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Maggie Cheung, the internationally acclaimed Hong Kong actress, had been looking for a change. "I would love to try anything but films," she said in a recent interview. Now she has found it. Since she vanished from the big screen after filming 2004's Clean - a role that won her accolades at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival - Cheung has devoted her immense energy and talent to a wide array of other endeavors. One of her proudest recent accomplishments is a charity project called the Women Innovation and Dream Fund, which launched earlier this year. The fund, co-sponsored by the cosmetic house Olay and the Soong Ching-Ling Foundation, sponsors 10 university students - providing them with financial backing and mentorship - to help them realize their dreams. Cheung said the idea for the project was born from a conversation with a close friend two years ago. Cheung says she wants to give other women the opportunity to pursue success, and especially to help them overcome initi...

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