Press Release - June 17, 2003

Ticket holders who take part in the Hong Kong Film Festival (HKFF) entitled �Gems from Asia�s Hollywood � A Retrospect of John Woo� will not only be able to enjoy some of the best films directed by world-renowned Hong Kong director John Woo while contributing to charity, but also stand a chance of winning a vacation of a lifetime.

Organized by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Canada) and the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (CCC) , the film festival will kick off on June 27 (Friday) at the Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen�s Park, Toronto) and will run through two weekends on June 27, 28, 29 and July 4,5, and 6.

Proceeds of the sale of tickets, at $8 each, will be donated to CCC for its Phase II development.

All tickets holders are entitled to a lucky draw. The grand prize is two return flight tickets, 5-night hotel accommodation and a special tour package, courtesy of Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Tourism Board and Kowloon Shangri-la Hotel.

Other handsome prizes include a golf accessory set, a pair of stainless steel watches, a multi-purpose desk clock and a luxury pen set and fine pen sets.

On admission, all ticket holders will be given a coupon to fill in their personal particulars which will entitle them to a lucky draw to be held in August. Winners of prizes will be announced and notified individually.

The seven films which will be showcased in the film festival are "Hard-Boiled", "A Better Tomorrow", "A Better Tomorrow II", "To Hell with the Devil", "Bullet in the Head" (to be confirmed), "Shaolin Men" and "Laughing Times".

"Gems from Asia�s Hollywood � A Retrospect of John Woo" is fully supported by the Royal Ontario Museum, Tour East Holidays, and Hong Kong Trade Development Council as well as by the Fairchild Media Group and Ming Pao as its media sponsor.


For more information, please contact:
John Tam, Chief Information Officer of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office at: (416) 924-5544 or email: [email protected] or Elison Chu, Senior Information Officer, [email protected].