Walled City film set could become tourist hotspot
Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong on Tuesday said the government is considering turning the film set of local movie "Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In" into a tourist site. Speaking at a press briefing on Hong Kong's mega events, Wong said the movie set, which resembles the now-demolished Kowloon Walled City, has been well maintained. "With regards to the set used in the movie 'Walled In', discussions are taking place. The set has been dismantled, but it's still there. They've been keeping it in rather good condition," he said. "Discussions are ongoing as to whether they can let us have some parts of the set and it will be put up for display at a suitable location in Hong Kong." Wong said Hong Kong will host 106 mega events in the latter half of this year, a couple less than the 108 organised in the first six months. But he said the events still to come are expected to attract more visitors compared to those already held. "The number of events taking place in the first half of this year is actually more or less similar to the number of events taking place in the second half. But in terms of scale, we noted that some of the events in the second half actually have a much larger capacity in terms of attracting visitors," he said. "We believe that the number of visitors coming to Hong Kong for those mega events will actually be bigger than those in the first half."