Mabel Cheung

Mabel Cheung Chinese 張婉婷 born 17 November 1950 is a film director from Hong Kong She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema Elected Freshmans Queen when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong Her films include the migration trilogy Illegal Immigrant 1985 An Autumns Tale 1987 and Eight Taels of Gold 1989 The Soong Sisters 1997 marks another peak of her filming career All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law She has been in the relationship with teammate Alex Law since 1986 The couple first met as classmates in New York University