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Vivienne Chow

Hong Kong fans and the music industry mourned the death of Michael Jackson, crediting the late King of Pop's phenomenal musical influence with shaping the city's Canto-pop scene. 
Many local singers grieved over the death of their beloved idol.  Aaron Kwok Fu-shing,  whose dance moves and stage flair were said to have been deeply influenced by Jackson, was shocked and saddened, saying he could not accept the news. 
Pop star Sammi Cheng Sau-man  said she was devastated, describing Jackson as a  legend. 
Taiwanese singer-actor Richie Jen Hsien-chi  thanked Jackson for bringing great music and moonwalk dance steps to the world. 
Korean pop star Rain,  who was in Macau yesterday, expressed grief over the death of his idol, saying he was deeply influenced by Jackson's dance moves. 
RTHK DJ Alyson Hau said she had bought four GBP75 (HK$950) tickets to watch the This Is It comeback tour planned for March. 
'I've never seen MJ and everyone said you must see MJ once in your lifetime. But it's not happening any more. I'm too devastated.' 
Tearful fans were spotted at music shops. 
'I grew up listening to his music, basically. He's the best, I would say,' said Bin Qi, 39, who followed the artist's music and dance moves as a teenager on the mainland.
 'I wish I could see him in concert ... no one can reach his level ... he was the great influence of our generation,' Mrs Bin  said, as her daughter comforted her. 
Music lovers on the mainland seemed to take the news more calmly. A shopkeeper at FAB music store in Beijing's Oriental Plaza said about a dozen customers turned up for Jackson's albums in the morning. But only a few showed up for the albums later in the day.
Phoebe Chan, 29, was one of the handful of fans who visited the store. 
'Michael Jackson is the most amazing entertainer I can find on Earth so far,' she said.  'It is really sad whatever the cause of his death is. That is why I am shopping here right now, and I am amazed that they still have his cassettes. I am going to grab a few and bring them home.'
Xinhua  quoted a music critic as saying Jackson had limited influence on the mainland's pop music. 
'In the early 1980s, western pop music was far away from China, and there was no way for singers or music fans to become familiar with it,' Wang Xiaofeng said. 'And when rock  'n' roll showed up in China in the late 1980s, Chinese rock singers learned from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones or John Lennon, but not from Michael Jackson, because Jackson's style was too hard for beginners.' 
Additional reporting by June Deng



MJ credited with shaping Canto-pop