HONG KONG -- Action scenes for the new *** "Tomb Raider"*** movie starring Angelina Jolie are to be filmed in downtown Hong Kong next year, a news report said Friday.

Chase and action scenes are expected to be filmed in Hong Kong's bustling Wan Chai and Mongkok districts while the landmark Victoria Harbor is expected to be used as the backdrop in other scenes, DPA reported.

The cast and crew for the movie, a sequel to the 2001 action film, will arrive in Hong Kong early next year, the ***South China Morning Post*** reported.

The shooting should create 100 jobs and inject thousands of U.S. dollars in Hong Kong's ailing economy, the newspaper said.