Top lyricists from three generations have been invited to write the words for a song paying tribute to the late James Wong Jim.
Cheng Kwok-kong, a leading lyric writer from the 1970s, Calvin Poon Yuen-leung, a prominent lyricist of the 1980s, and Lin Xi, who has dominated Canto-pop songwriting since the 1990s, were asked by Wong's music partner, composer Joseph Koo Ka-fai, to contribute lyrics for a song he is composing in memory of Wong.
Mr Koo, saddened by the loss of his long-term creative partner, said he would write the music for a song dedicated to his old friend.
He said he had been planning a 'Fai Wong' (glorious in Cantonese) concert with Wong for early next year, but since the 'Wong' was no longer there, he said it was meaningless to just have 'Fai'.
Mr Poon, a leading lyricist from the 1980s and a friend of Wong for more than 20 years, said he had been asked to contribute but did not have any details. 'I do not know how we are going to do it or what to write yet. I don't think we will know the exact plan until Mr Koo finishes composing the music,' he said.
Wong died of lung cancer early on Wednesday. It had been reported that he would be cremated, but no further details of the funeral arrangements were announced yesterday.