Abstract:
Gigi Leung is a renowned Hong Kong Cantopop singer, song writer and actress, famous across Asia. Leung has been one of the Hong Kong’s most successful singers in 1990’s. Leung also stars in the movie industry. She was nominated for Best New Actress, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in CHARIOTS OF FIRE, TEMPTING HEART and A WAR NAMED DESIRE accordingly. Leung was awarded as Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong in 2003.
Apart from the showbiz career, Leung is also an ambassador to UNICEF and WWF. Other charity ambassador titles include Honourably Ambassador of Yan Chai Hospital, Special Ambassador to the Yan Aiu Hospital, Ambassador of Breast Cancer Fund and Ambassador of Society for Abandoned Animals, etc. . She joined her friends, Charlie Yeung, Valen Hsu and Angelica Lee to form the Hope Foundation to help children in need.
Causes Supported:
Animals Protection, Children & Youth, Elderly, Emergency Relief, Environment & Conservation, Health & Medicine, Poverty, Education
Source of Information:
The official blog of Gigi Leung
Hope Education Foundation
Photo Credit: weibo.com/gigileungwingkei
