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	Hong Kong - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Hong Kong was on the east of the Zhu Jiang Delta, while Macau (another Special Administrative Region of China) is on the west.
		Besides that, Hong Kong is bordering the city of Shenzhen in the north.
		Hong Kong is by population the fourth largest metropolitan area of the PRC (see List of cities in China).
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /hong_kong.htm (1670 words)

	Hong Kong copyright law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Basic Law of Hong Kong, its constitutional document, guarantees a high degree of autonomy and continuation of laws previously in force after its unification with Mainland China.
		Hong Kong therefore continues to maintain a separate intellectual property regime from Mainland China.
		Hong Kong is currently unique in the common law world for treating copying infringing materials differently between printed and non-printed materials.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_copyright_law (290 words)

	ipedia.com: Hong Kong Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Right of abode issue sparked debates in 1999, while the controversy over Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 was the focus of politics in Hong Kong between 2002-2003, and the focus of controversies have shifted to the issue of universal suffrage towards the end of 2003 and in 2004.
		The name "Hong Kong" is derived from Hong Kong Island in the South China Sea, at the mouth of the Xi Jiang or Pearl River of southern China.
		Cantonese, the Chinese dialect used in Hong Kong government matters, is spoken by most of the population at home and in the office.
	www.ipedia.com /hong_kong.html (1363 words)

	Hong Kong -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Hong Kong was a (The people of Great Britain) British (A British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor) crown colony until 1 July 1997, when it was returned to Chinese rule.
		Hong Kong is by population the fourth largest (Click link for more info and facts about metropolitan area) metropolitan area of the PRC (see (Click link for more info and facts about List of cities in China) List of cities in China).
		Hong Kong has a (The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year) fertility rate of.94 children per woman, one of the lowest in the world, and far below the 2.1 children per woman required to maintain an even population level.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/hong_kong.htm (4436 words)

	Asia Times Online - News from greater China; Hong Kong and Taiwan
		BANGKOK - Supernatural films are a staple genre in the Hong Kong cinedrome.
		The film - about a cornea-transplant patient and her eerie post-surgery visions - was a smash hit at the Hong Kong box office, and remake rights have been purchased by Hollywood's Cruise/Wagner Productions.
		Hong Kong's economic and cultural symbiosis with mainland China means that the special administrative region's filmmakers must accommodate Beijing's dictates to reap CEPA's potential benefits within the entertainment sector.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/FF10Ad07.html (1408 words)

	Bright Lights Film Journal \| American Masochism and Hong Kong Action Films
		Hong Kong action films, which specialize in precisely this kind of juxtaposition of corny romantic melodrama with stylized and hyperbolic violence, have one of the biggest cult followings for films made outside of the American mainstream.
		In fact, these three films act as a kind of allegory of male anxiety over Hong Kong's future and, taken together, offer a coherent explanation of why the cost that loner individuals extort from society is always too high.
		Woo is now part of the kind of economy he valorizes in his films and the reward (or pleasure) of being seduced into this kind of relationship is the monetary compensation he has achieved, but the price he pays is a certain lack of creative control, the very quality for which he was courted.
	www.brightlightsfilm.com /31/hk_better1.html (4085 words)

	Stop Disney from butchering Hong Kong films! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Hong Kong films made before 1997...which includes the majority of the films you’ve acquired the rights to...were required by law to have English subtitles.
		Film makers deserve to have their creations treated in accordance with their wishes, and viewers deserve to watch movies that convey the vision of the creators, rather than that of some cut-happy studio executive.
		The film’s director, Christophe Gans, is a devoted fan of Hong Kong films and has formed a label called Hong Kong Video for the purpose of bringing more awareness of the films to France.
	alliance.hellninjacommando.net /clarkletter.htm (5342 words)

	U.S. Commercial Service Hong Kong: Films and Videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Hong Kong’s cinemas have undergone an upgrading process in the past three years.
		Other foreign films are from France, Japan, Korea, and the U.K. The top three box office earners in Hong Kong in 2004 were U.S. films or U.S. co-produced films.
		Films with special effects, science fiction, action movies, as well as three-dimensional films are also in great demand.
	www.buyusa.gov /hongkong/en/films.html (512 words)

	Epinions.com - My Top 10 Hong Kong Action Films of All Time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Woo’s brand of hyper-stylized violence was in full effect for this film, and if you’re a fan of movies where men bond between volleys of bullets, then this film is definitely for you.
		While the film features action sequences that are incredible in their set-up and execution, it also features a lot of the typical Woo subtext.
		This would be the last film Woo would make in Hong Kong, and it plays as something of a bittersweet farewell to his homeland.
	www.epinions.com /mvie-review-5B7F-BB61C7D-3922CA65-prod4 (1602 words)

	Donnie Yen 's Hong Kong films
		Later on in other films, where the camera was more sophisticated, Donnie would have maybe 5 moves instead of 30.
		The sophistication of the Martial arts film industry began to increase due to so many years of filming in Hong Kong.
		He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1992 Hong Kong Film Awards in recognition of his “Once Upon a Time in China 2” performance.
	www.fightingmaster.com /actors/donnie_yen/films.htm (1043 words)

	Movies.com: Hong Kong Kung Fu Films to Be Re-released
		Movies.com: Hong Kong Kung Fu Films to Be Re-released
		Production plummeted to about 80 films in 1998 from more than 300 in the heydays of the late 1980s — leading some analysts to wonder whether Hong Kong's days as the "Hollywood of the East" were over.
		Whatever the fate of Hong Kong's film industry, the Shaw collection will give legions of fans a fresh look at what it was like when the studio's filmmaking powers were at their height.
	movies.go.com /moviesdynamic/story?id=610190 (1035 words)

	★ Reviews of books about hong kong
		As a native who grew up and used to live in Hong Kong, it is always fun and entertaining to read about these wonderful and exciting accounts about the city from the eyes of foreigners.
		From the Hong Kong perspective, the bombing of Pearl Harbor is "the good news" as it may deflect Japanese forces.
		Hong Kong is often called the Hollywood of the east and in this one volume book, i.e., Hong Kong Babylon: An Insider's Guide to the Hollywood of the East by Fredric Dannen, et al this becomes very clear.
	hong_kong.vacationbookreview.com /hong_kong_14.html (5424 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Sex and Zen & A Bullet in the Head : The Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-bending Films (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Korean Cinema: The New Hong Kong by Anthony Leong
		The authors are obviously die-hard fans of these films, and, unfortunately, the intensity of their enthusiasm, though at times humorous, frequently borders on the immature.
		Sex and Zen and A Bullet in the Head is instead an unapologetic, unabashed celebration of Hong Kong cinema that waggles its tongue at the conventions of political correctness.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684803410?v=glance (1851 words)

	Hong Kong Symphony \| Bullfrog Films
		HONG KONG SYMPHONY documents the dramatic premiere of Tan Dun's Symphony 1997: Heaven-Earth-Mankind at the historic ceremonies marking the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule on June 30, 1997.
		Featured are Tan Dun, the dynamic young Chinese composer/conductor, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the 2,400-year-old Bianzhong, a magnificent set of 64 bells that was recently unearthed from a royal tomb in Hubei, China.
		The film captures the frantic energy of the handover through on-the-street interviews and backstage verité news coverage from Hong Kong, China, Britain and the US, and historical footage.
	www.bullfrogfilms.com /catalog/hong.html (379 words)

	The Amahs of Hong Kong \| Bullfrog Films
		This film explores the lives of Filipino maids in Hong Kong.
		Lucia: A dramatic film about the cost of an oil spill to a fishing village in the Philippines.
		Smack City: Hong Kong, the drug capital of southeast Asia for the last century.
	www.bullfrogfilms.com /catalog/amahs.html (329 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Hong Kong Babylon: An Insider's Guide to the Hollywood of the East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Hong Kong Babylon is one of the better books about the wild and entertaining world of Hong Kong Cinema.
		The synopsis of individual films is handy because most of the video packaging for these films is not very informative or not in english.
		The films are made to be seen, not to be endlessly pontificated upon.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/078686267X?v=glance (1294 words)

	village voice > film > 'Recent Films From Hong Kong' by Michael Atkinson
		New York programmers and movieheads can't seem to get their fill of the Hong Kong quintessence; up to five retros in the last 18 months have visited the territory's canon, favoring pre- and post-'80s—'90s material.
		Just as personal, in their own preposterous way, are Johnnie To's films, gently Tarantino-ish mélanges of cartoon gangsterism, martial arts parody, and mock melodramatics.
		The late Anita Mui, in her last role, as the wife with an entirely separate docket of issues, is gloriously sad, and Hui, in her rich career's third decade, deserves to be recognized as one of her industry's most resonant voices.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0442/atkinson3.php (274 words)

	LoveHKFilm.com
		The big deal this time: Andy Lau has suggested that a film be made starring Hong Kong's top five stars, and he even named Chow Yun-Fat, Jackie Chan, Stephen Chow, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, and himself as the five.
		Another media based question: Jackie Chan has blamed the Hong Kong film industry for its lack of unity, saying that all the crappy movies have doomed the industry.
		Jackie Chan recently blasted the Hong Kong film industry for not being united, and claimed he would retire soon.
	www.lovehkfilm.com (1036 words)

