80 Jet Lag

Hong Kong is a very small place, yet socially has been quite isolated from other places in its region because of its language, culture, and China.



That's why Hong Kong has one entire entertainment industry all to itself.



Hong Kong is at the same time big enough of a market to support many different artists/actors/etc. and small enough to have all of them known by almost every member of the public.



There aren't that many media outlets, so everybody has to appear on one or two outlets that everybody is exposed to.



It's also why that there are some people that have been in the industry for so long they are part of the public consciousness, and when they leave us, the entire city seems to be in morning.



And that is what has happened with people like Roman Tam (died October 18, 2002 of cancer):

Wikipedia: Roman Tam, known by the stage name Lo man (羅文), nickname Law Kee (蘿記) was a renowned cantopop singer. He is regarded as the "Godfather of Cantopop".[1] In the far east, he is equivalent to the western world Frank Sinatra.

BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2342029.stm

Leslie Cheung (died April 1, 2003 from suicide due to depression):

Wikipedia: Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003), nicknamed elder brother (哥哥), [1][2][3][4] was an actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "One of the founding fathers of Cantopop," and "combining a hugely successful film and music career". [5]
In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central Television, and voted as The Most Favorite Actor in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema in 2005.[6][7]

Anita Mui (died December 30, 2003 of cervical cancer): Anita Mui Yim-fong was a popular Hong Kong cantopop singer and actress. During her prime years she received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol through out most of her career and eventually became a music legend after her passing.

And on February 19, 2008, two days ago, Lydia Shum Din-Ha (沈殿霞) died.

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Shum

Lydia Shum also has a daughter, Joyce Cheng, that was born and raised in Vancouver. Lydia Shum herself will be buried in Burnaby beside her mother, who died just weeks before her while she was still in hospital.

Leslie Cheung was also a Canadian citizen who lived in Vancouver.