Shing Fui-On was an original resident of Sai Kung's Nam Wai Village.
[1] During his film career, Shing is always famous for portraying villains and comedic characters, due to his large stature and deep and grumpy voice.
Shing often appeared as a supporting actor in films with Chow Yun-fat including A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Tiger on Beat, Prison on Fire, God of Gamblers and The Greatest Lover (a Hong Kong adaption of the Pygmalion/My Fair Lady plot).
Shing worked on a total of 95 feature films in one four-year span (1988–1991) and earned over 230 credits during his career.
However, his mouth was no longer able to produce saliva, and Shing was left with 20% hearing in his right ear.