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1. Hong Kong film industry had its good days during the past few decades but has suffered hugely in recent years.
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2. Back in the 1990s Hong Kong's film industry was on a shaky ledge, compounded by the problem of video piracy.
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3. Film industry bosses have realized that cinema is no longer the major pastime for Hong Kong people.
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4. It has been very sad that many people have been so biased against Hong Kong films.
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5. Movie audiences have been shrinking and box office revenues, especially those of home-grown, low-budget films, have also slumped in recent years.
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6. Low film quality, unsatisfactory services in movie theatres and rampant film piracy in video compact discs (VCD) and digital video discs (DVD) also put people off going to the cinema.
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7. The government has been stepping up efforts over the past few years to crack down on copyright infringement and to strengthen intellectual property rights legislation and law enforcement.
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8. Quality of a movie is the major reason that influences people whether to go out for it.
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9. Although 'unique environment' and 'better facilities' are still the major reasons for going to cinema, the attractiveness of cinemas is declining because of reduction in screen size and deterioration in their internal environment.
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10. Moreover, high cost of movie-going, existence of pirated discs, the improvement in quality of home audio-visual equipment and the speedy availability of video movie products also serve as disincentives for movie-going.
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11. Ticket prices can be lowered to enhance attractiveness of movie-going but in the long run, improving movie quality will be the most appropriate means to enhance the competitiveness of the film industry in Hong Kong.
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12. A survey revealed that imports movies are preferred over local movies, particularly for young people aged 12 - 29.
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13. The major merits of Hong Kong movies are 'easy understanding of the language' and 'easy understanding of the story'.
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14. Watching old Cantonese movies, some children feel that they are too slow and too stuffy, the acting too stiff, etc.
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15. However, others feel that the films allow them to understand the social circumstances of bygone periods and that they have great educational significance.
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16. A vibrant film industry is crucial to our economic health and global image.
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17. There appears to be considerable interest among Hollywood producers to select Hong Kong as a filming location for their next projects.
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18. But, location filming has always been a problem in a crowded city like Hong Kong.
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19. There is a need to enhance the public's understanding of the importance of the film industry and the various social and economic benefits that the industry could bring to our community.
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20. The film industry is important to our economy.  It creates job opportunities both in the film sector and in the many local businesses serving the industry.
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21. Apart from creating a resource which has considerable export value, it also establishes our city's skyline and infrastructure as a recurring landmark on screens around the world, thus attracting tourists to Hong Kong.
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22. Films like Mr Wong Kar-wai's 'In the Mood for Love' and Mr Ang Lee's 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' swept major awards in various film festivals.
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23. This can be attributed to the high quality of locally produced films which are increasingly being recognised by the international film community.
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24. It is imperative to define Chinese cinema itself and to determine its position in a globalised environment.
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25. While the world has an idea of Chinese cinema as put out by internationally known Chinese directors from all three territories, local filmmakers are having a more difficult time just making films and having them distributed.
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26. The need for good producers and distributors is a prerequisite.
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27. A challenge for Chinese filmmakers everywhere is how to absorb the impact of Western civilisation and its culture and achieve a suitable blend with Chinese civilisation and culture.
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28. We have to ponder the question of what the future of the cinema as an art is, and what is Hong Kong cinema's position in this development is.
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GLOSSARY - THE FILM INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG

shaky ledge ڰí

pastime 

biased against ....s

rampant s

crack down 

copyright infringement IǪv

intellectual property right Ѫv

movie-going e|ݹqv

stiff ͵w

vibrant Rͮ

location filming ~

sweep awards 

imperative n

put out s@

prerequisite M

