【Epoch Times News on November 12, 2024】Former Miss Hong Kong champion Grace Cheung, who has been married to financial prodigy Nathan for 9 years, has two daughters aged 7 and 4. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and becoming a certified positive discipline instructor, she recently also obtained a real estate broker license in Vancouver, Canada.
Grace Cheung, 40, won the Miss Hong Kong title in 2007. After signing with TVB that year and becoming an artist under the network, she starred in numerous dramas and hosting gigs. In 2021, she made a comeback after giving birth and appeared in TVB’s “The Fixer Sisters 2021”. It was thought that she would fully return to the entertainment industry, but after filming “Anti-Corruption Action 2022” in 2022, she relocated with her family to Vancouver, Canada.
Born in Hong Kong, Grace Cheung immigrated to Vancouver, Canada with her family at the age of 9 and studied there until returning to Hong Kong for the beauty pageant in 2007. She majored in nutrition during university and obtained a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has since focused on early childhood education and is now a nutritionist and a certified positive discipline instructor, often sharing parenting tips and professional nutrition knowledge on her personal channel.
Recently, she posted a video on Instagram announcing her new identity as a real estate broker in Vancouver: “Meet my new identity, feel free to contact me if needed!” (Watch the video)
As for Grace Cheung’s former contract with TVB, the network faced backlash for biased reporting during the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill movement, which led to a decrease in viewership and advertising revenue. In 2019, the management announced layoffs of nearly a thousand employees to cut costs due to declining ratings and ad revenue.
Public data shows that TVB has been in consecutive losses since 2018, accumulating losses exceeding HK$2.2 billion. To cut costs, TVB announced in 2023 the restructuring of its television broadcasting and e-commerce business, resulting in another layoff of over 300 employees.
Listed in the 1980s, TVB was once one of Hong Kong’s blue-chip stocks, but its stock prices have continuously fallen to historic lows in recent years. The network has ventured into catering to mainland Chinese tastes, even partnering with Taobao for live commerce. The decline of TVB has put many Hong Kong celebrities in a predicament.
Although most celebrities in the Hong Kong entertainment industry remained silent during the anti-extradition bill protests a few years ago, choosing to not take a stance, a previous BBC report suggested that most were against the bill. They were concerned that under strict Chinese Communist Party political scrutiny, their future artistic freedom would be increasingly restricted.
Not long ago, renowned Hong Kong director Johnnie To, who served as a judge at the Tokyo International Film Festival, mentioned in a BBC interview the lack of new works in recent years. He expressed that both he and Hong Kong had lost their souls, hindering his creative process due to the lack of artistic freedom.
Attention was drawn to the recent remarks of Derek Yee, chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards, during his participation in a film event in Hong Kong. When asked about Johnnie To’s interview with the BBC discussing Hong Kong losing its soul, he awkwardly responded with a laugh, “Are you really asking me this? Do you want me to ruin the Hong Kong Film Awards?” indicating his reluctance to touch upon sensitive topics.