Charles Wang Cheung-tze
Members of the Hong Kong film industry will gather later this month to mourn the death of famed movie veteran Charles Wang Cheung-tze.
Wang, managing director of Salon Films, died of cancer in a New York hospital on July 6. He was 74.
He began his career as an assistant information officer with the Hong Kong Information Services Department.
He later went on to expand the business his late father, T.C. Wang, had set up in 1969, shaping Salon Films into a company that provided services and facilities to movie-makers throughout Asia. The company has offices in Malaysia, Thailand, Shanghai, Beijing and Manila.
Salon Films became renowned for providing film equipment and experienced personnel to production crews at affordable prices. It was the first company to introduce the Panavison camera and lens systems, as well as the Chapman dolly - all vital pieces of movie equipment - to Asian crews at costs that even cash-strapped companies could afford.
Wang, and his brother Fred, are also credited with bridging the gap between the Hollywood and Asian film industries.
