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简介

Gary Tong Yik Chung was born on 16 August 1963 and grew up in a government housing estate in To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. He suffered from heart disease since childhood and took medication. He began learning piano at age six and participated in school singing competitions during his school years. After graduating from secondary school, he worked at an oil painting reproduction company for half a month before becoming a cleaner at Tong Lee Music Shop, where he was promoted to a salesperson. There he met the Lai brothers and joined Trinity band's musical activities. Before joining Tai Chi, he formed Laser band with other musicians. In 1985, Tai Chi band entered the first Carlsberg Pop Music Festival and won the championship with the song "Red Storm Lips", along with the Best Original Song Award and the Best Stage Presence Award. Tong served as keyboardist in the band and also worked as concert music director and artist manager, focusing on producing, composing, arranging, and concerts. He produced over 400 musical works throughout his life. He was the mentor who discovered singer Mak Ka Yu and introduced her to the Hong Kong music scene. On 2 March 2021, he was found unconscious at home and died of a heart attack at the age of 57. TVB aired a special programme "Pop Songs Remembering Gary Tong" in March 2021 in his honour.