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简介

Alfred Cheung Kin-ting was born in 1956 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and moved to Hong Kong at age three with his mother, a teacher. His name, meaning "solid family," was given by his mother, and he grew up in Tsim Sha Tsui. He attended several English schools before graduating from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Hong Kong Baptist College. He began his career as a scriptwriter at the government radio station, then transitioned to working as a television assistant director. In 1978, he wrote his first script "The Lion Under the Mountain: The Little Sparrow," followed by "Paper Box Corpse Case" in 1979. He earned a diploma in film from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and later went to the United States to study cinema at The New School for Social Research, where he researched Alfred Hitchcock's films. He began participating in film screenwriting in 1981 and won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay at the 1st ceremony in 1982 for "The Story of Woo Viet," then won the same award at the 3rd ceremony in 1984 for "You're Loving Me Again," which he both wrote and directed. He has produced over 80 films, mostly comedies, working as director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. In 2003, he founded the "Alfred Cheung Drama Workshop" to provide employee training for major Hong Kong companies and organizations. In 2007, he coached the pan-democratic candidate in expression skills during the Chief Executive election. He earned an IEMBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2008. In 2018, he launched his own YouTube channel and Facebook page. He currently resides in the United Kingdom.