Leslie Cheung morale booster

Great news for Leslie fans - a free online concert in memory of late singer and star Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing will premiere next week to provide positive energy for Hongkongers.

YouTube channel HiEggo said yesterday that the concert, "In Loving Memory of Leslie Cheung Online Concert 2021," will be held from 7.30pm to 8.30pm on April 1 and broadcast on the channel, as well as its Facebook page. A series of Cheung classics will be performed by Hong Kong singers Samuel Hui Koon-kit, Karen Mok Man-wai, Hacken Lee Hak-kan and Julian Cheung Chi-lam.

The Metro Vocal Group and Hong Kong Baptist University's Symphony Orchestra will also participate.

The concert's creative director, Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui, and director Patrick Siu Chiu-shun said the concert aspires to provide positive energy for Hongkongers amid the pandemic.

The concert is also expected to bring back memories of Cantonese pop classics through memorable songs and performances from Cheung.