In related news, some Internet users in Taiwan said they were irritated by Chan’s remark that Cape No. 7 was the “hope for Chinese movie industry.”
“I don’t have much to say about the results, but I have something to say to director Peter Chan,” Internet user “Asmmilk” posted. “Sorry, but Cape No. 7 is not a Chinese movie.”
However, an Internet user nicknamed “Perry680606” defended Chan, saying in a posting that Chan probably didn’t do it on purpose.
“He has long been making movies in China, so it would be reasonable that he just used the phrase ‘Chinese movie’ without even thinking about it,” he wrote..
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LOA IOK-SIN



