Hong Kong Film Delegation Engages Next-Gen Talents at Golden Rooster Festival

2025-11-13 22:25 Last Updated At：11-14 11:45

Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency and Hong Kong Film Development Council lead industry delegation to participate in 38th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival

The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and the Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC) led an industry delegation to attend the 38th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. At the Golden Rooster Film Presentation Hong Kong Promotion Conference under the Golden Rooster Film Market, CCIDA organises "Tony Leung x Stanley Kwan: In Conversation with the Next Generation of Hong Kong Talents" to engage veteran and new-generation Hong Kong filmmakersto share views onfilm inheritance and innovation. The event showcased different facets and creativity of Hong Kong films to industry professionals and audiences from the Chinese Mainland, fostering opportunities for mutual exchange and collaboration.

Speaking today (November 13) at the "Tony Leung x Stanley Kwan: In Conversation with the Next Generation of Hong Kong Talents", the Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries, Miss Drew Lai, said that the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, as a prestigious cinematic eventof our country, serves as an important platform for filmmakers from Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland to exchange creative ideas, start new dialogues, and explore co-operation opportunities. She expressed hope that through conversations between different generations and introduction of the latest works from the Hong Kong cinema, guests and industry professionals in attendance will gain a deeper understanding of Hong Kong's emerging filmmakers, unlock new collaboration opportunities, and promote high-quality new development in the film industries of both Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland.

With the aim to help increase exposure and opportunities for Hong Kong's new-generation film talents in the vast market of the Chinese Mainland, "Tony Leung x Stanley Kwan: In Conversation with the Next Generation of Hong Kong Talents" was held at the Golden Rooster Film Presentation Hong Kong Promotion Conference under the Golden Rooster Film Market. Hong Kong film luminaries, veteran director Stanley Kwan and actor Tony Leung, had a heart-to-heart dialogue,sharing experiences in Hong Kong filmmaking. The two were then joined by five new-generation actors, Jeffrey Ngai, Peter Chan, Ng Wing-sze, Yanny Chan and Summer Chan, to exchange ideas on, inter alia, the industry's apprenticeship and inheritance of Hong Kong films, and how to tap opportunities amidst film market transformation.The event was well received, having attracted several hundred film practitionersand other stakeholders from the Chinese Mainland.

In addition, CCIDA and the FDC held screenings of four Hong Kong films during the Festival, including two films funded by the Film Development Fund,namely,"Pass and Goal" and "Good Game". The creative team of the four films attended post-screening sharing sessions to interact with audience; they included director Jill Wong, actors Gigi Leung and Peter Chan of "Pass and Goal"; director Dickson Leung and actor Yanny Chan of "Good Game"; director Robin Lee of "Four Trails"; director Njo Kui Ying and actor Jeffrey Ngai of "Road To Vendetta". Two Hong Kong classic works - "Modern Red Chamber Dream" and "Garden of Repose" - were also screened, showcasing the history of Hong Kong films and depicting past customs and the cityscape of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Customs Seizes 29kg of Drugs, Arrests Two Passengers at Airport

Hong Kong Customs detects two drug trafficking cases involving passengers at airport

Hong Kong Customs today (May 26) detected two drug trafficking cases involving passengers at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 11 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds and 18kg of suspected ketamine, with a total estimated market value of about $8.85 million. Two men were arrested.

The first case involved a 62-year-old male passenger arriving in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, today. During customs clearance, Customs officers found about 11kg of suspected cannabis buds, with an estimated market of about $2 million, inside his check-in baggage. The man was subsequently arrested.

The second case involved a 58-year-old male passenger arriving in Hong Kong from Paris, France, today. During customs clearance, Customs officers found about 18kg of suspected ketamine, with an estimated market of about $6.85 million, inside his check-in baggage. The man was subsequently arrested.

The arrested person in the first case has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and the case will be brought up at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (May 27). For the second case, an investigation is ongoing.

Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people.

Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.

Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account(crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).