Student in contentious Hong Kong documentary hits out at Italian screening plan
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“Ah Ling, who featured in award-winning To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self, says no one consulted her about screening at film festival”
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— Chiang Kai-shek (; Chinese: 蔣介石; pinyin: Jiǎng Jièshí; 31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975) was a Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman who led the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 unti…
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— This article lists feature-length Hong Kong films released in 2023.
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— The Third Trijang Rinpoche, Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (1901–1981) was a Gelugpa Lama and a direct disciple of Pabongkhapa Déchen Nyingpo. He succeeded Ling Rinpoche as the junior tutor of the 14th D…
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“Ah Ling, one of six students who featured in the coming-of-age documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self, said she was only notified by Ying Wa Girls’ School on Friday that the film would be screened at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, this month.”
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— How to Pick Girls Up! (Chinese: 求愛敢死隊) is a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing.
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— Kuai Man (Chinese: 蒯曼; pinyin: Kuǎi Màn; born 7 February 2004) is a Chinese table tennis player. She won the U-19 girls' singles event at the ITTF World Youth Championships in 2021 and 2023.
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— Tang Kee Chan (Chinese: 鄧寄塵, 17 February 1912 – 2 July 1991) was a Hong Kong actor, singer and radio personality. He is often referred to as the "King of Comedy (諧劇大王)" which is a moniker given to hi…
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“The school also did not address her concerns over whether sections featuring her had been taken out, she added.”
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— Alan Tang Kwong-Wing (20 September 1946 – 29 March 2011) was a Hong Kong film actor, producer and director. Tang was part of the "Silver Rat Squad" (銀色鼠隊), a 1970s pop band formed in Hong Kong.
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— St. Joseph's College, also referred to by its acronym SJC, is an English medium Catholic all-boys secondary education institution run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in the C…
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— Urassaya Sperbund (born March 18, 1993), nicknamed Yaya (Thai: ญาญ่า), is a Thai actress and model. She is the recipient of numerous accolades including; two Suphannahong National Film Awards, a TV Go…
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“I do not consent to the film being screened in any form,” she told pop culture magazine Wave.”
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“The documentary, co-directed by Ying Wa alumna Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting, was part of a fundraising campaign by the prestigious school to reconstruct its campus.”
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“The work was released in February 2023, but was withdrawn from cinemas just a few days later after Ah Ling wrote to Ming Pao Weekly complaining that the film was screened without her consent.”
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