Lucina Yu Kim Ming

Biography

Lucina Yu Kim Ming was born on April 10, 1968 in Hong Kong, growing up in a tenement building in Kwun Tong. Her father was a ship's engineer who named all his children with the character "sword" so they could protect his shy wife. She attended St. John's Catholic Primary School, participating in storytelling competitions and serving as an emcee. After graduating from secondary school in 1985, she won the "Amateur DJ Competition" hosted by Radio Television Hong Kong and joined the DJ training class alongside classmates like Wong Kai-kan. She began her radio career in 1986 with the program "Youth Symphony". In 1987, she starred in a successful radio drama with Wong Kai-kan titled "Love in Exile" and sang its theme song. She released her only solo album in 1988. She moved to a new radio station in 1991 and served as station director until 2002, when she resigned to raise her children. She returned to radio in 2006 as a guest host on the program "Tranquil Sentiments".