From the Queen to the Chief Executive (2001)
In 1985, Cheung Yau-ming was one of five miscreants involved in the brutal murder of a white couple. As he was still a juvenile, the court ordered him to be "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure," a clause in British law allowing the government to imprison young offenders for an indefinite period. The film picks up in 1997, with Yau-ming (now 28) being paid a visit by a girl named Cheung Yue-ling. With only six months to go before the Handover, Yau-ming and 22 other prisoners hope to have their sentences determined soon, fearing what might happen should the decision about what to do with them become the province of incoming Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
Director: Herman Yau
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Stephen Tang Shu-Wing as Councillor Leung Chung Ken |
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Jing Ai as Cheung Yue Ling |
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David Lee Wai-Sheung as Cheung Yau Ming |
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Herman Yau as Guitar player |
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Tony Chow Kwok-Chung as Legislative Council Chairman |
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Eddie Chan Shu-Chi as Councillor |
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Yeung Kin-Chung as Leung Siu Chung |
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Ursula Wong Yue-Si as Leung Sau Yee |
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Tong Ka-Fai as 1985's news presenter |
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Winnie Leung Man-Yee as Reporter |
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Tong Wai-Hung as 1985 convict |
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Johnnie Guy as John's Father |
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Andrew Chen Wei-Wen as Cheung Yau Ming (teenage) |
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Mercy Wong Wai Chi as Chan Wai Chun |
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Cara Chu Chi-Yin as Cheung Yue Ling (teenager) |
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Cynthia Ho as News reporter in 1997 |
| Directing | Herman Yau | Director |
| Production | Nam Yin | Producer |
| Writing | Yeung Yee-Shan | Writer |
| Art | Fung Yuen-Chi | Art Direction |
| Directing | Jameson Lam Wa-Fan | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michelle Wong Yuk-Ting | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Apple Kwan Pak-Suen | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Puccini Yu Kwok-Ping | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Joe Chan Kwong-Hung | Director of Photography |
| Production | Charles Heung | Producer |
| Directing | Cynthia Ho | Script Supervisor |