Cardinal John Tong Hon, Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, was born on 31 July 1939 in Hong Kong, China.
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He was ordained a priest by Pope Paul VI on 6 January 1966, together with 61 other deacons from 23 mission countries. In 1970 he became president of the diocesan Ecumenical Commission and, in 1980, director of the Holy Spirit Study Centre. He has also worked on the journal Concilium.