Regina Ip makes some waves in movie debut

Executive councillor and legislator Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee took a break from her daily political routine recently to guest star in a local movie.

And while she may have made a bit of Hong Kong history as the first serving cabinet member to appear in a movie, she admits she would be happy to do more filming - if the scripts were suitable.

In a departure from her usual combative political style, Ip spoke excitedly about her time on the film set: "It was good fun. It was my first time taking part in shooting a film.

"Basically my part was rather easy. There were a few lines and mainly what I needed to do was to wave to passers-by," she said, describing her role in the film as a "carefree actor".

"I don't know how much of my part will be kept after editing. I hope the director keeps it."

Ip's part was shot over two afternoons and was completed on the weekend. "During the filming, I came across many mainland tourists. I waved at them and they waved to us. It was really good fun."