On This DayIn 2011, Hong Kong film actor Alan Tang dies at 62 – SCMP archive
15 years ago, former Hong Kong film star Alan Tang, also known as the “Student Prince”, died from a heart attack
This article was first published on March 30, 2011
by Danny Mok
‘Student Prince’ dies after heart problem
Former actor Alan Tang Kwong-wing, known as the “Student Prince”, has died at home. He was 62.
The family said he was checked by a family doctor for a heart problem at home in Kadoorie Avenue, Kowloon Tong, yesterday (March 29, 2011) afternoon. He was found collapsed on a bed by a maid around 9.30pm. Ambulance staff confirmed him dead at the scene.
Police found nothing suspicious.
Tang, who earned his nickname for his impressive first starring role, at age 16, in 1963’s The Student Prince, established his fame when he moved to Taiwan during the 1970s. There he made over 60 feature films, including dramas and romances. When he returned to Hong Kong in 1977, he formed a production company with his elder brother, The Wing-Scope Film Production, and made triad-genre films, which he acted in or produced.