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	Speaking at the opening ceremony last night for Entertainment Expo Hong Kong, Jack So, Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong Film Development Council, noted that the Expo’s core activities are centred around the film industry, including FILMART, which opened yesterday with a record 600 exhibitors from 30 countries. “FILMART has become one of the three biggest film markets in the world,” said Mr So. “This encouraging trend is to a large extent propelled by the strong growth of the film industry, as well as the cinema market in the Chinese mainland”
	Also speaking at the opening ceremony, Chief Executive Donald Tsang said that Hong Kong provides a great networking platform for the global entertainment industry
	Officiating at the opening ceremony last night for Entertainment Expo Hong Kong were (front row, left to right): Hong Kong Entertainment Ambassador Tony Leung; Chief Executive Donald Tsang; Ma Li, Director-General, International Cooperation Department, Hong Kong Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office, State Administration of Radio, Film and Television; and Chairman of the HKTDC and the HKFDC Jack So. They were joined by other senior industry players
	Chief Executive Donald Tsang, Hong Kong Entertainment Ambassador Tony Leung, and actress Carina Lau at the opening ceremony of Entertainment Expo Hong Kong

The opening ceremony was officiated by Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Government; Ma Li, Director-General, International Cooperation Department, Hong Kong Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office, State Administration of Radio, Film and Television; Jack So, Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Film Development Council (HKFDC); and Tony Leung, Hong Kong Entertainment Ambassador.

Entertainment Expo features 10 multimedia events covering film, television, music and digital entertainment. They include the three founding events: the Hong Kong International Film and Television Market (FILMART), the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and the Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony. 

Other events include: the fifth Asian Film Awards, the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum, the Hong Kong Asian Pop Music Festival, the IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award and the Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards. In addition, the expo features two affiliated events: the Digital Visual Effects Summit, and Pixar: 25 Years of Animation.

Websites 
Entertainment Expo: www.eexpohk.com
FILMART: www.hktdc.com/hkfilmart 

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About the HKTDC
A statutory body established in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is the international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based traders, manufacturers and service providers. With more than 40 global offices, including 11 on the Chinese mainland, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a platform for doing business with China and throughout Asia. The HKTDC also organises trade fairs and business missions to connect companies with opportunities in Hong Kong and on the mainland, while providing information via trade publications, research reports and online. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com 

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