Hong Kong director Billy Tang dead at age 69


Hong Kong director Billy Tang dies at age 69. Photo: weibo.

Veteran HK filmmaker BIlly Tang, known as Hong Kong’s premier crime film director, died on July 2 at the age of 69.

He suffered from nasopharyngeal carcinoma and had been battling the disease for many years.

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