Former Actress Nicola Cheung on Proactive Health, Parenting, and Building LoCoFarms

She now invests in small daily habits: prioritising time in nature for mental and physical wellbeing, and making sleep a foundation for a relaxed mind and body . Cheung also believes that carrying stress undermines health. "If you worry, you get sick. If you don't, you are less likely to be," she says .

Parenting Without a Top-Down Approach

Cheung avoids what she calls a "top-down" parenting style, which she considers outdated. Instead, she talks things through with her children. With her 17-year-old, she relates "like an older sister or a friend" rather than using a "Mum says so, do it" dynamic .

Becoming a mother changed her outlook entirely, she explains: "When I was a daughter, I only had to take care of myself, and now I have to look at the whole situation, the whole family" .

Preparing Financially for the Unexpected

Cheung and her husband have bought life protection policies and other financial tools to fund their children's education. She also holds a critical illness insurance policy—a direct outcome of learning that life can change course in a day .

Her core philosophy is straightforward: "We can't control what happens in this world, or in our lives. But we can get ourselves prepared, so that when something does happen, we'll have more options" . Once plans are in place, she says, she consciously stops worrying about what might go wrong .

Building LoCoFarms: A Proactive Contribution to Hong Kong

LoCoFarms is Cheung's way of applying that same proactive mindset beyond her own family. The brand focuses on local Hong Kong crops and production, championing "Grown in Hong Kong, Made in Hong Kong" products . It connects local growers with food artisans to revitalise Hong Kong's agricultural heritage .

LoCoFarms makes handcrafted beverages, original sauces, and naturally fermented foods from local produce . It works with produce from places like Lai Chi Wo to promote regenerative agriculture .

Cheung sees the business as a seed for wider change. "I wanted it to be a seed for sustainable development and for helping local farmers in Hong Kong—something that would grow into greater awareness," she says. "That's what I see as being proactive—doing something for our society, for the Hong Kong community" .