The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mrs Rita Lau, will leave for Shanghai today (October 17) to promote Hong Kong films. She will officiate at a ceremony to launch Hong Kong Films Retrospective 2010 and the Hong Kong and Mainland Film Cooperation Business Matching event tomorrow.
The retrospective is part of Hong Kong's activities for Expo 2010 Shanghai China. A total of 23 acclaimed Hong Kong films in their original language will be screened. The business matching event will provide a platform for Hong Kong new-generation directors to promote their film projects to investors from the Mainland.
Mrs Lau will return to Hong Kong tomorrow night.
Sunday, October 17, 2010