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Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to a cinematographer or a group of cinematographers for the best achievement in cinematography.
History
The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category was Arthur Wong for his contribution in the cinematography of He Lives by Night. The most recent recipient of the award was also Arthur Wong, he was honoured at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards (2009), for the film Painted Skin. Arthur Wong is holding the record for most awards in this category is Jackie Chan Stunt Team with 8 times.
Winners and nominees
| Year
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Nominee
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Film
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Note
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1983
(2nd)
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Arthur Wong
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He Lives by Night
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[1]
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1983
(2nd)
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Lai Sui-Ming, David Chung Chi-Man
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Coolie Killer
|
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1983
(2nd)
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Wong Chung-Biu
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Nomad
|
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1983
(2nd)
|
Tong Bo-Sang
|
Lonely Fifteen
|
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1983
(2nd)
|
Arthur Wong
|
Life After Life
|
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1983
(2nd)
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Ma Yin-Tat, Poon Ching-Fuk, Wong Seung-Hoi, Yu Hoi
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Shaolin Temple
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1984
(3rd)
|
Wong Chung-Biu
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The Last Affair
|
[2]
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1984
(3rd)
|
Siu Yuen-Chi, Chan Chun-Kit, Peter Ngor, Lam Ah-To, Arthur Wong
|
Heath Warning
|
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1984
(3rd)
|
Koo Kwok-Wah
|
All the Wrong Spies
|
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1984
(3rd)
|
Chan Ngok-Yi
|
Ah Ying
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1984
(3rd)
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Tong Bo-Sang, Yeung Lam
|
Burning of the Imperial Palace
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1985
(4th)
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Lai Sui-Ming
|
Hong Kong 1941
|
[3]
|
1985
(4th)
|
Poon Hang-Sang
|
Homecoming
|
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1985
(4th)
|
Ho Tung-Nei
|
Love in a Fallen City
|
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1985
(4th)
|
Koo Kwok-Wah
|
Long Arm of the Law
|
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1985
(4th)
|
Chan Man-Fai
|
A Certain Romance
|
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1986
(5th)
|
Poon Hang-Sang
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The Island
|
[4]
|
1986
(5th)
|
Wong Chung-Biu
|
Women
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1986
(5th)
|
Peter Ngor
|
Mr. Vampire
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1986
(5th)
|
Lam Ah-To
|
Infatuation
|
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1986
(5th)
|
Cheung Yiu-Cho
|
Police Story
|
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1987
(6th)
|
Christopher Doyle
|
Soul
|
[5]
|
1987
(6th)
|
Wong Wing-Hang
|
A Better Tomorrow
|
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1987
(6th)
|
Wong Chung-Biu
|
Dream Lovers
|
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1987
(6th)
|
Poon Hang-Sang
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Peking Opera Blues
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1987
(6th)
|
Chan Lok-Yi, Chan Ping-Lam
|
Just Like Weather
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1988
(7th)
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James Hayman & David Chung Chi-Man
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An Autumn's Tale
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[6]
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1988
(7th)
|
Peter Pau
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Legend of Wu
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1988
(7th)
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Sai Muk Siu Yi
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The Romance of Book and Sword
|
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1988
(7th)
|
Lam Kwok-Wah
|
Final Victory
|
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1988
(7th)
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Poon Hang-Sang, Lee Ka-Ko, Lau Moon-Tong, Wong Wing-Hang
|
A Chinese Ghost Story
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1989
(8th)
|
David Chung
|
Painted Faces
|
[7]
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1989
(8th)
|
Andrew Lau
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As Tears Go By
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1989
(8th)
|
Peter Pau, Poon Hang-Sang
|
The Story of Hay Bo
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1989
(8th)
|
Wong Chung-Biu
|
Profile of Pleasure
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1989
(8th)
|
Wong Chung-Biu
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Rouge
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1990
(9th)
|
Peter Pau
|
A Fishy Story
|
[8]
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1990
(9th)
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Christopher Doyle
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Her Beautiful Life Lies
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1990
(9th)
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Wong Wing-Hang, Peter Pau
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The Killer
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1990
(9th)
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Wong Chung-Biu
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Eight Taels of Gold
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1990
(9th)
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Poon Hang-Sang
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The Iceman Cometh
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1991
(10th)
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Christopher Doyle
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Days of Being Wild
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[9]
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1991
(10th)
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Lam Kwok-Wah, Chan Pui-Ka, Wong Wing-Hang, Som Chai Kittikun
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Bullet in the Head
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1991
(10th)
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Jingle Ma
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Kawashima Yoshiko
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1991
(10th)
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Jingle Ma
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Farewell China
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1991
(10th)
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Peter Pau, Lee San-Yip
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The Terracotta Warrior
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1991
(10th)
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Poon Hang-Sang
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Red Dust
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1992
(11th)
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Peter Pau
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Saviour of the Soul
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[10]
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1992
(11th)
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David Chung Chi-Man, Wong Chung-Biu, Arthur Wong, Lam Kwok-Wah, Chan Tung-Chuen, Chan Pui-Ka
|
Once Upon a Time in China
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1992
(11th)
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Andrew Lau, Lee Chi-Hang
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Lee Rock
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1992
(11th)
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Peter Pau
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Bury Me High
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1992
(11th)
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Wong Chung-Biu, David Chung Chi-Man, Peter Pau, Peter Ngor
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Au Revoir Mon Amour
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1993
(12th)
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Poon Hang-Sang
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Center Stage
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[11]
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1993
(12th)
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David Chung Chi-Man
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King of Beggars
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1993
(12th)
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Lee Tak-Sing
