title: The Final Option (1994 film)
text: # The Final Option (1994 film)
  
  The Final Option is a 1994 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Gordon Chan and starring Michael Wong, Peter Yung, Carmen Lee, Vindy Chan and Power Chan.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Because the risk of police work is getting higher, uniformed patrol officer Ho Chi-wai (Peter Yung) receives pressure from his family, which leads him to doubt his own profession and his attitude also becomes negative. One time during an armed robbery case in a jewelry store, witnesses his colleague, Butt (Ken Lok), being killed by the robbers, which changes his views about the meaning of life and being a police officer. Chi-wai is shoulder the responsibility to protect civilians and joins the Special Duties Unit (SDU). During training, due to a series of difficult physical and mental challenges, many trainees decided to quit. Chi-wai, however, completes his training with his spirit of perseverance. With the influence of his instructor, Stone (Michael Wong, Chi-wai builds self-confidence. However, Chi-wai gradually discovers problems that the SDU has to face, including ones from family, friends, superior officers, criminals and even public pressure. Because Chi-wai's profession makes his girlfriend, May (Carmen Lee), to lack a sense of security, they become estranged until a counterinsurgency operation, when May finally understands Chi-wai, while he also understands the meaning of being an SDU officer.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Michael Wong as Stone Wong
  * Peter Yung as Ho Chi-wai
  * Carmen Lee as May Lee
  * Vindy Chan as Windy
  * Power Chan as Bond
  * Ken Kot as Ken
  * Ricky Lam
  * Dante Lam
  * Matthew Tang
  * Tai Ho-fai
  * Paul Fonoroff as Security Commissioner
  * Luk Man-wai as Frankie
  * Joseph Cheung as Joe
  * Michael Lam as Ching
  * Lau Jim
  * Wayne Lai as Traffic cop
  * Emotion Cheung as Policeman
  * Yvonne Ho as Bond's girlfriend
  * Lam Tak-shing
  * Lai Wai-tak
  * Sin Kam-ching
  * Tsang Chi-chung
  * Hung Lap-ming
  * Ken Lok as Butt
  * Luk Chi-shing
  * Teddy Chan
  * Bruce Law
  * Liu Lai-man
  * Michael Lam as SDU trainee
  * So Wai-nam as SDU trainee
  * Gary Mak as SDU trainee
  * Lui Siu-ming as SDU trainee
  * Kwan Kwok-chung as SDU trainee
  * Lee Yiu-king as Rascal at nightclub
  * Kim Yip as Photographer
  * Stephen Chan
  * Jacky Cheung Chun-hung
  * Hui Sze-man
  * To Wai-kwong
  * Wong Man-chun as Policeman
  * Lau Tung-ching
  * Cheung Bing-chuen as Rascal at nightclub
  
  ## Release
  
  The Final Option was released in Hong Kong on 17 March 1994. In the Philippines, the film was released by Screen Enterprise Co. on November 9, 1995.
  
  