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One Country Two Systems Research Institute
Presents Award-winning Deng Xiaoping in Fund-raising Premiere

Hong Kong, June 15, 2004 - To commemorate the seventh anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR, One Country Two Systems Research Institute today staged a fund-raising premiere of an award-winning movie Deng Xiaoping at the Grand Hall of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai. Deng Xiaoping, often dubbed the chief architect of China's reform and liberalization, was also revered for his novel proposal of the "one country, two systems" policy. Deng Xiaoping is the first cinematic attempt to examine our reformist leader's final 20 years of political career. The premiere was unveiled in the presence of film director Ding Yinnan and lead actor Lu Qi. Other guests in attendance included Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, Wang Fengchao, Deputy Director of Central Government's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, Yang Wenchang, The Commissioner of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the HKSAR, Leung Chun Ying, Chairman of Board of Directors and Ronnie C Chan, Chairman of Executive Committee, One Country Two Systems Research Institute.

Deng Xiaoping is a documentary drama that depicts China's history of economic reform under an overall theme of "Xiaoping grows old as China is rejuvenated". Nine years in the making with an investment of RMB26 million, Deng Xiaoping has collected a number of prestigious film awards including the Best Film and Best Actor Awards in Hundred-Flower Awards 2003, and Special Award for Best Screenplay and Best Makeup in Golden Rooster Awards 2003. Director Ding Yinnan is a celebrated "fourth-generation director" of China. His award-winning works include Sun Yatsen and Zhou Enlai. This movie also marks lead actor Lu Qi's 30th performance in the role of Deng in his 15 years of career in performing arts. More than 150,000 people and 70 government agencies had participated in the shooting of the film.

The movie brings back major moments in the course of China's economic reform, including the resumption of college entrance examinations, launch of a collective production and quota system for rural areas, return of students to the cities, establishment of economic zones, the series of Sino-British talks and the well-known Southern Tour. The film was shot in Beijing, Anhui, Guangdong and Shanghai. The crew also took off to Japan to rebuild Deng's tour in 1978.

The movie received overwhelming response when it was shown in China last year. Critics attached great significance to the film as most other works on Deng were on his early war-time years. However, Deng's most profound influence on China was attributable to his works after 1976 when the cultural revolution came to an end. His final years were in fact the prime time of his political career. The reform that took place during these two decades had changed the face of modern China.

Key Facts of the Film
PlanningCentral Literature Research Center
Propaganda Department of CPC Committee of Guangdong Province
Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government of Shenzhen
Joint producersGuangdong Broadcasting, Film & TV Bureau
Propaganda Department of Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee
Film Channel Program Center
Pearl River Film Production Corporation
Works ofPearl River Film Production Corporation
Film Channel Program Center
SponsorSalon Films (HK) Ltd
Websitehttp://www.southcn.com/ent/zhuanti/dengxiaoping/

About One Country Two Systems Research Institute
The One Country Two Systems Research Institute (the Institute) is a privately-funded research institute, founded in 1990 by individuals who are concerned with the well-being of Hong Kong. It is registered in Hong Kong as a non-profit-making company with limited liability, and has been granted the status of a charitable organization of public interest by the Hong Kong Government. For almost a decade, the Institute had focused its research efforts on public policies in relation to the transition of Hong Kong and the implementation of the Basic Law. After the establishment of the HKSAR on July 1, 1997, the Institute has shifted its focus of research to major social and economic issues of the SAR, as well as economic collaboration between the HKSAR and its neighboring areas, particularly, the Mainland. It continues to serve as a non-government public policy think tank.

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