I Love HK

I would like to introduce the film “I Love HK” to all of you. It is a Lunar New Year’s film which was shown on 3^nd Feb 2011. Tsang Chi Wai and Chung Sue Kie are the directors. The genre of this film is just as in the past, Comedy which is joyous and lively. You will laugh, relax and also get some messages after watching. Same as previous year, 72 Tenants of Prosperity, the cast of this film was very strong and large. Basically, popular artists were all included. For example, Sandra Ng, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Mag Lam, FAMA and so on. Someone may argue there was no Lam Fung. But I can tell you, he was in the film skillfully! Anyway, just look at the name of this film, “I Love HK”, there is no doubt to say it must include local identity.

The whole story happened in house estate which has strong meaning to older generation of Hong Kong. Lots of late 60s or 70s grew and lived in house estates. It can recall their memories of child period. For example, there was a scene which all people light candles and suspend lanterns around their house estate. Although younger generation may not have this experience, it is quite shock to us. How beautiful it is! By including some collective memories, it can get resonance from the audiences easily.

As I mentioned before, “I Love HK” is full of the sense of “local”. The most visible evidence is the opening, the first picture we saw, Lion Rock. Local Hong Kong people should know “Below the Lion Rock” is representing the striving of us. The film also included some Hong Kong core values, Hong Kong people can take temporary setbacks; We are accommodating and have strong striving spirit. As the role “Ng Shun” who was played by Tony Leung, he was a boss of toy factory. However, his factory was suffered from the US financial tsunami, he was insolvent. But he never give up, there was a scene that he sell his toys in Mongkok where is a trendy centre in Hong Kong.

In the opening, it narrated the experiences of Ng Shun’s whole family. From their experiences, we can review several phenomena in Hong Kong. For example, it mentioned about the notorious conducts of staffs in Food and Environment Hygiene Department; Satirized Café De Coral as “Too acrimonious”. Foreigners may not understand what they are meaning of, but “Hong Kongers” have so much strong feeling about those issues. Without any explanation, people who lived in Hong Kong can get what the film wants to say. This method is also a distinguishing feature of Tsang’s Lunar New Years Film series. It is a film which mainly served people who share the same collective memories in Hong Kong. Since there are strong cast in the film, audiences can easily find corresponding role which similar to them in order to get into the film deeply. At the end of the film, it also spoke out heartfelt wishes of Hong Kong people. Western Harbour Tunnel and HK Electric which mentioned in the film are examples that Hong Kong people are discontent. Those Companies gain huge amount of profits but still apply for Mark Up! “I Love HK” is a film that truely belongs to Hong Kong. Every Hong Kongers should support it!

Student: Wong Lok Ting, Lottie 10451467