prompts Cherry to sign the will. While trying to persuade Mike to sign, Choi falls in love with him. On the day that Mr. Wong's body is due to be sent to China, Mike finds his mother and agrees to accompany her. While waiting for Mike's return, Choi discovers that Sarah Lee was Mr. Wong's secret British mistress. Choi and Mike reunite at the family farm now owned by Mr. Chen who has left Chinatown. Mike gives Choi a gift from China of a traditional dress. Choi also discovers that the last phone call Mr. Wong made was to his brother in China informing him that his wife and his son Mike would soon be visiting the village. Cast David Yip as Mike Wong: Sam's eldest son who runs his own restaurant and is an Anglophile. Lucy Sheen as Elaine Choi: A young law clerk tasked with executing Sam Wong's will. She is of Chinese descent but has grown up in England. Robert Lee as Mr. Chen: An old friend of Sam Wong who he illegally immigrated with to England in 1936. Lam Fung as Ah Ying: Sam Wong's widow. Victor Kan as Siu Loong: Cherry Wong's husband. Barbara Yu Ling as Cherry Wong: Sam Wong's daughter. Ric Young as Alan Wong: Sam Wong's son who is married to an Englishwoman. Victoria Wicks as Maggie Wong: Alan Wong's wife. K. C. Leong as Sam Wong: A prominent restaurateur whose will is executed by Elaine Choi. David Lyon as Peter Jonathan Elsom as Probate Official Juliet Hammond-Hill as Sarah Lee: Sam Wong's secret English mistress. Trevor Baxter as Priest in Church Bruce Boa as American tourist Vincent Wong as Chinese Gambler Philip Voon as Embassy Official Production Ping Pong was the first film to be filmed in London's Chinatown. It was also the first film directed in the United Kingdom by Leong who previously shot films in Hong Kong. The idea for the film was created by Leong during the filming of his 1984 comedy Banana Cop. The name of the film is derived from Elaine Choi's role in the film as a go-between in executing the will which she compares to a ping-pong ball. Lucy Sheen made her acting debut in this film. Release and reception Ping Pong premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 1986. The film was released in the United States and Canada on 17 July 1987,