LIGHTS, CAMERA... AND LOTS OF ACTION
Although Hong Kong cinema is now world-famous in its own right, the first films shown in the former British colony were in fact brought in from France by mail steamer. The year was 1897, and at the end of April, professor Maurice Charvet unveiled his “Cinematograph” projector to enthralled locals at Hong Kong City Hall. Charvet presented a series of shorts, which included the march of a French cavalry regiment.
In 1909, Leung Siu-po (also known as Liang Shaobo) directed and starred in a comedy short called “Stealing a Roast Duck,” which costarred Lai Pak-hoi. Financed by Russian-American
