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Hong Kong Film Awards 2021 postponed for a year because of coronavirus pandemic

The 40th edition of the Hong Kong Film Awards, originally scheduled for early 2021, has been postponed for a year to 2022 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers announced on Monday.The Hong Kong Film Awards Association said in a special circular that the postponement was a consequence of Hong Kong cinemas not “operating normally” this year, with the result that film releases have been repeatedly put on hold.As part of the Hong Kong government’s measures to contain the coronavirus, cinemas…

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