The Man from Hong Kong (known in the U.S.A. as The Dragon Flies) is a 1975 action film that marked the first Australian-Hong Kong co-production filmed in both nations. It was directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starred Shanghai-born Jimmy Wang Yu and former 007 George Lazenby.
Jimmy Wang Yu was the first Chinese star to star in a Hong Kong and Australian film. 
Jimmy Wang Yu is from Shanghai which is mainland China and therefore would be recognized as the first chinese star to star in the first co-production between Hong Kong and Australia