* His last public singing appearance was in the late Anita Mui's last 2002 concert as a guest performer, shortly before his death. There, he sang a duet which they had recorded in the 80s and a new song "Extinct Season of Glory". He directed and acted in the MTV of the song "Extinct Season of Glory".
* Leslie Cheung is the first generation of Pepsi stars in Asia.
* Voted as #1 in Commercial Radio<i>s "Top 10 Most Beautiful People in Hong Kong."
* Voted as the winner of the 10 Hottest Celebrities of the Millennum in Hong Kong.
* In 2000, many websites and newspapers reported that Leslie Cheung,
Brigitte Lin, Zhu Ling Ling and
Michelle Reis were elected as Four Peerlessly Beautiful in Hong Kong. Among them Cheung is the only man, and all the rest are women.
* Recognized as the all-time favorite Hong Kong celebrity in Japan and South Korea.
* His song "Monica" was crowned as "Song of the Century."
* Named "Asian Biggest Superstar" by CCTV-MTV in Beijing China .
* Won the Most Favorite Actor Award in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema in the poll held by Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd, Hong Kong Ferry Co. Ltd, HKFAA and UA Cinemas for the Centennial of Chinese Film History (2005)
* In the list "Top 100 Favorite movies of Chinese Cinema", voted by Hong Kong public, he's 5 movies of top 10, and 4 ones of top 5 (#1 -
Farewell My Concubine, #2 -
Days of Being Wild , #3 -
A Better Tomorrow, #5 -
Happy Together, #6 -
Rouge)
* The first Hong Kong actor who acted in a mainland China film,
Farewell My Concubine (1993).
* Supports charitable organizations such as Hong Kong Red Cross, Children's Cancer Foundation Hong Kong, and End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation.
* Member of the jury at Tokyo International Film Festival in 1993 and the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998.
* Winner of "Top 10 Chinese Cultural Idols of the 20th Century"
* His wax figure at
Madame Tussauds Hong Kong was unveiled on March 31, 2004 (1st anniversary of his death). It's put in "Historical and National Heroes" room (Cheung is the only singer/actor in this room). The look is reminiscent of Cheung in his famous role as Beijing opera impersonator Cheng Dieyi in the film,
Farewell My Concubine
* A 2006 Hong Kong study on the celebrity suicide events suggested that Cheung's death may cast negative effects on the people already depressed during the SARS period: in April 2003, there were 134 suicides in Hong Kong (Hong Kong population is of 6.9 million). Among them, 13 mentioned Cheung in their suicide notes. However, the historical statistic given in the paper show that the suicide rates in the months before and after April 2003 keep consistent with that of April 2003. The paper does not analyze the effect of the SARS and economy depress on the suicide rate either.
* For remembering Cheung, some his fans donated benches with Cheung's name to parks at the places they live, such as Hibiya Park in Tokyo or Stanley Park in Vancouver.
* Cheung was called the 'Elvis of Hong Kong'. Coincidentally, the year
Elvis Presley dies was the year Cheung started his singing career.