With her aunt as her mentor, she began to sing Cantonese opera at the age of 12 and took to the stage from 1939, adopting the stage name Hung Sin-nui (Red Line Girl).
With her aunt Ho Fu-lin as her mentor, she began to sing Cantonese opera at the age of 12. She took to the stage from 1939, adopting the stage name Hung Sin Nui (Red Line Girl).