Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer, Alex Law, has passed away at the age of 69.
Alex Law wife: Who was Mabel Cheung?
Alex Law graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese and English studies and comparative literature in 1976. While studying for a master’s degree in New York, he met his wife Mabel Cheung.
He worked with Cheung on many of her most famous films, including the “Migration Trilogy”: Illegal Immigrant, An Autumn’s Tale and Eight Taels of Gold.
He also wrote the screenplay for Cheung’s The Soong Sisters.
Cheung is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema, known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong.
During her time studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU. She was also elected “Freshman’s Queen” during her studies.
