Mr. Kong most recently served as a partner of Ernst & Young from 2005 to 2010. He previously served as a partner of Ellis Foster, Chartered Professional Accountants of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1982 to 2004. His professional practice focused on serving Canadian public companies doing business in China and Chinese public companies listed on the North American stock exchanges. Currently, Mr. Kong is a director of New Pacific Metals Corp., GoldMining Inc., and Uranium Energy Corp.