FILM SERVICES OFFICE

The Film Services Office (FSO) is part of the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

Its Vision is to:

• Maintain Hong Kong as a major film producing centre and to enhance its position as a film trading and service hub in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Its Mission is to:

• Create and maintain an environment conducive to the long-term and healthy development of the film industry;
• Facilitate film production in Hong Kong; and
• Promote Hong Kong films both locally and abroad.

The FSO provides a number of services that include:

• Facilitating film production, in particular location shooting in Hong Kong;
• Maintaining a resource centre and a dedicated website with information on local rules and regulations on location shooting and reference material relating to film production services;
• Assisting in the organisation of Hong Kong film festivals and film exhibitions;
• Facilitating the organisation of training programmes for the film industry;
• Regulating the use of pyrotechnics and other dangerous goods for producing special effects in film/TV production and theatrical performances; and
• Liaising between Government departments and the film industry on procedures relating to the operation of the film industry.