Paramount Pictures and the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco,in partnership with The Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the Chinatown Economic Development Group of the Mayor's Office, held a private reception to welcome two actors from Hong Kong - Simon Yam (Yam Tat Wah) and Terence Yin (Yin Zhi Wei).

Simon Yam and Terence Yin are making their United States debut in the Paramount Pictures film, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, that is being released nationwide on July 25, 2003. Veteran actor Simon Yam is one of Hong Kong's most popular leading men in over 130 films and 40 television shows. Newcomer Terence Yin is an up and coming young Hong Kong talent raised here in the United States and is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. They both play brothers who are Lara Croft's arch enemies in the film.