From the Queen to the Chief Executive (2001)

Name: From the Queen to the Chief Executive
Rating: 3.8

3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings

1h 45min

Not released

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In 1997, as political control of Hong Kong shifted from the British government to that of China, Hong Kong's legal system went through a metamorphosis, and this drama tells the tale of one young man caught in the middle. As a teenager, Cheung Yau-ming (David Lee) fell in with a group of thugs and in 1985 was involved in an assault on a girl that led to her death. Cheung was arrested and found guilty of the crime, and was sentenced to be "detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure" - an open-ended sentence that could last as long as the authorities saw fit.
Twelve years later, Cheung is still behind bars, and with mainland China soon to take power, Zhang Yul-ing (Ai Jinhg), a Chinese activist, sets out to help Cheung and others like him by working with lawyers to give prisoners fixed sentences, rather than have their sentences translated to "at the Chief Executive's Pleasure", which generally means the prisoner is never released. While Zhang and lawyer Leung (Stephen Tang) do all they can to help, it doesn't take long for them to realize that they're facing an uphill battle...
Actors:: Jing Ai, Mo-Chan Chik, Kuo-chung Chou, Johnnie Guy, Wai-sheung Lee, Wai-Hung Tong
Directors:: Herman Yau
Voiced By:: Not Available
Writers:: Elsa Chan
Aka:: Deng hou dong jian hua fa la
Genres:: Drama
Countries:: Hong Kong