Jet Li opens up about migrating to Singapore
Posted: 18 November 2009 1353 hrs

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SINGAPORE : While it is no secret that Jet Li has become a Singapore citizen, the kung fu star has always remained tight-lipped about the matter, until recently.

The actor, who participated in last week’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Voices of the Future dialogue, spoke openly about the reasons for his migration in an interview with the Taiwanese media.

“Singapore is much cleaner and safer as compared to many other cities. However, the weather here is also much hotter. I was also attracted to the country’s bilingual education policy, diverse culture and the Western-style corporate culture,” said Li.

News of the Beijing-born star taking up a new nationality emerged in June this year and Li, 46, was also reported to have purchased a S$20 million luxury property at Bukit Timah Road. He follows the footsteps of Chinese actress Gong Li who migrated to Singapore in 2007.

Li, who made his mark as an action star in both Asia and Hollywood, has been out of action for more than one and the half years.

During this time, he has been actively promoting his charity foundation, One Foundation, which he set up in China in 2007. A branch was established in Singapore last year.

And Li, who was last seen in 2008’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, has confessed that he has been ‘living off’ his wife, former actress Nina Li Chi.

“I will not divulge how much money I have spent or how much money my wife gave me to start One Foundation because there is no need to flaunt it as I am a willing contributor.

“You can imagine for the past one and the half years, I did not take up any movie offers, and have been travelling around the world 50 times, my wife had to pay for all the travelling expenses as all my income goes to the household,” Li told the reporter, adding that he has no plans to return to acting any time soon.

During the dialogue session, while Li was encouraging the younger generation to create their own dreams, the Asian superstar ironically admitted that he does not have any dreams left to fulfill.

“I do not have any more dreams because I have already found my answer to the various issues in life such as time, space, universe, material comforts, the environment and life. Since I understand their existence and disappearance, I realise that there isn’t anything else left to do and there isn’t a need for me to have dreams,” said the actor.

- CNA/fa