Avenue of Stars and the Hong Kong skyline across Victoria Harbour

Avenue of Stars stretches along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hongkong, facing the high-rise skyline across Victoria Harbour and celebrating the city’s film industry in the open air.

A waterfront promenade turned into a film hall of fame

Avenue of Stars is a waterside promenade on the southern edge of Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, laid out along the harbour between cultural buildings and hotels.

The walkway was opened as a dedicated tribute to Hong Kong cinema in April 2004, modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and established as an entertainment hall of fame for actors, directors and other figures from the local industry.opened in April 2004 In its present form the promenade runs for about 400 m (1,312 ft) along the edge of Victoria Harbour, with a broad deck that carries visitors over the water and presents a clear view across to Hong Kong Island.400-metre wide pedestrian walkway

Handprints, statues and names from Hong Kong cinema

Avenue of Stars honours figures from Hong Kong’s film world with plaques set into the surface of the promenade and handprints mounted along the balustrade, each carrying the name and autograph of a performer or filmmaker associated with the industry.entertainment hall of fame English and Chinese inscriptions appear side by side on many of these markers, reflecting the bilingual character of cinema in the territory.

Among the most recognised features is the bronze statue of Bruce Lee, cast to a height of about 2 m (6.6 ft) and unveiled on 27 November 2005 to coincide with what would have been his sixty-fifth birthday.two-metre-tall bronze statue of Lee The figure stands in a dynamic martial arts pose chosen through an online poll, and has become a focal point for photographs and for visitors interested in Bruce Lee’s contribution to Hong Kong and Chinese cinema.bronze statue of Bruce Lee

Victoria Harbour as a constant backdrop

The promenade’s position on the edge of Victoria Harbour gives Avenue of Stars a double identity: it is both a gallery of film names and a viewing platform over one of the most recognisable urban skylines in East Asia.views of Victoria Harbour The deck is carried partly on a bridge structure projecting over the water, so that visitors can stand with the harbour immediately below and the skyscrapers of Hong Kong Island rising opposite.bridge directly over the waters of the bay

Landscape architect James Corner led a major redesign of Avenue of Stars for its reopening in 2019, working with international and local designers to reshape the balustrades, seating and planting along the route.redesigned by renowned landscape architect James Corner The updated layout introduces curved benches facing the harbour, small gardens integrated into the deck and new positions for statues and handprints, so that the film tributes sit within a continuous public space rather than a fenced-off attraction.

Visiting Avenue of Stars: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Avenue of Stars runs along the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade on the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour, a short walk from both Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR stations.
• The promenade is level and surfaced for walking along its length, with steps and ramps linking it to adjoining streets and plazas on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.
• Star Ferry services across Victoria Harbour dock at Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier near the western end of Avenue of Stars, and buses serve nearby stops at the cultural venues along the shore.
• The official language is Chinese 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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Frequently asked questions about Avenue of Stars

Where is Avenue of Stars in Hongkong?

Avenue of Stars is on the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade in Kowloon, along the northern shore of Victoria Harbour opposite the skyscrapers of Hong Kong Island.

What can visitors expect when walking Avenue of Stars?

Visitors walk a harbourfront deck lined with plaques, handprints and statues related to Hong Kong cinema, set against uninterrupted views across the water and skyline.

What makes Avenue of Stars distinctive among Hongkong’s promenades?

Avenue of Stars combines an outdoor film hall of fame with a bridge-like waterfront platform, so that tributes to screen figures share space with the harbour panorama.