Leslie Cheung Memorial

Words and Photos: Yan Sham-Shackleton

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People look at Flowers for Leslie after his suicide

Leslie Cheung's Funeral -Outside parlour with Journalists

From the media I found out there was going to be a public gathering for fans to pay their last respects.

Leslie's Obituary

I didn't know what to expect.

I arrived early. And already the roads were closed, flowers were brought, and hundreds of people standing around.

There Were So Many Flowers, So Many Baskets -Lining The Way Around The Building..

Crying Fan Outside Leslie Cheung's funeral

When I got to the Park, There were a Hundred or So Fans, Dressed in Black, With White Arm Bands in the First Section. The Rest were Empty.

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It seemed it might turn into a small affair, except for the Journalists... I went off to take photos of the flowers..

Fans Wait to See Leslie For the Last Time in Rain

The First People Waiting to get into the Wake (I think they were the Leslie Cheung Fan Club Members..

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I didn't Know Where to Go, So I walked into the Funeral Palour. Rows of Journalists were Staking Out thier Places Behind A Barrier.The Security On the Steps Looked at Me, and Let Me in.

Halfway in the lobby, Where You Can Sign Your Condolences, A Staff Members Asks Me Who I am. She Seemed At Lost As to Why I was Standing There. As Was I..

"You're a Journalist?" She goes, "No." I reply. "You're Leslie's Friends?" I shake my head. "What are you doing here??" "I thought we could come in." "Who Said?" "The Papers. They said we could come today."

"Oh You're a FAN!" She sighed. "Yeah." "You Have to go over the road to the park on the other side. And Line up.."