Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hong Kong has submitted 27 films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since first entering the Oscar competition in 1959. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. Hong Kong's submission is decided annually by Hong Kong's Motion Picture Industry Association.