When the reporter telephoned Joe Cheung, president of the Hong Kong Directors Association, to ask whether the award ceremony was right or wrong, he said, "In the past, the Golden Bauhinia Award was sponsored by the Film Critics Association. Now Clifford Choi and He Weifeng use the Golden Bauhinia Award in the name of private companies, but he has never come out to explain this matter and the judging mechanism has not been made public. It's like cheating. "
The reporter also called Clifford Choi, chairman of Golden Bauhinia. He said: "The Film Critics Association authorized me to set up a company to do it, and all the profits earned were used for the daily operation of Golden Bauhinia Culture Development Fund Co., Ltd., so I didn't set up abuse of power for personal gain." However, it is interesting to explore why the chairman of the Film Critics Association in 2006 was sponsored by the company he authorized.
Previously, the Golden Bauhinia Award was awarded to the film Exodus 10, which was not shown in Hong Kong and caused controversy. Clifford Choi said in an interview before the award ceremony that night: "Part of the operating expenses are sponsored by film institutions or film companies." Asked if there is any conflict of interest between film company sponsorship and nomination, he said: "There are two kinds of people looking for sponsorship and operation, and there is no conflict."