Later, he bought the rights to Hong Kong Kung-Fu movies and sold them in Indonesia and markets farther in the South Pacific.
Hong Kong potter Marco Fu beat Shropshire qualifier Adrian Gunnell 5-3 to progress, while local favourite Ryan Day impressed with a 5-2 victory over Belfast's Mark Allen.
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Liu's compatriot Ding Junhui also received a tough draw as he will face Hong Kong's Marco Fu.
In the other match in Group Two, Hong Kong's Marco Fu impressed in a 5-1 victory over last month's Masters finalist Stephen Lee .
"I know it's a big risk to do this, but I still want to try to spread the cycling culture to the Hong Kong people, " Fu said.
Born in San Francisco to globe-trotting parents, he became a child actor in Hong Kong, where he learned kung fu and became a dance champion.
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His film roles, from acting in King Kong to doing voice work on Kung Fu Panda, can fetch far more.
But thanks to the Hong Kong Arts Centre in Hong Kong's Wan Chai neighbourhood, Fu finally found an affordable, centrally-located spot to host the festival.
Other kung fu talent streamed to America in the wake of Hong Kong's 1997 turnover from the British to China.
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Once upon a time, it was Hong Kong that cranked out most of the world's kung fu and swordplay movies, notably from the prolific Shaw Brothers studio.
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As well as attracting local film buffs, Fu's goal is to keep raising the profile of biking in Hong Kong.
It's Hong Kong film star and Hollywood hopeful Chow Yun Fat striking what appears to be a kung fu pose, a matchstick clenched between his teeth, presumably for extra threat value.
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