Writing Career
She had been a journalist of "Ming Pao" at the age of 17 after graduation from her secondary school. When she was 27, she went to Manchester study Hotel Management. She had been a PR manager of a hotel in Taiwan, and a top official of Information Services Department in Hong Kong, as well as a screenwriter. Now, Yi Shu has migrated to Canada, continuing with her writing career. Her novels are mainly romance novels set in modern-day Hong Kong. She is also an essayist as well.
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