Dr. TONG received his Ph.D. in Chinese – (Comparative Literature) from Fudan University and got his Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature and Bachelor’s Degree in French Literature from Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III). Before joining Humanities and Creative Writing Department, HKBU, Dr. TONG taught at Language Centre, HKBU and Creative Arts Department, The Open University of Hong Kong. His research interests are Modern Chinese Literature, French Literature, Comparative Literature, East-West Comparative Studies,Creative Writing, Theatre, and Literary Theory. Dr. TONG is one of the winners of The 1st Young Writers’ Debut Competition and his novel《Footnotes》was awarded the Prize in Novel by The 10th Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature in 2009. Dr. TONG is also a French-Chinese translator. His translation Colporteur was published by East China Normal University Press in 2010.

Writing; Genres of Drama; Modern and Contemporary Chinese Theatre;Writing Seminar: Workshop in Creative Writ