Cai Pak-yi was a scholarship recipient of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1998, where she completed the Professional Diploma with Distinction. She is now a faculty member of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
With the APA Symphony Orchestra, Cai has performed in The Casals Festival in Prades, France, The Loire Festival in Northern France, The Carinthia Festival in Austria and The Barcelona Festival in Spain. She has also been a guest player and soloist with Macao chamber Orchestra since 2000.
