The “Miss You Much · Leslie 70th Birthday · Exhibition” is currently on at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum from 9 September 2026 to 10 May 2027. The free exhibition features more than 300 rare items from private collections and the museum’s own holdings.
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is bringing back the legacies of the late Cantopop icon Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing to mark the 70th year since the legendary’s birth. Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and organized by the museum, the exhibition is curated by Cheung’s former manager Florence Chan Sock-fun, with major loans from his partner Daffy Tong Hok-tak and support from his fan organisation Les FANmily. The exhibits include vinyl records, film posters, awards, lyrics drafts and iconic costumes that are exhibited for the first time. Another major highlight of the exhibition would be the recreation of Cheung’s former residence, allowing visitors to step into the star’s personal life out of public’s vision.
“[The exhibition] will give a fuller picture of Gor-gor on and offstage, and hopes to share his warmth with the public,” said Chan, the guest curator for the exhibition, to South China Morning Post.
The exhibition traces Cheung’s remarkable career other than displaying the objects. In the 1980s, the golden age of Cantopop, Cheung produced a list of hit albums and concerts that later brought his fame across Asia, America and Europe. He was also one of the most recognized faces on the big screen back in the late 20th century. He delivered impressive performances in films such as A Better Tomorrow (1986), A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) and Rouge (1988). Six of Cheung’s films would also be screened at the museum during the exhibition.
Event Details
Exhibition period: 9/9/2026 – 10/5/2027
Venue: 1/F Thematic Gallery 5, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Admission: Free
For more information, please visit the Hong Kong Heritage Museum website.
Born in 1956, Cheung was known to generations of Hongkongers simply as “Gor-gor”, meaning big brother in Cantonese. He entered the entertainment industry in 1977 after finishing as first runner-up with Don McLean’s “American Pie” in the Hong Kong division of Rediffusion Television’s Asian Singing Contest.
He became well-known in 1983 with the album and title track The Wind Continues to Blow, followed by the upbeat single Monica that became a massive hit in the consecutive year. Later in 1989, at the climax of his singing career, Cheung announced his temporary retirement from the industry. After a series of farewell concerts, he migrated to Canada and returned to recording in 1995 with the highly successful album Beloved.
His suicide in 2003 at the age of 46 still remains unforgettably tragic in Hong Kong’s popular culture, yet his songs and films have continued to find new audiences, which gives rise to the “Post-Leslie” fans who discover his work decades later through the internet.
“Gor-gor has already passed away for so long, even long before I was born. But his influence and charisma would never decay, proving his significance to Hong Kong’s popular culture,” said Constance Wong, a 16-year-old Post-Leslie fan.