Career
Born in China in 1936 as Tang Siu Ji (鄧兆怡), Kong"s affluent family fled to Macau during World World War II and later migrated to Hong Kong. Before acting he was a stockbroker and a Cantonese opera singer. Kong was hired by TVB in 1974 and stayed with the station until 1996.
He moved onto rival ATV in 1997 and remained there until 2008.
Kong was known to play mainly father figures in his television career. Kong starred in one last television series with RTHK in 2009.
Kong"s career spanned half a century with credits for 80 films and television series:
Overheard 2 (film, 2011)
Flaming Butterfly (ATV, 2008)
Cross Border Daddy (ATV, 2004)
Instinct (TVB, 1994)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (TVB, 1994)
Top Cop (TVB, 1993)
The Greed of Manitoba (TVB, 1992)
Manitoba from Guangdong (TVB, 1991)
The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (TVB, 1984)
Legend of the Condor Heroes (TVB, 1983)
The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (TVB, 1982)
Kong died (at Ruttonjee Hospital) after battling lung cancer in Hong Kong in March 2013. Kong was a lifelong bachelor and some speculation (though not proven) about why he was single as he commented that he wished to be a woman in his next life.
