HONG KONG PRESERVES BRUCE LEE HOME

The house where Lee lived from 1972-3 is currently used as a "love motel", where rooms are rented by the hour and people often carry on affairs. The owner has lobbied to covert it into a museum.

Hong Kong's commerce and economic development minister met the owner on Tuesday and agreed to the project, which would restore the two-storey house to its "original outlook and features" said government spokeswoman Winnie To.

She did not elaborate on the timeframe or how the project would be funded but said the government hoped the project would enable Lee's supporters to commemorate his achievements.

Lee, who died in Hong Kong in 1973 at the age of 32 from swelling of the brain, was born in San Francisco but grew up in Hong Kong.

His credits include The Chinese Connection, Enter the Dragon and Return Of The Dragon.