Tony Leung once told Maggie Cheung off for bad acting

Maggie Cheung (left) and Tony Leung at the Cannes Film Festival in the year 2000. Photo: AFP

Early in Maggie Cheung’s career as an actress – after placing second at Miss Hong Kong pageant in 1983 – she was cast in the TV show Police Cadet ‘84.

Also starring in the series was actor Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, who had started acting since 1982.