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head of the CMPC to make more decisions independently. As discussed
above, in the late Seventies, Taiwanese society was quite dynamic. After
a series of political and social movements, the tension between the
citizens and the KMT state especially increased. The government tried to
relax tensions by promoting more Taiwan-born officials, giving ordinary
people more opportunity to participate in political activities and
loosening control of the mass media.50 Therefore, the CMPC had more
freedom to make decisions than ever before.
The influence and inspiration of the Hong Kong New Wave was also
important to New Taiwan Cinema filmmakers. The Hong Kong New Wave
emerged during the late Seventies. Before the Hong Kong New Wave the
Hong Kong film market like Taiwan, was dominated by martial arts
films. However, because of stiff competition among television stations,
many young TV workers got opportunities to demonstrate their abilities
on TV. Then those people turned to work in film industry. They became
the main force of the Hong Kong New Wave and changed the Hong Kong
film industry in many ways. Tsui Hark, Ann Hui, Yim Ho, Allen Fong,
Patrick Tam and Alex Cheung Kwok Ming are the names mentioned most
often. Most of these filmmakers studied in the West, usually in Great
Britain or the United States. The Hong Kong New Wave filmmakers
influenced Hong Kong films is several ways. First, these movies
portrayed Hong Kong social conditions in a relatively realistic fashion.
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Lin, Ying-chia, 1969-. A Descriptive Analysis of the Development and Decline of New Taiwan Cinema, 1982-1986, thesis, December 1993; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277612/m1/64/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .