Ken Ho JP

Ken graduated from Imperial College London in civil engineering and obtained a MSc in soil mechanics and engineering seismology.

Ken worked for the consultant Ove Arup and Partners in their London and Birmingham office for six years. He is now Deputy Head of the Geotechnical Engineering Office, a specialist arm of the Hong Kong SAR Government and an internationally renowned centre of excellence in landslide risk management.

Ken is Adjunct Professor at The University of Hong Kong, and a part-time lecturer at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is a core member of the Joint Technical Committee on Landslides, under the auspices of ISSMGE, IAEG, ISRM and IGS. He is serving on the editorial boards of Landslides and Georisk.

In 2019, Ken was invited by the Institution of Engineers Malaysia to deliver the prestigious Professor Chin Fung Kee Memorial Lecture. He has also been appointed by the Norwegian Government as an international expert to give technical advice to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy.

He is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Institution of Civil Engineers Hong Kong Association. He has been active in various learned society committees over the past 30 years.

Education

• Master’s Degree Imperial College London (1981 — 1985)
• St Paul's Co-educational College, Hong Kong (1968 — 1976)