HKFA Celebrates World Audiovisual Heritage Day with Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain 4K Restoration Screening

2024-09-13 15:00 Last Updated At：15:08

Film Archive to screen 4K digitally restored version of "Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain" in celebration of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

In support of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will present the 4K digitally restored version of "Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain" (1983), adapted from the martial arts novel "Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu" at the Cinema of the HKFA at 2pm on October 27 (Sunday).

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Film Archive to screen 4K digitally restored version of "Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain" in celebration of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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Film Archive to screen 4K digitally restored version of "Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain" in celebration of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The film features a number of renowned actors, including Adam Cheng, Brigitte Lin, Damian Lau, Yuen Biao, Mang Hoi, Sammo Hung, Judy Ongg and Moon Lee. When the film was produced in the 1980s, computer-generated special effects were not commonplace. Director Tsui Hark introduced advanced visual special effects by bringing in Hollywood special effects experts, while incorporating special optical effects and traditional studio-generated techniques with usage of extensive wirework, to recreate the fantasy world of wuxia with rich and colourful images and stunning action scenes. The HKFA conducted the 4K digital restoration of the film based on the film negatives, soundtrack, and subtitles of the film's Hong Kong version, allowing audiences to appreciate the wuxia classic on the silver screen.

The programme will be accompanied by a post-screening talk by special sound effect artist Henry Chung and animator Lam Kee-to, both of whom had participated in the production of the film, with film critic Eric Tsang as the moderator.

The film is in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Tickets priced at $55 will be available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk) from September 20 (Friday). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries, please call 2739 2139 or visit the website of the HKFA at www.filmarchive.gov.hk/en/web/hkfa/2024/unesco/pe-event-2024-unesco.html.

In 2005, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization designated October 27 of every year as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. It promotes awareness of the importance of preserving audio-visual documents from the past, which play an integral role in recording local and regional cultures.

Hong Kong Customs Raids 15 Party Rooms in Crackdown on Infringing Karaoke Activities

2024-12-21 10:47 Last Updated At：10:58

Hong Kong Customs combats provision of infringing karaoke songs by party rooms in course of business

Hong Kong Customs mounted a territory-wide enforcement operation codenamed "Magpie" between December 9 and yesterday (December 20) to combat illegal activities involving party room operators providing infringing karaoke songs to customers in the course of business.

Through intelligence analysis and with the assistance of copyright owners, Customs earlier identified a number of party rooms suspected of possessing and providing infringing karaoke songs to customers in the course of business. Customs officers then took enforcement action and raided 15 party rooms in various districts, including Tuen Mun, Kwai Chung, Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay. A total of 16 sets of karaoke devices used for playing suspected infringing songs, one set of game console with suspected pirated electronic games, and a batch of audio and video equipment were seized. The total estimated market value is approximately $400,000. Three men aged between 31 and 40, were arrested for being suspected of contravening the Copyright Ordinance. They were all persons-in-charge of the party rooms. The investigation is ongoing and further arrest may be made.

Customs reminds business operators to comply with the Copyright Ordinance and to make enquiries to copyright owners on matters relating to the use of musical visual recordings in the course of business.

Customs will continue to step up inspection and enforcement to vigorously combat different kinds of infringing activities to safeguard the rights of copyright owners.

Under the Ordinance, any person, who without the licence of the copyright owner of a copyright work, possesses infringing copies of a copyright work for the purpose of, or in the course of, any trade or business with the view to it being used by any person commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $50,000 per infringing copy and imprisonment for four years.

Members of the public may report any suspected infringing 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).

HKFA Celebrates World Audiovisual Heritage Day with Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain 4K Restoration Screening

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