[2022.10.22] CLIFTON KO ESTIMATES THAT THE INDUSTRY HAS LOST OVER HALF OF ITS PERSONNEL

Clifton Ko feels that he still has not made his best film or play yet
courtesy of mingpao.com

Clifton Ko Chi Sum, Ricky Fan Chun Fung two nights ago attended the Hong Kong Excellent Enterprise Brand Award 2022. "The Most Excellent Creative and Performing Art Career Achievement Diamond Award" recipient Ko Chi Sum said that since graduating from secondary school he joined the entertainment industry and has been in it for 40 years. His creativity being able to receive the audience's recognition was also a great encouragement, but he did not dare to treat it as an achievement. He said, "Fortunately the audience has been very loose with reviews of my past comedy films, I still haven't made the best movie or play."

Ko Chi Sum said that due to the pandemic, the two new projects that he has signed both had to be temporarily postponed. Because he would have to commute, he has been waiting for the date of border opening. He said, "One would be a comedy of major development, the other would be an early Republic historic subject. Recently Hong Kong films catching attention again is 100% a big thing, but Hong Kong only has a population of 7 million. Now Hong Kong is already a part of the Greater Bay Area. The entire Greater Bay Area has a population of 72 million, 10 times of Hong Kong. I hope Hong Kong film would give a little more effort." Speaking of the earlier announced policy address, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said that it would have to work hard on fighting for talent. Ko Chi Sum also agreed that the industry suffered from a personnel shortage. "Under the pandemic at least over half of the people have been lost. Now when we ask people to return, no one is willing to already. The situation is very sad, because many people have already changed industries and no longer believed in the show business." Ko Chi Sum hoped that the government would have a stable policy while he would strengthen new talent training. Speaking of Stephen Chow Sing Chi also recruiting online, Ko Chi Sum said, "Sing Jai wanting to fight for talent isn't anything out of the ordinary, because the talent loss isn't a small amount." Did he have any secret of working with Chow Sing Chi? Ko Chi Sum said, "Many directors have said that Sing Jai has been tough to take, back then when he and I worked together on ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL (GA YAU HEI SI) we shot for 17 days. However before hand we studied 20 days to study each shot. Actually he wasn't tough to take at all, only that he likes to come up with ideas. Before the shoot he has to have every detail handled."