Simon WONG Tim Keung

Artistic Director of Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education. Over the decades, he puts himself in the commitment to the development of children theatre, drama in education, and the preservation and development of puppetry. Mr. Wong had worked with the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, then the School of Technical Arts of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and the Theatre Workshop since 1983. In 1999, he was presented with the Drama Practitioner Annual Achievement Award by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council for his contribution to drama-in-education and children’s theatre. From 2008 onwards, he was appointed for two consecutive terms, as the Executive Committee member of UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionette), affiliated to UNESCO. He is also the Secretary General of Asian Alliance of Festivals and Theatres for Young Audiences, deputy director of the China Puppetry and Shadow Arts Association, the advisor of the drama school of Hong Kong Academy for Professional Arts. He is also a part-time lecturer in the School of Continuing Education of Hong Kong Baptist University.

Source: MingRi Institute for Arts Education