Background
Mr. Ho was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1903.
Mr. Ho was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1903.
Ho Ping-hsien studied Political Economy and Municipal Government at the University of California from 1924 to 1927 and received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees respectively in 1926 and 1927.
He served as a chairman of the Executive Committee, China Commission of Chicago International Exposition in 1933 and director of publicity of the Committee. In 1928 Mr. Ho served as a dean of the Finance Department and professor of English and Municipal Government. He did research work in Municipal Government in Europe in 1929. Later Ho Ping-hsien was appointed director of the Bureau of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Industry and concurrently chairman of the China Steam Filature Raw Silk Marketing Committee for Jiangsu (Kiangsu) and Zhejiang (Chekiang) Provinces in 1931. Concurrently, he served as a chairman of the Executive Committee, China Commission of Chicago International Exposition in 1933 and director of publicity of the Committee.
Ho Ping-hsien was commissioned by the Ministry of Industry to conduct investigations of national industries and to serve concurrently as Editing-Director of China Industrial Handbooks. He was known as an author of "Police Records System" and several books on local self-government and foreign trade problems of China.