Remembering Big Brother on his birthday

Fans took photos, laid tributes and bouquets of flowers beside the wax figure of the late Canto-pop star and film icon Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing at Madame Tussauds yesterday to mark what would have been his 50th birthday. The sculpture of the Hong Kong-born star, affectionately known as Gor Gor (Big Brother), was unveiled at the museum on April 1, 2004, the first anniversary of his death. Cheung, who died at age 46 and had battled depression, leapt to his death from the Mandarin Oriental hotel, leaving a suicide note. His screen hits included Farewell My Concubine and A Better Tomorrow. His songs included The Wind Continues to Blow.