HKETO Jakarta Launches 'Made in Hong Kong' Film Series at Jakarta Film Week

HKETO Jakarta presents "Made in Hong Kong" at Jakarta Film Week

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta (HKETO Jakarta) and the Asian Film Awards Academy are jointly presenting the "Made in Hong Kong" film series at Jakarta Film Week in Jakarta, Indonesia, to promote the Hong Kong film industry.

Speaking at the "Hong Kong Night" this evening (October 26), the Director-General of HKETO Jakarta, Miss Libera Cheng, said that the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is committed to bolstering its cultural and creative industries, with a view to facilitating Hong Kong's development as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.

She highlighted the initiatives in promoting the development of the arts and culture and creative industries as announced in "The Chief Executive's 2024 Policy Address" delivered by the Chief Executive last week, including subsidising around 50 projects under the CreateSmart Initiative per year, rolling out the Hong Kong‑Europe‑Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme, and continuing to implement the 10‑year development blueprint for arts and cultural facilities for their improvement and development.

With support from the Film Development Fund andthe Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the "Made in Hong Kong" film series features four Hong Kong movies and four Hong Kong short films, including "Time Still Turns the Pages", "Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In", "Love Lies" and "The Remnant".

Hong Kong film directors including Nick Cheuk of "Time Still Turns the Pages", winner of the Best New Director Award at the 17th Asian Film Awards, Ho Miu-ki of "Love Lies", along with several short-film directors, also attended the post-screening sharing session.

HKETO Jakarta presents "Made in Hong Kong" at Jakarta Film Week Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKETO Jakarta presents "Made in Hong Kong" at Jakarta Film Week Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Remarks by CS at media session after first test event of Kai Tak Sports Park (with photos/video)

Following are the remarks by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, at the media session after the first test event of the Kai Tak Sports Park today (October 27):

Reporter: I would like to know that, do you think that just testing one-fifth of the seating capacity here is adequate in reflecting the actual load of the stadium? And you said that for the main stadium, the first test run will be in January next year, do you think it's too late, given that in March there will be mega events holding, and do you think that there should be more sort of test runs before that? Thank you.

Chief Secretary for Administration: This is the first time we do the test event. So we start from the small scale, but gradually, as I said, we will arrange around 20 trial events. By that time, we will have increased the number of people to up to 50 000. We are confident that with all these arrangements and all these preparations, before we formally and officially open the stadium, we will have sufficiently tested everything before it is officially opened. And I have full confidence in that.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the remarks.)

Remarks by CS at media session after first test event of Kai Tak Sports Park (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Remarks by CS at media session after first test event of Kai Tak Sports Park (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Remarks by CS at media session after first test event of Kai Tak Sports Park (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases