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| Mr. Sham Kin-fun chairs The New Asia Lectures on Contemporary China 2015/16 (third Lecture) | |
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China's cultural industry is rising rapidly, alongside its economy. The College therefore held the third lecture of "New Asia Lectures on Contemporary China" in the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK, on 4 March this year. It was our honor to invite Mr. Sham Kin-fun, a renowned movie producer, to give a talk on "The Hong Kong movie industry and its role in China." Mr. Sham discussed the prosperity and decline of Hong Kong cinema, and the impact of the rise of the Chinese movie industry. The lecture was hosted by Mr. Fung Ka-ming, senior lecturer of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Faculty of Film and Television. Hong Kong Cinema was in its glorious period in the 1980s. It was popular in Southeast Asia, and internationally. In recent years, it has been claimed that Hong Kong cinema was in decline. Sham viewed the rapid development of Chinese movie industry as an opportunity for the declining Hong Kong cinema to enter the market in mainland China. Meanwhile, it is also a chance to facilitate the understanding of Hong Kong culture in mainland China. However, he opposed the Chinese government's interpretation of movies, which regards movies as a political and socializing tool. There is a strict censorship of movies in China and this imposes many restrictions on the production of Hong Kong movies. Nevertheless, he believed that there should be no limitations placed on creativity. He is still confident about Hong Kong cinema. |
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