Despite a population of just seven million, Hong Kong has the world’s third-largest film industry (after the US and India).

Martial arts, police thrillers, slapstick comedy and romances are the main fare; few directors dabble in anything beyond light entertainment. Cinemas are multiscreen complexes showing a mixture of new Hollywood and local releases - check first that the performance is either in English or subtitled; tickets cost around $55 and are half-price on Tuesday.

Cine-Art House Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai T2827 4820. Wan Chai MTR. Arty foreign films in two mini-cinemas.

Cinematheque Prosperous Garden, Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei www.cinema.com.hk. Yau Ma Tei MTR. New domestic and Hollywood releases, plus slightly arty selection of world cinema classics.

Hong Kong Arts Centre 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai T2582 0200. Wan Chai MTR. Seasons of alternative and foreign films plus Chinese cinema.

JP Plaza 22-36 Paterson St, Causeway Bay T2881 5005. Causeway Bay MTR. Current releases at multiscreen complex.

New York Cinema 463-483 Lockhart Rd, Plaza II, Causeway Bay T2838 7380. Causeway Bay MTR. Plush cinema for new Western and Chinese releases.

Palace IFC Mall Central Central MTR. Flash twenty screen complex showing current Western and local productions, plus themed seasons.

Silvercord Cnr Canton and Haiphong roads, Tsim Sha Tsui T2736 6218.

Tsim Sha Tsui MTR. Two screens showing mostly local and Chinese productions, usually subtitled in English.

UA Times Square, Matheson St, Causeway Bay T2506 2822. Causeway Bay MTR. Inoffensive Hollywood, Hong Kong, Japanese and Korean releases for the children/ teen market, usually subtitled.