‘Gone too soon’: Family, friends and fans gather to remember pop diva Coco Lee

Her death on July 5 drew an outpouring of tributes from A-list celebrities in the city and fans at home and abroad. One fan told the Post people had come from as far as Xinjiang in western mainland China for a chance to see their idol for the last time.

Mr Ken Lam, a 46-year-old Hong Kong resident working in the travel industry, has just joined the queue. “I am not a huge fan, compared with other people in the queue.A portrait of Lee inside the venue.The first members of the public enter the funeral home to pay their respects to Lee, 40 minutes later than scheduled.South China Morning PostStaff at the event confirmed that all family and friends have now departed the funeral home.

Guests are leaving the funeral home as the private ceremony ends, many in tears and all wearing a badge with “Coco” written inside a love heart.The private memorial service has ended, with attendees observing five seconds of silence following the ceremony. Funeral home staff have been working tirelessly all day, carrying large flower arrangements into the building.FANS DETERMINED DESPITE WEATHER

“To be honest, this seems surreal, I expect her to call me and say that it is all false and that she is OK, and to plan when we will meet up the next time to catch up,” she says through tears. “We will forever remember the pop diva of a generation, Coco Lee,” says a sign above a portrait of the singer.Fans inside the Java Road Playground, directly opposite the funeral home, are sitting in silence watching the ceremony.

“My sister would often say this in her concerts: you could have chosen to go anywhere, but today you chose to come here [and] be with me, for that, I thank all of you,” she says.According to a statement from the organisers, nine people will deliver eulogies at the private service. Hong Kong’s Cantopop king Andy Lau Tak-wah says: “Because of your power and kindness, I think the world will be a better place, I miss you, I love you.”Video tributes for the late pop diva play before the service gets underway, with A-list celebrities among those paying their respects, and many recalling their time with Lee in emotional monologues.

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