HKETO Berlin Supports 18th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival in Warsaw, Showcasing Hong Kong Cinema

HKETO Berlin supports Five Flavours Asian Film Festival held in Poland

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Berlin (HKETO Berlin) is supporting the 18th Five Flavours Asian Film Festival taking place from November 13 to 20 (Warsaw time) in Warsaw.

Speaking before the screening of the opening film "Time Still Turns the Pages" on November 13 (Warsaw time), the Deputy Director of HKETO Berlin, Mr Billy Leung, highlighted that Hong Kong is an international hub for arts, cultural and creative industries with promising development opportunities.

"The Five Flavours Asian Film Festival has been an important platform to elevate the visibility of Hong Kong films in Poland and promote cultural exchanges between the two places. We have been actively presenting outstanding film productions, and encouraging talented filmmakers to participate in the festival. We are happy to see that a total of 10 Hong Kong movies would be shown in cinemas and online during the festival."

The festival also presents a dedicated section, "Portrait: Stanley Kwan", featuring five film productions directed or produced by the acclaimed director Stanley Kwan, accompanied by an online interview with director Kwan enhancing the experience for the local audiences. Sasha Chuk, the director of the movie "Fly Me to The Moon", will also join the festival and share with audiences after screenings on November 15 and November 17.

HKETO Berlin also organised a cultural exchange seminar themed "Hong Kong as a Centre for Cultural Exchange between Europe and Asia", together with the Vistula University and the Centre for International Relations on November 12 (Warsaw time) in Warsaw. Speakers at the event included curators of the National Museum in Warsaw and M+ museum in Hong Kong, who spoke about their respective efforts in encouraging cultural exchanges between Europe and Hong Kong. Arts students and participants from the arts community in Poland also benefited from a lively panel discussion where the speakers shared their views on fostering arts and cultural exchanges, as well as promoting collaboration opportunities between Europe and Asia, among other things.

About HKETO Berlin

HKETO Berlin is the official representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in commercial relations and other economic and trade matters in Poland as well as Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland.

HKETO Berlin supports Five Flavours Asian Film Festival held in Poland Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKETO Berlin supports Five Flavours Asian Film Festival held in Poland Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

11 incorporated owners fined a total of $32,700 for failing to conduct annual inspections of fire service installations or equipment on their premises

The Fire Services Department (FSD) has been mounting territory-wide special enforcement actions in phases at domestic and composite buildings since July. As of end-October, the FSD inspected 122 such buildings in Kwun Tong District and issued 31 warning letters to relevant incorporated owners, reminding them to submit valid fire service installations and equipment certificates before the specified deadline.

Eleven incorporated owners of these buildings in Kwun Tong District (listed in the Annex) were prosecuted by the FSD for failing to conduct annual inspections of fire service installations or equipment on their premises. They were convicted and fined a total of $32,700 at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (November 15).

According to the Fire Service (Installations and Equipment) Regulations, any person who owns any fire service installation or equipment installed in any premises commits an offence if they fail to have such fire service installation or equipment inspected by a registered contractor at least once in every 12 months. Upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of $50,000.

The FSD will continue to conduct territory-wide special enforcement actions in various districts and remind owners of fire service installations or equipment in the premises to have such fire service installations or equipment inspected by a registered contractor at least once in every 12 months.