The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards ( 1983 ) and the first winner in this category was Ma Si-San for his role in the film '' Boat People '' . There are 5 , sometimes 6 , nominations for the category of Best New Performer from which one actor or actress is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer . The most recent recipient of the award was Xu Jiao , who was honoured at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards ( 2009 ) , for her performance in '' CJ7 ''
28th Hong Kong Film Awards
28th Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer