[3][4] At 15, Yung left Hong Kong for England in late 1974 to join her mother who had migrated to the United Kingdom (TVB K100 Feature Interview, 1985).

Her popularity persists through present day due to her lead role in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, earning her the title of the "Huang Rong Forever" (TVB K100 Feature Interview, 1985).

Cha's The Legend of the Condor Heroes has been adapted numerous times to TV dramas and film, but none has attained a popularity as the one made by TVB in 1983.

The cast in this edition also featured Michael Miu, Sharon Yeung, Patrick Tse and Louise Lee and it became one of the most watched TVB series by Chinese people in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and around the world.

Yung's other TV dramas included The Foundation, The Man in the Middle, United We Stand, The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung, The Rough Ride and The Battlefield.

One of the most widely circulated rumours was that her suicide was the result of her depression over her supposed broken relationship with then-TVB actor, Kent Tong Chun-yip.

(In an interview conducted by a Hong Kong radio station on 14 March 1985, when asked about rumours regarding her relationship with Kent, Yung had explained that he was merely a friend and respected colleague.)

[1] Her remains were placed in the World Funeral Parlor, Hung Hom, Kowloon for fans and friends to pay their final respect.

Her friends and co-stars in her TV dramas such as Michael Miu, Felix Wong, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Andy Lau were pallbearers for her casket.

[11][12] Cheung worries other actresses in crisis could follow Yung's route, and provided a future home for artists to network and support each other.

[13] Yung's grave stone in Cambridge city cemetery continues to be visited by Chinese fans who remember her role in the 1983 Condor Heroes production.

The golden lettering on a dark background is common to several gravestones in the area, but Yung's stone is distinctive in that it is heart-shaped and includes black-and-white photographs of both individuals.