Ceremony for the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 13 April 1997 in the

Hong Kong Cultural Centre The Hong Kong Cultural Centre () is a multipurpose performance facility in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Located at Salisbury Road, Hong Kong, Salisbury Road, it was built by the former Urban Council and, since 2000, has been administered by the ...

and hosted by Lydia Shum and Nancy Sit. In total, sixteen winners in fifteen categories were unveiled.

Peter Chan Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer. Early life Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chine ...

's '' Comrades: Almost a Love Story'' became the biggest winner for the year with nine awards, setting the record for the highest number of categories won by a single film. The event also marked the last time the

Hong Kong Film Awards The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; ), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies are typically in April. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, ...

was held while under British colonial rule. The nominees were announced on 24 February 1997. The front runners were

's '' Comrades: Almost a Love Story'' and Benny Chan's ''

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'', with eleven and nine nominations respectively.

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

References

External links

Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards
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