Manfred Wong (; Wong Man-Chun; born 5 June 1957, in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

) is a Hong Kong

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, film producer,

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film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

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. He is best known for his involvement as a writer for the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series.

Biography

Born in 1957 in Hong Kong, Wong had studied at St. Paul's Convent School. Thereafter, he majored in communications at Baptist College, but dropped out before completion and took up the post as a TV

copywriter Copywriting is the act or occupation of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. Copywriting is aimed at selling products or services. The product, called copy or sales copy, is written content that aims to incre ...

. In 1972, he worked as a

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short sto ...

for magazines and newspapers. In 1977, he became a scriptwriter at RTV and was involved in several drama series such as ''Reincarnated'' and ''Dragon Strike''. He entered the film industry in 1979, working in the creative side of production. In 1995 he formed a partnership with director-

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

Andrew Lau Andrew Lau Wai-keung ( zh, t=劉偉強, born 4 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and ...

and writer-producer-director

Wong Jing Wong Yat-cheong, known professionally as Wong Jing (, born 3 May 1955), is a Hong Kong filmmaker and actor. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, he played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema during ...

to establish BoB and Partners Co. Ltd., the creative team most noted for its creation of the very successful ''

Young and Dangerous Young and Dangerous may refer to: * ''Young and Dangerous'' (film series), a collection of Hong Kong films about a group of young triad members ** ''Young and Dangerous'' (1996 film), a Hong Kong crime film ** '' Young and Dangerous: The Prequel' ...

'' which established box-office-record-breaking success. The 'BoB' stands for "Best of the Best."

Filmography

Writer * '' The Last Tycoon'' (2012) * '' Loving Him'' (2002) * '' Women From Mars'' (2002) * '' For Bad Boys Only'' (2000) * '' Born to Be King'' (2000) * '' Tau mung'' (2000) * '' Those Were the Days...'' (2000) * '' A Man Called Hero'' (1999) * '' Sex and Zen III'' (1998) * '' The Storm Riders'' (1998) * '' Young and Dangerous: The Prequel'' (1998) * '' Portland Street Blues'' (1998) * '' Young and Dangerous 5'' (1998) * '' Young and Dangerous 4 (1997) * ''

'' (1996) * '' Young and Dangerous 2'' (1996) * '' Young and Dangerous 3'' (1996) * '' Street Angels'' (1996) * '' The Trail'' (1993) * '' Deadly Dream Woman'' (1992) * '' The Perfect Match'' (1991) * '' Yu pui tsuen II'' (1987) * '' Rich and Famous'' (1987) * ''

Soul The soul is the purported Mind–body dualism, immaterial aspect or essence of a Outline of life forms, living being. It is typically believed to be Immortality, immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that ...

'' (1986) * '' Dream Lovers'' (1986) * '' Carry on Doctors and Nurses'' (1985) * ''

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem written by Jane Taylor, "The Star". The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in '' Rhymes for the Nursery'', a c ...

'' (1983) * '' Everlasting Love'' (1983) * ''

Lonely Fifteen ''Lonely Fifteen'' (靚妹仔, ''Leng mooi jai'') is a 1982 Hong Kong film directed by David Lai. Cast * Becky Lam * Irene Wan * Mak Tak-who * John Au * Chung-Lung Chan * Hsing-Tang Chen * Chu Fung Cheng * Ging Cheung * Kar Lok Chin * S ...

'' (1982) * ''

Duel to the Death ''Duel to the Death'' is a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts ''wuxia'' film directed by Ching Siu-tung in his directorial debut, and written by Siu-tung, David Lai and Manfred Wong. It stars Norman Chui, Damian Lau, Flora Cheong-Leen, and Eddy Ko. ...

'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1980)

References

External links

Official Website
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HKcinemagic.com entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Manfred Hong Kong screenwriters Hong Kong film producers Hong Kong film directors Hong Kong male actors 1957 births Living people