ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with political film making in Hong Kong during the run up to the handover of the colony from British to Chinese rule in 1997. This period is a particularly interesting one to study because of the general uncertainty about the immediate future and the competing ideologies behind the various parties’ efforts to shape that future. On one side there was Britain, with its colonial history, promotion of free trade and a broad commitment to democracy. On the other side was the People’s Republic of China (PRC), keen to reassert its territorial claim over Hong Kong and to use the process as a springboard for the eventual return of Taiwan but also concerned to preserve the territory’s economic legacy.
