In Hong Kong, exhibitions and tributes mark Bruce Lee's 50th death anniversary

Pedestrians walk past a poster for the Bruce Lee exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong businessman W. Wong still remembers the day in 1972 when he first heard neighbourhood kids rave about a figure who seemed larger than life: Bruce Lee.

Lee, a consummate martial artist whose films spawned a kung fu craze around the world, was one of the first Asian men to achieve Hollywood superstardom before his death at 32.