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The roots of Hong Kong cinema before Bruce Lee, from the first film – shot in 1909 – to the first film studio, and the Shaw brothers’ arrival


Lai Man-wai in a still from “Chuang Tzu Tests His Wife”, shot in 1913 or 1914 and considered the first true Hong Kong film but never shown in the then British colony. Lai was considered “the father of Hong Kong cinema” after founding the colony’s first film studio, China Sun, with his brother. Photo: Handout

Lai Man-wai in a still from “Chuang Tzu Tests His Wife”, shot in 1913 or 1914 and considered the first true Hong Kong film but never shown in the then British colony. Lai was considered “the father of Hong Kong cinema” after founding the colony’s first film studio, China Sun, with his brother. Photo: Handout



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