Yeung is Canadian-Chinese. She began being coached by in August 1997. That year, she participated in the
1997 National Games of China. After receiving a bronze medal in the
points race, she placed fourth in the
individual pursuit and sixth in the road race. Yeung competed in the
1998 Asian Games. At the
1999 Asian Cycling Championships, Yeung received the ninth and final place in the women's individual
road bicycle racing. She placed 27th in the
women's cross-country mountain biking event at the
2000 Summer Olympics with a time of two hours, 11 minutes, and 29.79 seconds. She was added to the Olympic roster late in the process, having been told she qualified for the team a little over a month before the competition. The
2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony took place on the same day as Yeung's birthday so Yeung's coach, Shen Jin-kang, desginated a
physiotherapist to purchase gifts on behalf of the team for her. Kenneth Howe of the
South China Morning Post called Yeung's showing there as among the finest by a Hong Kong athlete. In May 2002, Yeung trained in
Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, with
Lauren Franges. In July that year, she broke her right
collarbone while training in the United States so missed an Asian Championships event. Before returning to Hong Kong, she spent time training with a professional American cycling team until the middle of September. Later that year at the
2002 Asian Games, Yeung competed in the time trial final and placed fifth with a time of 37 minutes and 21.16 seconds. She traveled to
Busan with her of gear, among them a motorcycle and a bicycle. Hong Kong football team members, who flew on the same plane with her, helped her with her luggage. In the women's division, she placed second overall, having finished second twice and first once. On the final day, she raced using one hand for the final on a steep downhill segment, matching her typical speed despite having sprained her left hand when hitting a mud-filled pothole. The race featured 150 cyclists from Europe and Asia. ==References==