Jackie's antiques go to Shanghai
Jackie Chan has donated one house in his collection of antique Chinese homes to the Shanghai government for what will probably be the world's first Jackie Chan museum.
Work on the museum began last July and it will probably open this year if 'we cannot get things worked out in Hong Kong', said Mr Solon So, president and CEO of Chan's company, JC Group, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday.
Mr So said Chan's camp met Hong Kong tourism officials last Friday and the actor had proposed a site in Hong Kong to house the wooden houses.
'If possible, we should have a Jackie Chan museum here in Hong Kong because he was born here,' he added.
It was hoped that another such museum would eventually be built in Beijing, the Post said.
Chan had earlier spoken of his years of trying to plead for land in Hong Kong to display the houses. He said Singapore agreed to accept the houses just 10 days after he approached the government.
Chan's seven houses, stored in pieces in a warehouse in Hong Kong, date from the Ming and Qing dynasties and are thought to be worth over $100 million.
Hong Kong Tourism Board chairman James Tien told the Post that if the government could come to terms with Chan, Hong Kong could have up to five of the nine items in Chan's collection, which also feature a pavilion and a stage.
He said the actor had agreed to donate three or four of the houses to Singapore.
Chan reportedly said last week he will donate his costumes and props to Singapore and a Jackie Chan museum will appear there.
Work on the museum began last July and it will probably open this year if 'we cannot get things worked out in Hong Kong', said Mr Solon So, president and CEO of Chan's company, JC Group, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday.
Mr So said Chan's camp met Hong Kong tourism officials last Friday and the actor had proposed a site in Hong Kong to house the wooden houses.
'If possible, we should have a Jackie Chan museum here in Hong Kong because he was born here,' he added.
It was hoped that another such museum would eventually be built in Beijing, the Post said.
Chan had earlier spoken of his years of trying to plead for land in Hong Kong to display the houses. He said Singapore agreed to accept the houses just 10 days after he approached the government.
Chan's seven houses, stored in pieces in a warehouse in Hong Kong, date from the Ming and Qing dynasties and are thought to be worth over $100 million.
Hong Kong Tourism Board chairman James Tien told the Post that if the government could come to terms with Chan, Hong Kong could have up to five of the nine items in Chan's collection, which also feature a pavilion and a stage.
He said the actor had agreed to donate three or four of the houses to Singapore.
Chan reportedly said last week he will donate his costumes and props to Singapore and a Jackie Chan museum will appear there.
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