New Look Avenue Of Stars Gets Its Premiere

Hong Kong gets its first look at the revitalised Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui on Thursday, as the attraction reopens following almost four years of refurbishment.

The 500-metre walkway has been fenced off since October 2015, but reopens to the public on Thursday morning after a launch event for VIPs on Wednesday.

The tourist hotspot honours the city's film industry with statues of stars such as Bruce Lee and handprints from leading names in Hong Kong cinema.

Those handprints were previously on the floor, but are now raised up in railings. An extra 10 handprints have been installed to take the number to 117. Each of these handprints has a QR code for visitors to scan, so they can know more about their favourite artists.

Meanwhile new water features have been installed below the statues of Lee and Canto-pop queen Anita Mui.

Landscape architect James Corner, who worked on New York's famous High Line urban park, wdesigned the new-look avenue. He says the number of seats have been doubled and there're more shading than before.

The promenade between Salisbury Garden and Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade is managed by property giant New World Development.