The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) held a sharing session today (July 30) to introduce two new liberalisation measures in the film sector of the Second Agreement Concerning Amendment to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) Agreement on Trade in Services (Amendment Agreement II).
The sharing session hosted by Acting Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries of CCIDA Mr Gary Mak, was attended by over 20 film industry practitioners. Guest speakers Mr Alvin Lam Siu-keung, Mr Lam Ping-kwan and Mr Chu Yam-chi were invited to share their experiences and insights on developing film businesses in the Mainland with participants. Mr Gary Mak encourages the industry to proactively leverage the CEPA measures to explore new opportunities for Hong Kong films, fostering mutual benefit and strength complementarity between the film industries of the Mainland and Hong Kong, and promoting sustainable joint development.
The two new liberalisation measures in the film sector in Amendment Agreement II are: (1) To remove the restriction on investment in enterprises engaging in film production by Hong Kong service suppliers; and (2) To allow enterprises established by Hong Kong service suppliers and approved by the relevant Mainland authorities to operate distribution of imported buy-out Hong Kong films.
Ends/Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Issued at HKT 22:30
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