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Vivienne Chow

The reviews are in and they're not good for TVB. Hundreds of people have written to the Hong Kong Film Awards Association to complain about the broadcaster's handling of the awards show on Sunday, with viewers faulting editing decisions and the timing of advertisements. 
The dissatisfaction came at a sensitive time for TVB. Its three-year contract guaranteeing the exclusive right to air the awards show is over, and association chairman Gordon Chan Ka-sheung confirmed earlier speculation that the deal would be put to open tender. 'It doesn't necessarily have to be TVB,' Mr Chan said.
Some viewers complained about TVB's decision to cancel a segment paying tribute to filmmakers who died in the past year and to show a shortened version of Josephine Siao Fong-fong's  acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award.
Viewers were also upset that the broadcaster cut short a speech by Paw Hee-ching,  who won best actress, in which she thanked ATV, TVB's competitor. 
Despite cutting  the segments, TVB kept  a part in which best supporting actor nominee and co-host Louis Fan Siu-wong  let slip a swear word while on stage. 
'We have to watch the reruns first to know what happened,  but we will definitely evaluate the proceedings after tonight,' Mr Chan said.
The association did not have  an exact figure for the number of complaints it received but it is understood that hundreds of members of the local film industry and public lodged complaints by calling  its office, sending  mobile phone text messages and   ringing up organising committee members. 
 TVB said that the  awards ceremony ran for more than three hours but  it only had two hours and 45 minutes  to screen the programme.
TVB has broadcast the event for most of its 28 years. The Hong Kong Film Development Council has said the awards association shopped around before entering the three-year contract. Lawmakers have questioned, however, the fairness of giving exclusive broadcasting rights - along with the advertising revenue - to TVB, given that taxpayers money was involved.



TVB panned for its film awards broadcast