When child actors are mentioned, stories of children falling victim to adults’ greed, caught up in media attention, or even succumbing to addiction come to mind. Josephine Siao Fong-fong avoided such traps.

Born in Shanghai in 1947, Xiao Liang moved to Hong Kong with his family when he was two years old. His father died the following year, and Siao began acting at the age of six to support his family.

“This wasn’t enough to make ends meet; Moreover, my father left us a lot of debt. One of my mother’s friends told her they needed kids to act in some movies, so she took me to the studios. “That’s how it all started.”