Action hero Jackie Chan stated today that a museum dedicated to his career will be built in Singapore. Chan had originally wanted the museum to be situated in his native land of Hong Kong but the government has repeatedly ignored his requests for land so he has had to make alternative plans.

The Hong Kong-born Police Story star said he had decided to donate his costumes, awards and a collection of antique Chinese houses to Singapore after 10 fruitless years of trying to convince the Hong Kong government to host the attraction.

“I finally decided last week to give (the collection) to them,” Chan told AFP. “I will build everything in Singapore. All my costumes will be moved there. The Jackie Chan Museum will be in Singapore,” he said.

His collection includes seven wooden houses, currently stored in a Hong Kong warehouse, which date back to the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties and are worth more than 67 million US dollars (Approx UK£30 million).

Chan went onto say that he would not change his mind unless the Hong Kong government got back to him over the next few days with a concrete offer. “But I doubt if they will come back to me, not even if they are given another year,” he said. “I was very disappointed. It was a shame.”

“I feel Hong Kong is now too politicised,” he said, adding that Chief Executive Donald Tsang and other government officials were often afraid to take actions for fear of being criticised.

Chan said although he had offered to pay for the land and the cost of the project, the government had not responded. In contrast, the Singapore government replied a week after it learnt about his idea and offered land and funding for transporting the exhibits.

When questioned on the issue, a government spokeswoman said the Hong Kong Tourism Board was discussing the issue with Chan. However, they feel they need to obtain more details about the project before they can commit to take it forward.