The home of Hong Kong film icon and martial arts master Bruce Lee will be turned into a memorial site, and could prove as big a draw as other global sites such as the Beatle’s Liverpool house and Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion in the US. Parts of the 5,700 square-foot, two-storey townhouse located in a leafy Kowloon suburb will be restored, including Lee’s study and training hall stacked with martial arts weaponry and other equipment of his discipline. It will also feature a library, martial arts centre and a cinema to fully commemorate Lee’s life and philosophy.

San Francisco-born Lee, who was raised and made his name in Hong Kong, died under mysterious circumstances in 1973 aged 32. He starred in such kung fu classics as Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon, and had previously helped usher in a golden age of Hong Kong film in the 1960s. Hong Kong’s Avenue of Stars, the Asian equivalent of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, features a bronze statue of the iconic actor.

Filmed in Hong Kong: Push
Hong Kong was the filming location for Push, an action-thriller movie set in the modern-day world of psychic espionage, just released in the UK. The movie features the city’s locations such as the impressive Tsing Ma Bridge (one of the longest span suspension bridges in the world), Wan Chai wet market (a traditional market where bargaining is the rule), and Nathan Road (noticeable for its high concentration of neon signs and billboards and numerous stores lining both its sides).

Starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning, two unique individuals with psychic abilities on the run from a clandestine US government agency, Push also includes an aerial shoot of Hong Kong, as well as views of Lau Fu Shan island, home to a 1600-year-old temple founded by the legendary Buddhist monk Pui To.