Famous people who grew up or lived in Hong Kong
3 notable people grew up or lived in Hong Kong. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
Bruce Lee1941–1959
📍 218 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
I was born in San Francisco in 1940, while my father, the Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-chuen, was on tour in America, and when I was a few months old we returned to Hong Kong. We lived in a…
Jackie Chan1954–1961
📍 Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-sang on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong in April 1954. His parents, Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, were refugees from the Chinese Civil War, and they found work at the…
Michael Hutchence1964–1972
📍 Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
From the age of four I grew up in Hong Kong, where my father had gone into business — a swirl of neon, harbour ferries, markets and noise utterly unlike anywhere in Australia. For a small…