Hong Kong's Cinema Day tickets to go on sale for HK$30 each from May 7
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The Hong Kong Theatres Association announced ticketing arrangements on Thursday, about two weeks before Cinema Day's return on May 10.
The association also provided an explanation for the 65 per cent decline in box office revenue over the Easter holiday.
'As for whether this was caused by more people travelling outside Hong Kong or going abroad to spend money – this is one of the reasons,' said Timothy Yuen Yin-man, the group's chairman.
'Moreover, last year there were films that were oriented towards fans such as We 12, but there are not many new films during Easter this year.'
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He was referring to the film that featured the 12 members of local boy band Mirror.
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