Project A is a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film starring and directed by Jackie Chan (成龍) himself, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang Ging-Sang (鄧景生), who produced with Leonard Ho Koon Cheung
(何冠昌) and Raymond Chow Man-wai (鄒文懷). The film co-stars Sammo Hung Kam-bo (洪金寶) and Yuen Biao (元彪).
In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Reluctantly, the Coast Guard is given money to fight these pirates, but the pirates themselves have many contacts (that is, bribed officials) in the government, and seek to thwart the Coast Guard's efforts to eliminate them. A Coast Guard, Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue-lung, is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made fools of and tries to clean up corruption in both the police force and the shipping industry, as well, fighting off pirates spearheaded by Pirate Chief Lor Sam Pau (狄威 Dick Wei).
