Hong Kong Film Festival

'Can we draw an analogy between Honk Kong's current global position and the problems faced by the Hong Kong film festival? Hong Kong's advantage has always been its position as the strongest point of linkage between East Asia and the West. As China incorporates itself into the global economy, the fear is that Hong Kong will become superfluous. So it goes with HK's festival, which has played a pioneering role in showcasing Asian cinema, but which now finds itself under pressure to maintain its position.'