[2] Kon's mother, Kheng Lim (or Rosie Seow),[1] was an actress who inspired her daughter's love of theatre.
[1] Kon was also related to Lim Boon Keng and Tan Tock Seng who were her paternal great-grandfather and maternal great-great-great-great-grandfather respectively.
[2] Kon won the Singapore National Playwriting Competition for three plays: The Bridge (1977), The Trial (1982) and for Emily of Emerald Hill (1983).
"[10] The Honolulu Star-Bulletin wrote that "The play is rich with the details of everyday life in a well-to-do Singaporeean Chinese family.
[2] Kon's play, The Human Heart Fruit, was staged by Action Theatre in 2002 and starred Nora Samosir.