Maybe it is because we have too many exceptional male actors who are really good and superstars here in Hong Kong. When we do co-productions, there are certain quotas. If we use a Hong Kong actor in the lead, then the female co-star will need to be a mainland star. Perhaps that's why mainland actresses seem to have better chances than their Hong Kong counterparts. So I would say it's because our male stars are too good.

Director Gordon Chan Ka-seung, chairman of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, answering the question posed by radio host and actress Sandra Ng Kwan-yue, of why local actresses had been missing out at recent presentations