City Weekend looks at how the careers of four performers have evolved
Name: Jacky Cheng Pak-lam
Age: 32
Former career: Cheng, also known as “Little Pak-lam”, was one of the most popular child actors in the 1990s with his signature bowl haircut. He collaborated with several award-winning local movie stars, such as Anthony Wong Chau-sang and Tony Leung Chiu-wai.
Current career: After graduating from the University of Hong Kong in 2007, Cheng joined the Hong Kong Police Force to fulfil his childhood dream. He now works as a senior inspector.
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Name: Mary Jean Reimer (also known as Yung Jing-jing)
Age: 53
Former career: Reimer, who was born in Vietnam, recommended herself to a magazine for a modelling job at the age of 12, and a few years later began her acting career with television series The Youth, in which she played a child bride. She left the industry after marrying film director Lau Kar-leung in 1984.
