The relaxing of regulations around the film industry have been welcomed by the Hong Kong Film Development Council. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong film industry gets major breakthrough with mainland China deal, but Chief Executive Carrie Lam says it comes with conditions

Authorities agree to relax regulations including dropping restrictions on number of Hongkongers in mainland Chinese productions
But city’s leader reminds industry it will still have to respect regulations guiding projects across the border

Topic | Asian cinema

Kanis Leung , Peace Chiu , Tony Cheung

Published: 1:12pm, 16 Apr, 2019

Updated: 11:29pm, 16 Apr, 2019

The relaxing of regulations around the film industry have been welcomed by the Hong Kong Film Development Council. Photo: Shutterstock

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Kanis Leung

Kanis is a reporter for the City desk. She joined the Post in 2018.

Peace Chiu

Peace is a reporter at the Post on the Hong Kong desk, specialising in education and social policies. She joined the Post in 2016, having previously worked in Singapore for 938NOW and Yahoo.

Tony Cheung

Tony Cheung became a political journalist in 2007. He joined the Post in 2012 and now leads the Hong Kong-mainland relations team on the Hong Kong desk. Tony also writes about the economy, and reports from mainland China, the United States, Germany and Britain.