Coco Lee’s sister urges Hong Kong to officially recognise singer’s contributions to music as colleagues and childhood friends recall her talent, kindness
- Older sister Nancy Lee says government should give singer place on Avenue of Stars as memorial services are planned
- Childhood friend Lily Pang says Lee was emotionally stable when they met for dinner night before suicide attempt
Hong Kong should give official recognition to the late singer Coco Lee for her contribution to promoting the city’s music on a global stage, her family has told the Post, as colleagues and childhood friends recalled her talent, professionalism and kindness.
Lee, who was 48, died in hospital on Wednesday after attempting suicide on Sunday following a long battle with depression, her sisters said. News of her death was reported by media around the world and stunned fans, who vowed to fly to the city next month to attend a memorial service.
Her older sister Nancy Lee said the government should give the singer a place on the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong’s version of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, designed to celebrate some of the most famous Asian artists of the last century who called the city home.
“She grew up here, she ended her life here, she’s a local-bred person,” she said. “If fans come to Hong Kong, they have nothing to remember her by. It is so sad we have to wait until she ends her life to qualify her, that’s quite upsetting.
“I don’t know if it can happen, but I do think this is something Hong Kong should do for her. It would be a shame if she is not part of it.”
Her husband, Canadian billionaire Bruce Rockowitz, said Lee was a “beautiful person inside and out” and who was “warm and kind” in an obituary published on Thursday.