HONG KONG: The glitz of the annual Hong Kong Film Awards will be put to one side this year as a response to the coronavirus outbreak. The awards' organising committee said that it remains important to recognise filmmakers efforts.
Pedestrians wearing face masks, as a preventative measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, as they walk on a footbridge in Hong Kong . Even the glitz of the annual Hong Kong Film Awards will be put to one side this year as a response to the Covid-19 outbreak. - AFP
Nominations, announced on Wednesday saw Derek Tsang's youth drama"Better Days" recognised in 12 categories, including best film and best director. "We will decide the new format in two weeks' time, and hope to hand our the awards in May," Derek Yee, chairman of the Awards Association, told Variety by phone.
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