I will do my part to turn home into a museum, says ex-actress

Betty Ting Pei agrees with those who say the two-storey house in Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong, where Bruce Lee spent his last years should be preserved.

The retired screen beauty broke her silence on the contentious issue in an exclusive interview with the Sunday Morning Post.

'This house has its value and it should be kept because he was such an important and unusual character,' said Ms Ting, who dated Lee for more than a year before his death in 1973. 'In fact, all the buildings that he spent time in and all the paths that he walked on should be preserved.

'Chinese people first earned international recognition because of Bruce. He has an important place in history.'

Ms Ting says she has been leading a quiet life since giving up her movie career in the 1980s. But the debate about Lee's legacy and proposals to turn the house into a museum complex have caught her attention.

'Bruce had a great impact on my life,' she said. 'I'm a responsible person and I'm willing to take up the responsibility. I hope to try my best to make some contribution.'