Stephen Wong Cheung Hing

Biography

Stephen Wong Cheung Hing was born in Hong Kong in 1978 to Chinese-Vietnamese parents. He lived in Wong Tai Sin district until age five, when his family moved to France due to concerns about Hong Kong's future in 1997. He grew up in a challenging environment with his parents occupied running a small garment factory with Cambodian Chinese, forcing him to face racial discrimination at school while caring for younger siblings and studying French diligently. He attended Lycée Champlain in France, earned a bachelor's degree in International Marketing, then spent six months in the United States studying English before working as ground crew for Cathay Pacific. In 2003 he returned to Hong Kong as Market Development Manager for Orchestra children's clothing chain. In 2005 he entered the "Mr. Hong Kong" pageant and won the "Most Outstanding Performance Award," subsequently signing with TVB after negotiations with the network, appearing in the drama "滙通天下" with actress Kwai San Ni. He was nominated for "Most Improved Male Artist" at the 2007 TVB Awards and made the final four. He changed his stage name from "Chang Xing" to "Zhi Hao" in 2018, then to "Xiang Xing" in 2019. He opened a French restaurant called A La Maison in Tin Hau in 2016 and participated in Hong Kong's first Food Truck Festival offering seafood and grilled dishes. In August 2023 he announced his departure from TVB after 18 years of continuous work.