	Hong Kong Films
		I may be soon running out of Cantonese films, and might have to get my fix with mainland Chinese movies, of which there appears to be a dozen at my local Jumbo Video.
		But with the surrender of Hong Kong to the mainland two years before this movie came out and with Ang Lee from Taiwan, the last major holdout from the Communist China, the parallels are there.
		The film focuses on two men, one fl the other white, who find themselves on the losing side, the enemy closing in.
	members.aol.com /jpatersn/aaopen/hkfilms.htm (1601 words)

	Popular Hong Kong films come to MFA
		Directed by Sylvia Chang, this is the story of a new immigrant to Hong Kong from Guangzhou who finds a boyfriend rather than a job.
		This film is filled with wonderful romance, plenty of comedy, and (as always) lots of action.
		Other films in the series are The Heroic Trio, Dragon Gate Inn, The East is Red, and Swordsman 2.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V113/N30/chan.30a.html (705 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Movies: Cultures and Groups: Asian: Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Hong Kong Cinema - Information, news and reviews on many famous Kung Fu films and stars.
		Hong Kong Film Awards - Film critics' choice of ten films annually since 1982.
		The Taoist Priest in Hong Kong Cinema - Essay about Taoism as it is represented in popular films and embodied in 'action priest' characters.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Movies/Cultures_and_Groups/Asian/Hong_Kong (494 words)

	Top Ten Breathtakers in Hong Kong Films
		One of the things I most like about HK films is the ability to surprise: that scene where you're really, truly, not at all sure what's going to happen.
		Mind you, this film had me on edge for most of the time, so I may have been dizzy from lack of oxygen before then.
		I was just atonished that he actually threw himself into a bed of hot coals for a film.
	www.heroic-cinema.com /article.php?ID=brthtake (991 words)

	NPR : HONG KONG FILMS
		All Things Considered, January 4, 1997 · NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on "Comrades, Almost A Love Story," a film by Hong Kong director Peter Chan.
		As Hong Kong makes the transition to Chinese control, Chan and other filmmakers are coming to terms with new rules regarding artistic freedom.
		His film follows a young man and a young woman who have recently moved from China to Hong Kong and the social dislocation they face.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1008181 (137 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Hong Kong eyeing Bollywood films to promote tourism
		KEEN to showcase Hong Kong as a travel destination and a location for filming, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) had recently organised a Bollywood Movie Magic evening here.
		The event was attended by, among others, celebrities from Bollywood and HKTB's travel trade partners.
		Addressing guests at the event, the HKTB Executive Director, Ms Clara Chong, said: "The synergy between Hong Kong and Bollywood presents a platform to promote Hong Kong to Indian travellers.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/08/19/stories/2004081902600600.htm (290 words)

	Hong Kong Movies + in the San Francisco Bay Area
		SF Chronicle article by G. Allen Johnson: Worldwide, Asian films are grossing millions.
		Note: For the films playing at the Naz 8 and India Movie Center 6, I'm only including those with English subtitles.
		All films in original language with English subtitles (unless otherwise noted).
	www.hkinsf.com /hkinsf (775 words)

	The Martial Artist's Guide to Hong Kong Films
		After several years now, our site remains the unique stop for martial arts film buffs who take things a tad more seriously.
		Our mission remains the same: review Hong Kong/Taiwan/mainland China-produced kung fu and action films from all eras, and attempt to analyze them for the quality and quantity of martial arts content.
		I grew up watching and studying kung fu films, and have seen literally hundreds of them.
	www.magthkf.ronlim.com (332 words)

	Collin Chou [Ngai Sing] \| on Hong Kong Movie World
		specialized in scene stealing bad guy roles in a range of Hong Kong action films.
		Collin and his wife, Hong Kong supermodel Wanda Yung Wai Tak, reside in California
		COPYRIGHT © Hong Kong Movie World All rights reserved.
	simonyam.com /hkmw/Actors/CollinChou (173 words)

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		Hong Kong 50's film synopsis~Shaw Bros actress LIN DAI
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		Hong Kong 1952 film synopsis~LO TING "dog rescue"
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=hong+kong+film&...&krd=1 (469 words)

	Bright Lights Film Journal \| Hong Kong Films
		Ang Lee's homage to the Hong Kong martial arts film
		Hong Kong's martial arts madness in legend, history, and, oh yeah, the movies
		Hong Kong's master of balletic blood 'n bulletplay speaks!
	www.brightlightsfilm.com /hongkongindex.html (331 words)

	Tai Seng Entertainment, Hong Kong cinema, Hong Kong movies, Hong Kong films, Korean films, Japanese movies, Asian ...
		New Release: PROVINCE 77 A Smith Timsawat film
		In this gripping gangster tale set in the Thai Town district of Los Angeles (nicknamed Province 77 of Thailand by the immigrants), Pat, a young man working for his father at a restaurant, becomes attached to the gangsta's life when he meets Goldie, leader of a local gang.
		Poisoned by the Love Flower thorns and with only days to live, Yang Gor must still prevent Dragon Girl from her forced marriage.
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