Wong Jim, James Wong Jim M.Phil., D.S.Sc. (Traditional Chinese: 黃霑; Cantonese Yale: Wong Jim) (February 21, 1940 – November 24, 2004) , whose real name was Wong Jum-sum (Traditional Chinese: 黃湛森; Cantonese Yale: Wong4 Jaam3 Sam1), an alumnus of La Salle College, was best known as a master of Cantopop lyrics in Hong Kong, but was also well known as a talented columnist, composer, actor, movie director, scriptwriter, talk show hosts and various other creative positions in the field of entertainment and mass media in Hong Kong. Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... The Yale romanizations are four systems created during World War II for use by United States military personnel. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... The Yale romanizations are four systems created during World War II for use by United States military personnel. ... Look up Alumnus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... La Salle College ( LSC; Chinese: 喇沙書院, Mandarin pinyin: LÇŽshā ShÅ«yuàn, Cantonese jyutping: laa3 sa1 syu1 jyun2 ) is a boys secondary school in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... This list is poorly defined, permanently incomplete, or has become unverifiable or an indiscriminate list or repository of loosely associated topics. ... Talk Show Host is a song written and performed by Radiohead. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Recreation. ... Mass media is a term used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically conceived and designed to reach a very large audience (typically at least as large as the whole population of a nation state). ...

Wong died of lung cancer at the age of 64 in 2004. Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours. ...

Education

Wong was born in Panyu, in what now is part of Guangzhou, China and migrated to Hong Kong with his family in 1949. He completed his secondary education at La Salle College. In 1963, he graduated from Chinese Department, Faculty of Arts of the University of Hong Kong. Wong obtained the degree of Master of Philosophy from the University of Hong Kong in 1983 for his study in Cantonese opera. In May 2003, in the midst of his fight with lung cancer, he completed his doctorate study at the Department of Social Science, University of Hong Kong. The title of his thesis was "Hong Kong Popular Music (1949-1997)". Panyu or Pun Yue (番禺) is a district in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. ... (Simplified Chinese: 广州; Traditional Chinese: 廣州; pinyin: GuÇŽngzhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuang-chou; Postal System Pinyin: Canton) is the capital of Guangdong Province in southern China. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... La Salle College ( LSC; Chinese: 喇沙書院, Mandarin pinyin: LÇŽshā ShÅ«yuàn, Cantonese jyutping: laa3 sa1 syu1 jyun2 ) is a boys secondary school in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The seven liberal arts – Picture from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad von Landsberg (12th century) The term liberal arts has come to mean studies that are intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills, rather than more specialized occupational or professional skills. ... The University of Hong Kong (HKU ; Chinese: 香港大學; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6; Mandarin Pinyin: ) is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong, China. ... In the usage of the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand and some other countries, the Master of Philosophy (M.Phil. ... The University of Hong Kong (HKU ; Chinese: 香港大學; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6; Mandarin Pinyin: ) is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong, China. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern Chinas Cantonese culture. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. ...

Career and contributions

Wong had participated in a variety of media fields including advertisement, movie and music. He was best known for his achievements as a lyricist of Cantonese songs in Hong Kong. Beginning from the 1960s, he was the lyricist for over 2000 songs, collaborating with composer Joseph Koo (aka. Gu Gaa-fai) on many popular TVB TV drama theme songs, many of which have become classics of the genre. His works had pushed the development of Cantopop to unprecedented popularity. Joseph Koo, might be one of his closest friends, but James Wong acknowledges that Koo is the exact opposite of him, saying that he (Wong) is handsome (in nature), while Koo has a terrible reputation, he curses or uses vulgar while Koo doesn't know how to curse! Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... A lyricist is an author of song lyrics. ... Gu Gaa-fai (顧嘉煇; Yale: Gu Gà Faì), or Joseph Koo (born 1933) is one of the most repected composers in Hong Kong. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

At the same time of being well known and praised for his creative works in the entertainment and advertisement fields, Wong was also famous for his vulgar and indelicate image. His vulgar includes jokes that lightly touch on adult topics. In one of his last concerts, he sung ones of his songs intended for advertisements. This one, "Leung Go Gau Sai So" has one particular line where he emphasises the word for mother, lo-mo. On that night he also said he loves si-lai (married women, he said, his mother was a si-lai and he loves si-lai so badly, his si-lai at home said he could only one si-lai. His charismatic nature blends perfectly with his jokes that makes everyone laugh until they fall off their chairs. He had a series of best-seller books on adult-oriented jokes. He was regarded as the one breaking the cultural barrier to taboos in Hong Kong during the conservative environment in 1970s.

