Police looking for ashes of Anita Mui, Hong Kong pop diva

A hong Kong police promised to “follow the case” of the disappearance of Anita Mui’s ashes (1963–2003), Hong Kong pop music diva, that the family suspected of being stolen, according to Chinese state media.

Anita Mui Yim-fong, described as the “Asian Madonna” and also as the “Big Sister” in Hong Kong’s artistic world, began her career in 1968 and, at the age of five, already sang Chinese operas and pop songs in local theaters.

“ No arrests have yet been made. We will continue to maintain contact with the complainant and the relevant parties and take the necessary follow-up measures,” Hong Kong police said.

In a response to the official Chinese news agency China News Service on Sunday, security forces indicated that they received a complaint on July 18.

In July, an admirer visiting Anita Mui’s tomb discovered that the bolts on the plate that kept the ashes had been released and that “the ashes were not inside,” said the international fan club, on social networks, on Saturday, Mui’s birthday.

The singer’s family lamented that the police did not make “no progress” in the investigation and said that the incident caused “immense anguish”.

Anita Mui's memorial niche is in the Hoi Wu Pagoda at Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island.

It does not bear any photograph or name, but the niche plate indicates that it is the memorial niche of “Chu Neoi”, family name, Taishan’s native in Guangdong province, with dates of birth and death recorded according to the lunar calendar.

“ Mui's family hopes that her ashes can be recovered as soon as possible, so that she can rest in peace ", wrote the family.

The family appealed to the public who visited the area around the Hoi Wu Pagoda or the Monastery Po Lin between the beginning of January and mid-July and who may have witnessed the presence of suspicious individuals or persons transporting what appeared to be ash-containing urns, “to provide any information.”.