 He began his career in the civil service as an engineer at the Kuala Lumpur Telecommunications Department.He later joined the Faculty of Economics and Administration at the University of Malaya, rising to become Dean in 1990.Fong was elected as the Member of Parliament for Selandar in the 1990, 1995, 1999 general elections and for Alor Gajah constituency in the 2004, 2008 general elections .