 The "father of Hong Kong cinema", Lai Man-Wai, has ancestry from the Sze Yap region of Guangdong province.As a result, Sze Yap people have dominated in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and play most major roles in the music and movie sectors.In many Hong Kong films, Taishanese can be heard, especially in many of Karl Maka's films, such as "Merry Christmas" and "Aces Go Places".