Action-packed tribute to Bruce Lee on 50th anniversary of death

Some 30 primary pupils will get to know the kung-fu legend Bruce Lee in a five-day day camp at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum from July 18 to 22, while members of the public can visit a special exhibition at the museum from today and enjoy free film screening on July 22, as this year marks the 50 anniversary of Lee's death.

The "Camp Bruce Lee," presented by Hong Kong Heritage Museum and Bruce Lee Foundation, is Asia's first camp since its debut in 2018 in the United States by the Foundation.

Bruce Lee (1940-1973), born in the US and educated in Hong Kong and America, was a martial artist and actor who introduced Chinese kung-fu to the West through television and film.

To commemorate Lee's 50-year legacy, the two institutions include 30 primary 4-6 students in the camp program, which lasts for five days with activities starting from 10am to 1pm every day.

The participants will join various workshops covering storytelling, Chinese tea ceremony, sand art, and Jeet Kune Do, to be immersed in Lee's philosophy of film, martial art and his renowned saying "Be Water, My Friend." Students will also have a chance to meet online with Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's daughter, to learn more about the film star through his family.

The attendees can each get a commemorative T-shirt and nunchaku which are exclusive to the camp.

"We hope the students can learn self-confidence from Bruce Lee, and how he overcame all the difficulties, and apply them to their future lives," said the director of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Brian Lam Kwok-fai.

The public can get free admission to a pop-up display named Bruce Lee: a Timeless Classic, showcased at the museum from today until January 1, 2024.

This special expo focuses more on Lee's impact on Hong Kong's pop culture, compared with another exhibition, A Man Beyond the Ordinary: Bruce Lee, which hasbeen opend since 2021 displaying some 400 items with large-scale multimedia and interactive programs showing how Lee became the legend.

"A Timeless Classic presents publications, commemorative stamps, photo albums, calendar cards, and action figures of Bruce Lee, showing how Lee has influenced the pop culture in Hong Kong," Lam said.

The film The Kid (1950) will be screened on July 22 in the museum with a post-screening talk series from 2pm to 5pm. Three hundred audience members can join for free to enjoy the movie, which was Lee's debut performance of his acting career.