Naturally the technology for films was shipped in. In terms of aesthetics, the situation is different from that of Japan, which experienced a rather long period of separation from American films; Hong Kong's body of film work has produced few antibodies against Hollywood. And Hong Kongers don't sweat about copying what-ever is trendy. Nonetheless, Hong Kong films still have ended up with a different rhythm from those of Hollywood.
香港電影固然科技上是舶來的；美學上也沒有如日本電影一般跟美國電影有過一段頗長的決裂期，敘事體上一直對好萊塢並沒有抗體，港人對跟風模仿亦不感汗顏，問題是，香港電影最終還是有異於好萊塢的調調。