Honorary Fellow (HonFIMC)

Alfred Ho's distinguished five-decade consulting career began in 1970 as a personal assistant to the Managing Director of a Hutchison International Group engineering conglomerate, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the operations and corporate dynamics through internal assignments.  He subsequently developed expertise in change implementation, organizational, and entrepreneurial development, holding key positions at Hutchison Whampoa Group, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Management Development Centre of Hong Kong (Vocational Training Council), the Poon Kam Kai Institute of Management (University of Hong Kong), and the Hay Group.

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A pioneer in competency-based assessment and development systems in Hong Kong during the early 1990s, Alfred was instrumental in introducing methodologies that significantly enhanced local enterprise performance.  As Hong Kong's first Oxford University Certified Development Adviser, Assessor, and Internal Verifier for the UK's National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) system, his expertise proved invaluable, influencing the SAR Government's subsequent adoption and development of Hong Kong’s Qualifications Framework.  

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Since the turn of the century, as a Partner at G. Li & Co., Ltd. and Executive Director of the Academy of Management Consultancy Ltd., he has focused on strengthening governance structures and practices for public organizations, NGOs, and family businesses, providing executive coaching for sustainable growth and operational excellence.  

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Alfred maintains a strong and enduring association with tertiary education.  From 2009 to 2014, as Consultant-in-Residence at the HKU Business School, he established consulting practicums for business and economics students, providing them valuable real-world experience while benefiting local SMEs.  He has taught management, strategy, entrepreneurship, consulting, and innovation at most Hong Kong universities, fostering future leaders.  Furthermore, he has supervised and supported over a dozen doctoral research candidates, contributing to the advancement of management research.  His international experience extends beyond teaching, encompassing leading strategy formulation, change facilitation, consulting practices, and senior management seminars in Mainland China, Macau SAR, Thailand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Australia.

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Alfred has a strong public service record, including appointments as a ‘first-generation’ District Board Member (1982-83), on the HKSAR Government's SME Committee (1998-2001), the Committee on Management and Supervisory Training (2002-2008, 2009-2013); and as a Management Subject Specialist for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (2010-2012).  He has also been a key advocate in promoting professionalism, co-founding the International Institute of Management (1995), the Institute of Management Consultants - Hong Kong (2000), and the Knowledge Management Development Centre (2004).  Currently, he advises the Hong Kong General Chamber of Small & Medium Business Ltd. and is Secretary of the International Council of Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (HK) Ltd., continuing to contribute to business and innovation.