Publisher's Synopsis
Lai Man-wai (1893-1953) had been a film pioneer in Hong Kong and a leading reformist for Chinese cinema. The Diary of Lai Man-wai not only chronicles the life of Lai and his family, but also an invaluable record of Chinese history and film history, spanning from the early twentieth century to the 1950s. Part of this diary was first published in the book Lai Man-wai: The Man, The Time, Cinema, now revised and expanded by Lai Shek. The explanatory notes have been added within the context by the collator and editors. Contains 64 pages, published in September 2003. Bilingual in Chinese and English.
