Chan koon chung biography for kids
Born in Shanghai, Mr Chan grew up in Hong Kong and studied Sociology and Political Science at the University of Hong Kong....
Chan Koonchung
Chinese science-fiction writer
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.
Chan Koonchung | |
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Born | 1952 Shanghai, China |
Occupation | Author, activist, environmentalist, journalist |
Genre | Science fiction |
Notable works | The Fat Years (2009) |
Chan Koonchung (born 1952) is a Chinese science-fiction writer who has previously lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States.
Born in Shanghai but raised in Hong Kong, he completed his education in Boston before returning to Hong Kong in as the founding editor of.
He currently lives in Beijing. Chan also holds Canadian citizenship. He is the founder of Green Power (綠色力量), Green Garden Organic Farm (綠田園有機農場) and the Hong Kong Film Directors Association (香港電影導演會) among other organizations, and is currently on the international board of directors of Greenpeace.
Previously, he worked as a reporter for the Hong Kong tabloid, The Star. In 1976 he co-founded City Magazine (號外) with Qiu Shiwen and Deng Xiaoyu and Hu Junyi. In the 1990s he worked as an overseas publisher for the mainland literary journal Dushu (读书), published by the Chin