After he graduated from college, he entered a training program for actors at the HK TVB Acting School. He dropped out after 9 months because he needed to make a living.
In 1984, the director Lee Hang-Sheng, who was the father of Leung's girlfriend at the time, cast him as the lead in his film "The Burning of the Imperial Palace." He walked away with the first Hong Kong film award for Best Actor from his performance.
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