Yang was born in Shanghai, China, to a Chinese father and a British ChineseToronto, Canada at a young age and studied at York University after completing her high school education. In the summer of 1995, during a trip to Hong Kong, Yang participated in the Miss Asia Pageant beauty contest organized by ATV and earned the title of "Miss Asia 1995". She also won the Miss Photogenic and Most Popular Contestant awards. Yang joined ATV and had since been acting in several TV series produced by ATV, before venturing into the film industry later. Name: Kristy Yeung Gongru 杨恭如 Birthday: January 7, 1974 Native place: Shanghai Horoscope: Capricorn Height: 168cm Body weight: 106 pounds Bloods-group: A Education background: University Hobby: Music, reading