Bruce Lee’s former home sex hotel

The house was sold two years later and the owner has transformed it into the "Romantic Hotel" where men rent rooms for about 190-220 Hong Kong dollars (24-28 US dollars) per hour with prostitutes or their secret lovers, the paper said.

The sad fate of the property is seen as the latest in a string of snubs to Lee’s memory by the government, which has failed to erect a permanent memorial to commemorate arguably the world’s most famous Kung Fu master.

Bruce Lee union spokesman, Rocky Mok, was quoted by the paper as saying the group was aware of the situation but was powerless to take action.

"Hong Kong is such a commercial city. Had it happened elsewhere, maybe the mansion would be changed into a museum or an historical site. But here everything is done for the sake of money," said Mok.

He added the government should do more to protect historical legacies and not leave the reponsibility to the public.

The Bruce Lee union has plans to build a memorial gallery in West Kowloon in his honour but still requires some $20 million in funds before construction can begin.

Lee, the founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do, was 32 when he collapsed at a friend’s house in Kowloon Tong and died in 1973 in mysterious circumstances.