Deyong Kong

Background

Kong, Deyong was born on February 11, 1936 in Shanghai. Son of Lingquan and Feiwen (Gu) Kong.

Education

Bachelor, Tsinghua U., Beijing, 1960.

Career

Research group leader Institute Automation,, Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing, 1960-1984; deputy director research department, Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing, 1984; deputy director general department science and technical policy, State Science and Technology Commission, Beijing, 1985-1990; president (director general) National Research Center for Science and Technology Development, State Science and Technology Commission, Beijing, since 1990; science and technical counsellor permanent mission to the United Nations, People's Republic of China, New York City, since 1994. Visiting scholar Washington University, St. Louis, 1979-1981. Consultant World Bank, Washington, since 1993.

Advisor United Nations Environmental Program, Paris, since 1993. Advisor county regents United Socs. in Space, Inc., Englewood, Colorado, since 1994.

Achievements

• Deyong Kong has been listed as a noteworthy Science and technology counsellor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Soft Science Studies (general secretary steering committee 1990-1995), Research Association for China Social and Economics Sys. Analysis (general secretary 1985), Decision Support Sys. Association (president since 1988), N.E. Asia Research Association (Vice-President 1991), N.E. Asia Technology and Economics Promotion Association (Vice-President 1994), Internat.Assn.

Technology Assessment and Forecasting Institutions (organizing committee since 1993).

Interests

• Avocations: classical music, ping pong, walking in garden.

Connections

Married Tianli Liu, April 6, 1966. Children: Mingqi, Weiqi.

Father:

Lingquan Kong

Mother:

Feiwen (Gu) Kong

Spouse:

Tianli Liu

child:

Mingqi Kong

child:

Weiqi Kong