She was inducted in 2007 but four years on, pioneering mainland-turned-Singaporean actress Gong Li remains absent from the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The 45-year-old Raise the Red Lantern star's continuing no-show on the waterfront tribute promenade has sparked rumours and criticism that it could be a symptom of Beijing's perceived annoyance that she switched citizenship.
Li - who was born in Shenyang , Liaoning province - became a Singapore citizen in 2008. The actress married Lion City tycoon Ooi Hoe Soeng in 1996.
Mainland internet users voiced fury at her decision. Commenting in a chat forum on popular portal Sohu. com, one said: 'All traitors will be nailed to history's mast of shame. We should resolutely reject any further contact with such people.'
Another said: 'Traitors like this don't even love their own country. These people were only fake countrymen of ours. Let them slink off to other countries and die.'
Speculation that political sensibilities are behind the no-show was raised in Hong Kong magazines and newspapers in recent weeks.