Film
From the Queen to the Chief Executive
Hong Kong- Director
- Herman Yau
- Year
- 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.
Top cast
Stephen Tang Shu-Wing
Councillor Leung Chung Ken
Jing Ai
Cheung Yue Ling
David Lee Wai-Sheung
Cheung Yau Ming
Herman Yau
Guitar player
Tony Chow Kwok-Chung
Legislative Council Chairman
Eddie Chan Shu-Chi
Councillor
Yeung Kin-Chung
Leung Siu Chung
Ursula Wong Yue-Si
Leung Sau Yee
Tong Ka-Fai
1985's news presenter
Winnie Leung Man-Yee
Reporter
Tong Wai-Hung
1985 convict
Johnnie Guy
John's Father
Andrew Chen Wei-Wen
Cheung Yau Ming (teenage)
Mercy Wong Wai Chi
Chan Wai Chun
Cara Chu Chi-Yin
Cheung Yue Ling (teenager)
Cynthia Ho
News reporter in 1997
Directed by
Herman Yau
Written by
Yeung Yee-Shan
Produced by
Nam Yin, Charles Heung