The 67-year-old star has outlasted her contemporaries, still plays to packed houses and has even won over a new generation of fans, some for reasons she never expected.
This comes as something of a surprise as Tsui should be used to the consequences of fame by now – after a career spanning more than four decades. At one point she worries that the tourists holding out selfie sticks may be trying to take photographs of her. Indeed she quickly establishes she wants to go unnoticed, telling Varsity she does not want to be photographed for the interview. Tsui is elegantly turned out in a black pantsuit, a wig, and huge vintage sunglasses – the picture of an old-school movie star attempting to go incognito. The lobby of Hong Kong’s iconic Peninsula Hotel, with its high ceilings, gold and ivory coloured columns and grand staircase seem like a fitting setting for a conversation with the grand dame of Hong Kong Cantopop, Paula Tsui Siu-fung. Cantopop legend Paula Tsui looks back on her 40-year career
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