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What was the first Hong Kong film with a female film actress?

The first Hong Kong feature film "Zhuangzi Tried His Wife" was produced in 1913. The director was Li Minwei, the photographer was Luo Yongxiang, and the main actors were Li Minwei and Yan Shanshan.

This film has set many Hong Kong film records: (1) It is the first feature film produced in Hong Kong; (2) The first Hong Kong film released in a foreign country; (3) The first Hong Kong film with female film actors; (4) It is also the first Hong Kong film with trick photography. In 1923, Li Minwei and his brothers Haishan and Beihai founded the first Hong Kong film production company "Minxin Film Manufacturing Co., Ltd.", which was wholly invested by Hong Kong people.

They are not for fame and fortune, but for promoting the film industry in Hong Kong and even in China. The establishment of Minxin has greatly promoted the film industry in Hong Kong. In 1923, it not only produced Hong Kong's first news documentary "China Athletes Go to the Sixth Far East Games", but also established Hong Kong's first actor training institute, Minxin Actor Training Institute, in Guangzhou in 1924 to explore people with acting potential. In addition, Minxin also produced the first feature film "Rouge" produced in Hong Kong.

In 1924, precious news documentaries, such as The First National Congress of China Kuomintang, Marshal Sun's parade of the Legion Police Committee, and President Sun's military parade in Dongjiaochang, which was produced in 1925, were also produced by Minxin. In fact, from 1924 to 1925, the film industry in Hong Kong has gradually grown. However, due to the background of Li Minwei League, the British Hong Kong government banned Minxin from setting up a film studio in Hong Kong, and the development of Hong Kong film was forced to stop.