Mabel Cheung is one of the directors of the Hong Kong New Wave cinema. Compared to other directors of the same period

Mabel Cheung's filmography is not extensive; most of her films focus on the mundane aspects of daily life

depicting the personal destinies of individuals amidst the grand changes of the era. "Wandering" has always been a key theme in her works

with almost all her films carrying a sense of wandering. At the same time

through the films directed by Mabel Cheung

we can glimpse a series of social phenomena that have emerged during Hong Kong's modernization. Therefore

this article attempts to explore the modern social issues presented in Mabel Cheung's films from three aspects: the characters in the films

the urban space in the films

and the structure of modern families.