Chinese animator
Lo Che-ying, Neco (Chinese: 盧子英, born 1960) is an independent animator in Hong Kong.[1] Obsessed with comics and cartoons since his childhood, he was influenced by various styles animations from around the world. Lo's fascination with Japanese animation and Disney productions sparked his journey into the world of animation.[2] Inspired by the works of Hayao Miyazaki, Neco embarked on a path to create his own animated works. He joined the Art Services Section of the TV section of RTHK towards the end of 1978 and founded Animation Workshop and Single Frame in 1980 and 1982 respectively.[3] Since the 1980s, he has also been engaged in animation criticism, animation research, serving as a jury panelist of ifva animation,[4] and teaching animation at university. His published works include A Selective Collection of Hong Kong Movie Posters, Frame after frame, My quest for A and C, Chinese Animation and Hong Kong Animation Newcomers.