James Fung Wai Tong

Biography

James Fung Wai Tong was born in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island in 1956 and grew up in Fanling in the Northern District. His father was the famous radio broadcaster and producer Feng Zhanping at Commercial Radio Hong Kong. Fung rose to fame in school singing competitions during junior high and placed third in the Sing Tao Amateur Singing Competition. After graduation, he was discovered by the boss of Wing Hang Records through talent shows and recorded his first disc at age 17 with singer Wong Ka-hsin titled "Rouqing Miyi". He released his first solo album "Feng Piao Piao" in 1978 and withdrew from performing in 1981 for health reasons, though he continued composing songs for others, including "Tanglang Yu Wo" for Mak Kit Man and "Hoshao Yuanmingyuan" for Adam Cheng. In 1975, he joined Commercial Radio Hong Kong as a broadcaster and hosted programs such as "Yiqu Ji Xinsheng" and "Zhongwen Gequ Leizhenzhen", while performing in radio dramas including "Qitu". He moved to Radio Television Hong Kong in 1989 and rose through the ranks to become Program Director of Radio 2 and later Head of the Chinese Channel, where he was responsible for producing the annual Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award ceremony. He officially retired in January 2017 and planned to emigrate to the United Kingdom with his family.