City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema UPDATE:Default Title While an acolyte at the

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City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema UPDATE:Default Title While an acolyte at theAuthor Contributor(s): Hoover, Michael; Stokes, Lisa Odham Publisher: Verso Date: 9 17 1999 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Hong Kongs film industry gained global attention in the 1980s, at the time of negotiations over Great Britains return of the colony to China. Uncertainty about the post handover era accelerated Hong Kongs race for economic growth, and found expression in cinemas depictions of a city on fire. In this accessible introduction to