Hong Kong ‘love hotel’ to become Bruce Lee memorial FEATURE 02/25/2010

Hong Kong ‘love hotel’ to become Bruce Lee memorial FEATURE 02/25/2010 HONG KONG — The rundown house at 41 Cumberland Road in Hong Kong’s quiet Kowloon Tong district might escape the notice of passers-by if it weren’t for a sign signalling that it is a “love hotel.” Rooms are offered for rent by the hour, with a discount rate of 205 Hong Kong dollars (25 US) buying amorous couples three hours in a tatty room off a narrow hallway decorated with a poster of a topless blonde. It is a far cry from when the building was the home of kung fu icon Bruce Lee in the years before his untimely death in 1973 at the age of 32..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100225com7.html

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