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Misty
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1993
(12th)
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Arthur Wong
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Once Upon a Time in China II
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1993
(12th)
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Arthur Wong, Lau Moon-Tong
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New Dragon Gate Inn
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1994
(13th)
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Peter Pau
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The Bride with White Hair
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[12]
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1994
(13th)
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David Chung, Peter Ngor
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Finale in Blood
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1994
(13th)
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Wong Chung-Biu
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Roof with a View
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1994
(13th)
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Arthur Wong
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Days of Tomorrow
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1994
(13th)
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Arthur Wong, Andrew Leslie
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Temptation of a Monk
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1995
(14th)
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Christopher Doyle
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Ashes of Time
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[13]
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1995
(14th)
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Christopher Doyle, Andrew Lau
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Chungking Express
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1995
(14th)
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Peter Pau
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Treasure Hunt
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1995
(14th)
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Cheung Tong-Leung
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What Price Survival
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1995
(14th)
|
Arthur Wong
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The Returning
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1996
(15th)
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Christopher Doyle
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Fallen Angels
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[14]
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1996
(15th)
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Wong Wing-Hang
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Peace Hotel
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1996
(15th)
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Peter Pau
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The Phantom Lover
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1996
(15th)
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Arthur Wong
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A Touch of Evil
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1996
(15th)
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Andrew Lau
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I'm Your Birthday Cake
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1997
(16th)
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Jingle Ma
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Comrades: Almost a Love Story
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[15]
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1997
(16th)
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Christopher Doyle
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Temptress Moon
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1997
(16th)
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Poon Hang-Sang
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Shanghai Grand
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1997
(16th)
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Arthur Wong
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
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1997
(16th)
|
Arthur Wong
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Big Bullet
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1998
(17th)
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Arthur Wong
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The Soong Sisters
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[16]
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1998
(17th)
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Cheung Man-Biu
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Downtown Torpedoes
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1998
(17th)
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Christopher Doyle
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Happy Together
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1998
(17th)
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Mark Lee Ping Bin
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Eighteen Springs
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1998
(17th)
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Wong Wing
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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
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1999
(18th)
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Arthur Wong
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Sleepless Town
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[17]
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1999
(18th)
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Kwan Bun-Leung
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Hold You Tight
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1999
(18th)
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Andrew Lau
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The Storm Riders
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1999
(18th)
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Jingle Ma
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City of Glass
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1999
(18th)
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Peter Pau
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Anna Madaglena
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2000
(19th)
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Arthur Wong
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Purple Storm
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[18]
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2000
(19th)
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Ross W. Clarkson
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The Victim
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2000
(19th)
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Jingle Ma, Chan Kwok-Hung
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Fly Me to Polaris
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2000
(19th)
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Peter Pau
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Metade Fumaca
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2000
(19th)
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Arthur Wong
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Gen-X Cops
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2001
(20th)
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Peter Pau
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
|
[19]
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2001
(20th)
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Christopher Doyle, Mark Lee Ping Bin
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In the Mood for Love
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2001
(20th)
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Keung Kwok-Man
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A Fighter's Blues
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2001
(20th)
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Kwan Boon-Leung
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Lavender
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2001
(20th)
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Jingle Ma, Chan Kwok-Hung
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Summer Holiday
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2002
(21st)
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Arthur Wong
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Visible Secret
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[20]
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2002
(21st)
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Kwan Pak-Suen, Kwong Ting-Wo
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Shaolin Soccer
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2002
(21st)
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Chung Yau-Ting
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Peony Pavilion
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2002
(21st)
