Sheng Jinwei
Shing King Wai (English: Keith Shing King Wai, born February 26, 1990) is a Hong Kong artist. He was originally a first officer with Cathay Dragon. After being laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he temporarily transitioned into the entertainment industry as a contracted artist with TVB. Following the end of the pandemic, he resumed his career in aviation. He is married to Grace Mak, the winner of the 2015 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
Biography
Shing graduated from SKH Ling Oi Primary School and Po Leung Kuk Tang Yuk Tien College. He was a member of the school's volleyball team during high school,[1] trained under Hong Kong men's volleyball head coach Law Wing Fai, and participated in school-level competitions. He also tried out for the Hong Kong Youth Volleyball Team in 2007 but was not selected.[2]
After graduating from the University of Hong Kong in 2013,[3] Shing obtained his commercial pilot license and joined Cathay Dragon in 2016.
On October 21, 2020, Cathay Dragon ceased operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to 8,500 layoffs, including 5,300 in Hong Kong.[4][5] Shing was among those laid off. He then co-invested over six figures with friends to open a dim sum restaurant named "Shing Fong" in Sing Uk Tsuen, Tai Cheong Wai, Yuen Long, New Territories.[note 1][6]
In December 2020, Shing entered TVB’s "Triumph in the Skies Election" talent competition and finished as runner-up.[7][8] He was then officially signed by TVB as a managed artist in January 2021.[9][10] From April onward, he began hosting the Pearl Channel lifestyle show "Hong Kong Life · Hong Kong Enjoyment".[11]
Personal Life
Shing is an indigenous inhabitant of Sing Uk Tsuen, Tai Cheong Wai, Yuen Long, New Territories.[12] He is the third of four children with two older sisters and one younger brother.[13][14] His elder sister, Shing Kan Sum, and younger brother, Shing Lung Hang, are both certified private bankers working in the insurance division of AIA Group.[15][16]
In 2024, he married actress and 2015 Miss Hong Kong winner, Grace Mak.
References
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External links
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- Shing family
- Hong Kong businessmen
- Hong Kong pilots
- Hong Kong television presenters
- Hong Kong male television actors
- TVB male artists
- Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories
- Alumni of SKH Ling Oi Primary School
- Alumni of Po Leung Kuk Tang Yuk Tien College
- Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong insurance professionals