Avenue of Stars turns Hongkong cinema into a harbour walk
Published on 09/24/2026 at 10:45 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Avenue of Stars follows the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront beside Victoria Harbour, where Hongkong cinema is recorded in handprints, plaques and statues. The promenade opened in April 2004, and its film tributes share the setting with views towards Hong Kong Island.
Handprints along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront
The Avenue of Stars belongs to the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade in Kowloon. It forms a pedestrian route beside the harbour, with the shoreline, water and skyline remaining visible alongside the film references.
The walkway extends for about 400 m (1,312 ft). Its central visual detail is a series of celebrity handprints set into wooden handrails, turning a railing into an archive of Hongkong’s screen culture. More than 100 handprints represent actors, directors, producers and other figures connected with the local industry. more than 100 handprints include names such as Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Run Run Shaw.
From Hongkong film history to public sculpture
Avenue of Stars opened to the public on 28 April 2004, following an inauguration ceremony on 27 April. Its model was Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, but the names and imagery belong to Hongkong’s own film tradition.
The avenue includes tributes to Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Anita Mui and other major figures. Bruce Lee has the most recognisable sculpture: a bronze statue standing about 2 m (6.6 ft) tall. It was unveiled on 27 November 2005, the date that would have marked Lee’s sixty-fifth birthday. Bruce Lee’s bronze statue shows the martial-arts performer in a signature pose.
James Corner’s redesigned harbour promenade
The present layout dates from a redesign led by landscape architect James Corner and Field Operations, with international and local designers. The avenue reopened in 2019 after its surfaces, railings, planting and public artworks had been reworked.
The redesign places the handprints within the wooden railings and adds curved seating, planted areas and water features around selected statues. Anita Mui is represented by a sculpture, while a McDull figure introduces a character from Hongkong animation to the film-centred promenade. the wooden handrails carry the celebrity impressions along the harbour edge.
Visiting Avenue of Stars: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Avenue of Stars lies on the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade in Kowloon, beside Victoria Harbour and near the Hong Kong Museum of Art. The route continues along the waterfront towards Tsim Sha Tsui East.
- The site is a pedestrian promenade with a broad harbour-facing deck, wooden handrails, planted areas, public sculptures and sections extending over the water.
- The official languages of Hongkong are Chinese and English, and the currency is the Hong Kong dollar.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Where is Avenue of Stars?
Avenue of Stars is on the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade in Kowloon, beside Victoria Harbour. The waterfront setting faces Hong Kong Island.
What can visitors see there?
The promenade contains celebrity handprints, plaques, biographies, statues and film-related displays. Bruce Lee, Anita Mui, Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh are among the names represented.
What makes Avenue of Stars distinctive?
It combines a public harbour walk with a physical record of Hongkong cinema. Wooden railings carry more than 100 handprints, while bronze sculptures bring individual performers into the open waterfront setting.
