Alex Law

Alexander Law Kai-Yui (Chinese: 羅啟銳; 19 August 1952 – 2 July 2022) was a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer.

Born

羅啟銳
Law Kai-Yui

(1952-08-19)19 August 1952

British Hong Kong

Died2 July 2022(2022-07-02) (aged 69)^[1]

Hong Kong

Almamater

• University of Hong Kong (B.A. in Chinese, English and Comparative Literature)
• New York University

Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Screenplay
1988 An Autumn's Tale
2010 Echoes of the Rainbow
Best Original Film Song
2010 Echoes of the Rainbow

Golden Horse Awards – Best Original Screenplay
1998 City of Glass

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Alex Law
Law at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	羅啟銳 Law Kai-Yui (1952-08-19)19 August 1952 British Hong Kong
Died	2 July 2022(2022-07-02) (aged 69)[1] Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong (B.A. in Chinese, English and Comparative Literature) New York University
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Screenplay 1988 An Autumn's Tale 2010 Echoes of the Rainbow Best Original Film Song 2010 Echoes of the Rainbow Golden Horse Awards – Best Original Screenplay 1998 City of Glass

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Law was educated at the Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong,^[1] matriculating in 1971. Law collaborated with Mabel Cheung on many of her most famous films, including the "Migration Trilogy": Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). He wrote the screenplay for Cheung's The Soong Sisters (1997).