HKFA to Explore Humanistic Cinematic Works of Director Jacob Cheung

HKFA's "Close Encounters with Master Filmmakers: Movie Talks" explores humanistic cinematic works of director Jacob Cheung

The Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA) will present the third edition of the programme series "Close Encounters with Master Filmmakers: Movie Talks" in November, screening six of Jacob Cheung's classic films selected by the director himself. Cheung will attend post-screening talks to share his creative journey alongside film critic Thomas Shin, cinematographer Wong Ping-hung, and screenwriter Polly Yeung. The screening programme is part of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the HKFA.

In the 1980s, Cheung made a strong directorial debut with "Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch" (1988), a critical and commercial success, before following it up with "Beyond the Sunset" (1989), which won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay. The selected films vary in subject matter and technique, but are all filled with Cheung's sense of humanistic care. Two of them illustrate how individuals caught in hardship navigate their circumstances, including "Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch", where the protagonist is evicted from the imperial palace shortly after his castration following the fall of the dynasty, and "Always on My Mind" (1993), an absurdist comedy about a news anchor with terminal cancer who colludes with television executives to sensationalise his illness in order to secure his family's financial future.

A number of the selected works display Cheung's interest in the female perspective. "Beyond the Sunset" explores the generational divide stemming from mindset and cultural differences through the rift between the protagonist and her daughter, who has been living abroad for many years. "Intimates" (1997) contrasts the life journeys of two generations of women - one who is still nursing a broken heart, and the past of her father's nanny. In one of Anita Mui's iconic cinematic performances "Midnight Fly" (2001), she starred as a woman in conflict yet marked by a strange mutual understanding with her husband's mistress.

Adapted from an online novel, "Rest on Your Shoulder" (2011) tells the story of a woman who transforms into a butterfly and finds the cure for a pandemic in the insect world, with a fresh spin added to humanism by infusing it with fantasy.

Tickets priced at $60 will be available from October 11 (Sunday) at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme details, please visit the HKFA website at www.filmarchive.gov.hk/en/web/hkfa/2026/jacob-cheung/pe-event-2026-jacob-cheung.html or call 2739 2139.

The Hong Kong Film Archive will present the third edition of the programme series "Close Encounters with Master Filmmakers: Movie Talks" in November, screening six of Jacob Cheung's classic films selected by the director himself. Photo shows a film still of "Rest on Your Shoulder" (2011). (Courtesy of Edko Films Limited) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Hong Kong Film Archive will present the third edition of the programme series "Close Encounters with Master Filmmakers: Movie Talks" in November, screening six of Jacob Cheung's classic films selected by the director himself. Photo shows a film still of "Intimates" (1997). (Courtesy of Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Group) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Hong Kong Film Archive will present the third edition of the programme series "Close Encounters with Master Filmmakers: Movie Talks" in November, screening six of Jacob Cheung's classic films selected by the director himself. Photo shows a film still of "Midnight Fly" (2001). (Courtesy of Filmko Pictures (Hong Kong) Co., Limited) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Hong Kong Film Archive will present the third edition of the programme series "Close Encounters with Master Filmmakers: Movie Talks" in November, screening six of Jacob Cheung's classic films selected by the director himself. Photo shows a film still of "Always on My Mind" (1993). (Courtesy of Hui's Film Production Co., Ltd.) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Hong Kong Film Archive will present the third edition of the programme series "Close Encounters with Master Filmmakers: Movie Talks" in November, screening six of Jacob Cheung's classic films selected by the director himself. Photo shows a film still of "Beyond the Sunset" (1989). (Courtesy of Sil-Metropole Organisation Limited) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Hong Kong Film Archive will present the third edition of the programme series "Close Encounters with Master Filmmakers: Movie Talks" in November, screening six of Jacob Cheung's classic films selected by the director himself. Photo shows a film still of "Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch" (1988). (©2010 Fortune Star Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Notice on the Official Opening and Operation of the Huanggang Port

The following is a notice jointly issued by the Security Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Office of Port of Entry and Exit of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government today (October 9):

The new Huanggang Port, Photo source: reference image

Pursuant to the "Official Reply of the State Council concerning the Agreement on the Commissioning of the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas", the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas were commissioned beginning at 00:00 hours of July 31, 2026, and are subject to the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) in accordance with the laws of the HKSAR. The official opening date is to be determined by the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong.

The new Huanggang Port, Photo source: reference image

Acceptance inspection of the new port building of the Huanggang Port has been completed. Following the completion of a series of system tests, trials and emergency drills by both Hong Kong and Shenzhen, it has been confirmed that the port is ready for opening. As agreed by the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong, the Huanggang Port will officially open and commence operation at 6:30 am of October 12, 2026, providing 24-hour clearance services for passengers and passenger vehicles. At the same time, passenger clearance services between the temporary port building of the Huanggang Port in Shenzhen and the Lok Ma Chau Control Point in Hong Kong will be suspended.

The new Huanggang Port, Photo source: reference image