A list of winners at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards

September 8th, 2009 HONG KONG - A bank Wednesday marked its 150th anniversary in Hong Kong by launching what it claimed to be the world's first 150-dollar bank notes. Standard Chartered Plc, one of three note-issuing banks in the wealthy city of seven million, has printed 1 million of the 150-Hong-Kong-dollar notes, worth $19.35 each.

September 7th, 2009 HONG KONG - Eleven people were injured when a man threw acid during an altercation Sunday in a bustling market district, the fourth such attack in Hong Kong this year. Local television reports said victims had to be carried on gurneys to ambulances, their heads covered in bandages.

August 13th, 2009 HONG KONG - A 109-year-old tea has gone on sale at Hong Kong's first international tea fair, a media report said Thursday. Just 10 grams of the pu-erh tea, which takes its name from Pu'er county in Yunnan province in south-west China, costs 8,000 Hong Kong dollars ($1,025), the South China Morning Post newspaper said.

April 24th, 2009 List of key winners at 40th Annual Dove AwardsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A list of key winners at the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards on Thursday: — Artist of the year: Steven Curtis Chapman.

April 20th, 2009 LONDON - Bruce Lee's kung fu master's biopic, 'Ip Man', has bagged the Best Picture trophy at the annual Hong Kong film awards. But other top accolades such as Best Director and Best Actress went to 'The Way We Are', based on with the working class neighbourhood.

April 19th, 2009 Biopic of Bruce Lee master best film at HK awardsHONG KONG — A biopic of Bruce Lee's kung fu master won best picture at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards, but a documentary-like film about a working-class neighborhood dominated the other top prizes. "Ip Man," a profile of the martial arts teacher by the same name starring Donnie Yen, took top honors at Sunday's annual awards ceremony, but the low-budget "The Way We Are" took home prizes for best director Ann Hui, best actress Paw Hee Ching, and best supporting actress for Chan Lai-wun.

April 18th, 2009 Nominees for the 28th Hong Kong Film AwardsHONG KONG — Nominees in major categories for the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards. The winners will be announced Sunday.

April 18th, 2009 John Woo, Bruce Lee master biopic up for HK awardsHONG KONG — John Woo's Chinese historical epic, a biopic of Bruce Lee's kung fu master and a documentary-like look at a working-class neighborhood are the top contenders at the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday. The nominees reflect the past and present of Hong Kong's movie industry — once a major Asian filmmaking hub known for its local stories, but now increasingly geared toward the mainland Chinese market with historical and kung fu blockbusters.

April 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It's not even halfway down the year, but Priyanka Chopra already has reasons enough to say 2009 has been 'fantastic' for her. The star has already walked away with seven awards including an international honour.

March 20th, 2009 HONG KONG - Life would be meaningless and not worth living without the Internet, nearly one in seven Hong Kong youngsters said in a survey released Friday. Just under 14 percent of 1,800 respondents aged 12 to 25 insisted they could not live without the Internet while 80 percent described it as essential.

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra will receive the Nielsen Box Office Award for outstanding contribution to Asian cinema. The award will be presented during the 3rd Annual Asian Film Awards March 23.

March 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Just after his acting debut 'Rock On!' bagged seven trophies at the recently held Filmfare Awards, director-actor Farhan Akhtar hopes to walk away with more awards at the forthcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards. 'I have visited the IIFAs before and am extremely hopeful that 'Rock On!' will be nominated for the 10th year of IIFA awards,' said Farhan in a press statement.

January 25th, 2009 HONG KONG - Hong Kong film makers are preparing to leave filmgoers goggle-eyed by releasing the world's first pornographic movie in 3D, a news report has said. Shooting on the Chinese-language film '3D Sex And Zen', budgeted at $4 million, is scheduled for April with producers promising some of the most realistic close-up sex scenes ever.

January 20th, 2009 HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares fell by almost three percent Wednesday as overnight losses on Wall Street and profit warnings from Chinese companies listed in the city deepened market gloom. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index ended the day down 376.14 points, or 2.9 percent, at 12,583.63.

December 31st, 2008 LONDON - Hollywood action-comedy star Jackie Chan has been polled to be the vice-chairman of the China Film Association. Chan and other prominent Hong Kong filmmakers have joined the association in order to tie together movie-making in Hong Kong and China, reports contactmusic.com.