Anita Mui’s ashes missing from Hong Kong monastery, family appeals for help
The family of late Cantopop star Anita Mui is appealing for public assistance after her ashes went missing from a Hong Kong monastery three months ago. Despite filing a police report, the family remains distressed by the lack of progress in the investigation.
Why it matters
The disappearance of a high-profile cultural figure's remains has caused significant public concern and highlights ongoing family tensions regarding the management of her estate.
Anita Mui’s ashes have been missing from a monastery in Hong Kong for three months, according to her family, reported the South China Morning Post.
Mui’s ashes were kept at Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The singer died of cervical cancer in 2003 at the age of 40.
According to Hong Kong entertainment news site Dimsum Daily, fans visiting the monastery to pay their respects to Mui discovered on July 18 that the urn was missing.
The fans alerted Mui’s family, who subsequently lodged a police report.
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