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Hong Kong’s beloved Anita Mui died 18 years ago, but her spirit lives on in the city and among her fans. Her rags-to-riches story is told in the recently released biopic Anita.
- Anita Mui, one of Hong Kong’s most revered stars and who died in December 2003, would have turned 60 on October 10 this year
- We recall her childhood and her family life, and how, after her death, her mother contested her daughter’s will in court and asserted rights to her estate
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