Wong hosted several TV programs, mostly interviews or talk shows oriented towards adults, on both TVB and ATV. One of the talk shows called "Off-guard Tonight" (今夜不設防), co-hosted by Wong and his close friends Chua Lam and Ni Kuang on ATV, is particularly remembered. REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... ATV logo used in early 1990s Asia Television Limited (ATV) (亞洲電視有限公司) is the first television station in Hong Kong, founded on May 29, 1957. ... Chua Lam (also known as Tsai Lan) (simplified Chinese: 蔡澜, traditional Chinese: 蔡瀾, Japanese: チョイ・ラン) (born 1941 in Singapore) is a columnist writer, food gourmet and occasional television host in Hong Kong and Japan. ... Ni Kuang (also known as Ngai Hong or Yi Kuang) (simplified Chinese: 倪匡, (traditional Chinese: 倪匡) (born May 30, 1935 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China) is a prolific Chinese novelist and scriptwriter, with more than 300 published martial arts and science fiction novels and more than 400 movie scripts. ...

Since 1990s Wong's creative works had become less popular, and many entertainment company had introduced less Wong's songs. Some TV shows hosted by Wong were also unpopular. Wong had decided to turn back to Hong Kong University to take the Doctor degree, about the popular culture of Hong Kong. His essay is now in the library of Hong Kong University.

Important works in lyrics

• Below the Lion Rock (獅子山下)
• The Bund of Shanghai (上海灘), theme song from TV series The Bund
• When I'm Asked (問我)
• Both are forgetten in the mist (兩忘煙水裡)
• Tao (道), theme to the Tsui Hark-produced A Chinese Ghost Story
• A laugh in blue sea (滄海一聲笑), theme to Tsui Hark's The Swordsman
• A Man Should Stand Strong (男兒當自強), theme song to Tsui Hark's Once Upon a Time in China series about Wong Fei Hung; set to the traditional Chinese tune On the General's Orders
• No need to remember old dreams (舊夢不須記)
• Childhood(童年)
• Work Hard (奮鬥)

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Awards

Wong received numerous awards for his works.

- Music Awards

• 1981 忘記他, The best cantopop, 4th Top Ten Chinese Golden Pop Music, RTHK
• 1982 兩忘煙水里, The best cantopop, 4th Top Ten Chinese Golden Pop Music, RTHK
• 1989 Best Lyricist, 2nd Hong Kong Artist Awards (香港藝術家年獎)
• 1990 Golden Pin, 13th, Top Ten Chinese Golden Pop Music, RTHK
• 1991 Hall of Fame, RTHK (Radio and Television Hong Kong)
• 2000 Hall of Fame Award, CASH (Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong).
• 2002 Hall of Fame Award for 25th Anniversary, 25th Top Ten Chinese Golden Pop Music, RTHK

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• 1987 倩女幽魂, Best Film Song, 7th Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1990 笑傲江湖, 10th Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1991 黃飛鴻, 11th Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1992 黃飛鴻 之II 男兒當自強, 29th Taiwan's Golden Horse Award
• 1994 梁祝, Best Original Film Score, 14th Hong Kong Film Awards

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External links

• Speech of the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong for 2002-03 Budget
• Hong Kong Government statement on Wong's death (Chinese only)
• The James Wong Jim Memorial booklet - download (In English/Chinese)
• Memorial Service at Hong Kong Stadium (In English)
• Hong Kong University has dedicated a memorial page for Dr James Wong Jim in honor