard fan to Leslie Cheung at the latter’s birthday party back in the 1980s, which is captured on camera. Another fan got the chance to take wedding photos with her idol in Kowloon Tong as the prize she won in a TV programme. These out-of-the-ordinary encounters were proof of Leslie Cheung’s love for his fans.

Leslie Cheung was not only a local legend, but he was also popular in other parts of the world, especially in Asia, as reflected by the many books released by Korean and Japanese publishers on the Hong Kong star. A super fan from Japan joined a tour in the 1990s to visit the settings of films featuring Leslie Cheung and shook the hand of her idol during a meet-and-greet. The fan, who is an illustrator, later did many drawings of Cheung’s film characters. Meanwhile, a fan from Korea will be taking part in the “Timeless Leslie Encounter” sharing session on 31 March 2023 and explaining how she began to collect Korean publications featuring the pop star in the 1980s and 1990s.

On designated dates, long-time Leslie fans will read out-of-print publications and other collections with the public and share their own stories about Leslie Cheung. Interested parties can visit Olympian City’s Facebook page for registration details.

“Encounter with Gor Gor” photo submission & Leslie Cheung mosaic

Olympian City invited members of the public to submit their photos with Leslie Cheung as well as photos of his albums, film/concert tickets and other memorabilia under the theme “Encounter with Gor Gor”. The mall has received  3,000 images to create a large-scale mosaic, which is displayed on a 430-inch TV at Olympian City.

The giant TV screen will also be playing 20 video clips featuring Leslie Cheung, including singing competitions, interviews, award receptions and music videos, so that fans can experience the charm of Gor Gor on the stage again.

Sharing session with Alan Chan, Chris Choi & Mike Tsang

On 31 March 2023, two friends and collaborators of Leslie Cheung, designer Alan Chan and choreographer Chris Choi, together with fans from different parts of the world, will share their stories of meeting/working with Cheung with the public at Olympian City. Award-winning millennial singer Mike Tsang will also perform Cheung’s classic song on that day.

Classics on a neon light wall

The event venue includes a neon light wall showcasing songs and films considered to be the most iconic based on voting by fans worldwide. The songs include “風繼續吹Wind Blows On”, “MONICA”, “追Chase” and “為妳鍾情 For Your Heart Only”, and the films include Days of Being Wild, Farewell My Concubine, and A Better Tomorrow. The neon light wall, reminiscent of Hong Kong culture, is designed based on the infinity sign “∞” to symbolise the everlasting quality of Leslie Cheung’s works.

A new encounter with Leslie Cheung on stage

During the event period, a self-playing grand piano at the Central Atrium of Olympian City 2 will be looping various classics by Leslie Cheung, such as “追Chase”, “風繼續吹Wind Blows On” and “共同渡過Enduring Together”. Meanwhile, various live piano and music performances will be staged at weekends. Members of the public are welcome to sign up via Olympian City’s Facebook page or this link bit.ly/3Fsc2gn if they want to perform the piano in memory of Leslie Cheung.

“Print n’ stick” Leslie Cheung mosaic

By donating HK$20 or using S⁺ REWARDS loyalty points, the public can participate in the “print n’ stick” activity and contribute to the making of a large-scale Leslie Cheung mosaic, and receive a 4R photo as souvenir. All the donations received will be given to Children’s Cancer Foundation.