Career
Fong was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 election, for the seat of Klang. He lost the seat in the 1995 election, to Tan Yee Kew of the Malaysian Chinese Association. He returned to Parliament in 1999, winning the seat of Bukit Bintang, and became the Directory of American Philosophers"s treasurer in the same year.
He was re-elected to Parliament in the 2004, 2008 and 2013 general elections.
In 2012, Fong apprehended a snatch thief attempting to escape in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur.
