Two discarded HKFA trophies found at waste management centre
27 Jan - Director Alex Cheung recently expressed his surprise over a viral photo of two discarded Hong Kong Film Awards' trophies that were found at a waste management facility.
Sharing the photo of the two trophies, Alex posted, "The Hong Kong Film Awards is the highest honour for each of us filmmakers. I also participated in the voting for the HKFA, but I saw the post from a Facebook friend saying that two discarded trophies were picked up at the transfer station."
Upon inspection, some netizens commented that the trophy on the left of the photo was the award for Best Costume for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", which was won by the late art director Bruce Yu.
Many took to the comments to share their thoughts, with one suggesting that Bruce's family might have thrown it away so not to feel sad seeing it following his passing.
Meanwhile, others said that the way it was discarded seemed to suggest otherwise.
However, most of them believe that everything happened for a reason and that the two trophies should be sent to an archive or a museum to be preserved.
Bruce, who was also a costume designer, passed away in 2022. He was a 23-time nominee and 4-time winner of the Hong Kong Film Award and had worked on films like "The Mermaid", "Mulan: Warrior Princess", "Yesterday Once More" and "The Four" among others.
