Family, friends and fans of Anita Mui Yim-fong will commemorate tomorrow's first anniversary of her death with a concert tonight to raise money for a museum dedicated to the late Canto-pop diva.
The memorial concert, organised by Mui's mother Tam Mei-kam and brother Peter Mui Kai-ming, will be held in Hall 3 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Mr Mui said his sister's proteges, including Andy Hui Chi-on and Denise Ho Wan-sze, had promised to perform some of her classics. Friends including Andy Lau Tak-wah, Hacken Lee and Miriam Yeung Chin-wah are scheduled to attend but not perform.
'We will also play some old footage we borrowed from TVB,' Mr Mui said. 'There will be an eight-piece band standing by so the singers can decide what they want to sing when they arrive.' Mr Mui said 8,000 free tickets had been given away since the concert was announced last Thursday.
An 80-page memorial booklet will be available for $80 at the concert hall, and will be sold at newsstands from New Year's Day. Other souvenirs such as posters and a watch with a picture of the late singer on its face will be sold as well.
Mr Mui said all the proceeds would go towards the planned Anita Mui memorial museum. Donations were also welcome, he said.