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Peter Pau
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Beijing Rocks
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2002
(21st)
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Yeung To, Cheung Kin
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Lan Yu
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2003
(22nd)
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Christopher Doyle
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Hero
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[21]
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2003
(22nd)
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Christopher Doyle
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Three: Going Home
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2003
(22nd)
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Andrew Lau, Lai Yiu-Fai
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Infernal Affairs
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2003
(22nd)
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Peter Pau
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The Touch
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2003
(22nd)
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Arthur Wong
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Double Vision
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2004
(23rd)
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Arthur Wong
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The Floating Landscape
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[22]
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2004
(23rd)
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Cheng Siu-Keung
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PTU
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2004
(23rd)
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Andrew Lau, Ng Man-Ching
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Infernal Affairs II
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2004
(23rd)
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Andrew Lau, Ng Man-Ching
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Infernal Affairs III
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2004
(23rd)
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Poon Liu-Ming
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Heroic Duo
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2005
(24th)
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Christopher Doyle, Lai Yiu-Fai, Kwan Pun-Leung
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2046
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[23]
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2005
(24th)
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Christopher Doyle
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Dumplings
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2005
(24th)
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Poon Hang-Sang
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Kung Fu Hustle
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2005
(24th)
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Poon Yiu-Ming
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Leaving Me Loving You
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2005
(24th)
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Geung Kwok-Man
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One Nite in Mongkok
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2006
(25th)
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Peter Pau
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Perhaps Love
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[24]
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2006
(25th)
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Cheng Siu-Keung
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Election
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2006
(25th)
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Andrew Lau, Lai Yiu-Fai, Ng Man-Ching
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House of Fury
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2006
(25th)
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Peter Pau
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The Promise
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2006
(25th)
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Venus Keung Kwok-Man
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Seven Swords
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2007
(26th)
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Andrew Lau & Lai Yiu-Fai
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Confession of Pain
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[25]
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2007
(26th)
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Mark Lee Ping Bin
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After This Our Exile
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2007
(26th)
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Charlie Lam
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Isabella
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2007
(26th)
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Cheng Siu-Keung
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Exiled
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2007
(26th)
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Zhao Xiaoding
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Curse of the Golden Flower
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2008
(27th)
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Arthur Wong
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The Warlords
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[26]
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2008
(27th)
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Cheng Siu-Keung
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Mad Detective
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2008
(27th)
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Charlie Lam Chi-Kin
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Exodus
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2008
(27th)
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Kwan Pun-Leung, Yu Lik-Wai
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The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
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2008
(27th)
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Venus Keung Kwok-Man
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Protégé
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2009
(28th)
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Arthur Wong
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Painted Skin
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[27]
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2009
(28th)
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O Sing-Pui
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Ip Man
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2009
(28th)
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Lu Yue, Zhang Li
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Red Cliff
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2009
(28th)
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Cheung Tung-Leung
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Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
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2009
(28th)
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Cheng Siu-Keung
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Sparrow
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2010
(29th)
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Arthur Wong
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Bodyguards and Assassins
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[28]
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| Anthony Pun
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Empire Of Silver
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| Lu Yue & Zhang Li
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Red Cliff II
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| Chin Ting Chang
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Prince of Tears
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| Nobuyasu Kita
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Shinjuku Incident
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2022
(40th)
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Cheng Siu-Keung
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Limbo
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[29]
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| Rick Lau
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Hand Rolled Cigarette
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| Fung Yuen Man
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Raging Fire
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| Anthony Pun
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Anita
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| Christopher Doyle, Kubbie Tsoi
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Love After Love
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See also
References
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