Fung was born in the city of Shanghai in 1912, eventually moving to Nanjing as a child.

At the age of twenty, he moved to Hong Kong, and began acting in films such as The Mad Woman in 1937, produced by Nanyang Film Company.

In 1954, Fung started became a production manager, and he produced 21 films.

He also planned a movie in 1954 called The Lover with a Heart of Steel.

His final movie role before his death was The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon in 1990.