Hong Kong actor Aaron Kwok and Chinese mainland actress Xu Jinglei have been awarded this year's Most Attractive Actor and Actress by Hong Kong's Society of Cinematographers.

At Monday's grand annual award ceremony held by the Hong Kong professional body of cinematographers, the Best Cinematography Award went to Hong Kong's photographer-turned-director Andrew Lau, who is director of a last year HK cinema hit Confession of Pain.

Receiving the cherished award, Andrew Lau expressed his gratitude over the honor since it was the first time for him to receive the award as a photographer.

For mainland actress and director Xu Jinglei, it was also her first award she received in Hong Kong despite many other awards she had received as an actress on the Chinese mainland.

These three top awards all came by closed ballots of the professionals at the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. The society has been renowned in HK and overseas for its 20 year outstanding commitments in forging ahead its high profile professional expertise and first-rate production.

(cri.cn April 12, 2007)