 Upon graduation from university , Wong worked as an architect for nearly six years in New York , Japan , and Hong Kong , in the fields of graphic , interior and architectural design . He set up in independent practice . Finding that the professional world as an architect did not allow for the degree of freedom he desired , he gave up a well @-@ paid professional career and left for further studies in England . After finishing the masters programme in London in 1998 , Wong returned to Hong Kong and taught sculpture and art appreciation at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for two years . Wong later became Assistant professor in the school of design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University , until 2015 . 
