Obituary: Mr. Tong Duen-ching

Our department’s retired Senior Lecturer, Mr. Tong Duen-ching, passed away on 25 February 2026 at the age of 96. All colleagues of the Department express our deepest condolences and extend our heartfelt sympathy to Mr. Tong’s family.

Mr. Tong graduated from the Department of Philosophy and Education of New Asia College in 1953 and subsequently obtained his master’s degree in the Philosophy Division of the New Asia Institute of Advanced Chinese Studies, studying under Prof. Tang Chun-I and Prof. Ch’ien Mu. He joined our Department as an Assistant Lecturer in 1967, was promoted to Senior Lecturer, and retired in 1994.

Mr. Tong was a devoted scholar of Confucianism and authored works (in Chinese) including Interpreting the Modern Value of Confucianism, Interpreting Confucius and Confucianism, Essays on Pre-Qin Philosophers, The Sequel to Essays on Pre-Qin Philosophers, Chronology of Tang Chun-I, A Brief Biography of Tang Chun-I, and Traces in the Snow.

Mr. Tong served our department for many years; colleagues remember him with deep gratitude and will always cherish his legacy.

Department of Philosophy,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
26 February 2026