Nelson Cheung Hok-yun

Biography

Nelson Cheung Hok-yun, nicknamed "Nel Nel", was a Hong Kong image consultant and fashion stylist. Born in 1963 into a football family, his father, grandfather, and uncles were all Hong Kong footballers. He participated in the Hong Kong Children's Choir as a child and later immigrated to Canada after graduating from secondary school in 1980, where he studied fashion design at Vancouver Vocational Institute. He returned to Hong Kong in 1988 and participated in the Asia Pacific Singing Contest, reaching the final eight. His career in image design began when he was invited to design the image for the "Miss Asia Pageant". He served as an image consultant for artists such as Priscilla Chan, Aaron Kwok, and Jordan Chan. In 1997, he began working as a TV host with the show "Ma Ma Phone Show" on Cable TV. He also wrote a column for the newspaper "am730" from 2016 to 2019. In 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his income, he worked as a market stall vendor and participated in live-streaming sales. He passed away on May 18, 2023, at his residence in Shenzhen at the age of 59, having died by suicide due to depression.