Biography
Barry Wong Ping-Yiu (also credited as Wong Ping-Yiu and Barry Wong) was a Hong Kong screenwriter, film producer and actor. He wrote scripts for numerous Hong Kong films from the early 1980s until his death, often in collaboration with directors such as Sammo Hung and John Woo.
His credits include Winners & Sinners (1983), My Lucky Stars (1985), Armour of God (1986), Fight Back to School (1991) and the screenplay for Hard Boiled (1992), which was dedicated to him. He also appeared in supporting roles in several films and received a Hong Kong Film Awards Professionalism Award.
Wong died of a heart attack on 16 October 1991 while on a trip to Berlin.
