HO Wing Hong Howard

Ho graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Masters in Expressive Arts Therapy and is currently a doctoral student in Social Work in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and an Associate Fellow of the Social Enterprise Research Academy ( SERA ). He is also a Registered Social Worker (Hong Kong) and a Registered Art Therapist ( Expressive Arts ) ( Australia, Asia and New Zealand ). Currently working as a practicum supervisor of the Master of Social Sciences in Counselling programme of the Baptist University of Hong Kong, lecturer in social work of the Caritas Institute of Higher Education, and serving as a member of the Assessment Panel of the Social Workers Registration Board, Mr. Ho has more than ten years of experience in art and social work, and is committed to researching different expression games, mindfulness, and expressive arts therapy interventions and tools to assist social workers, educators, and other service professionals in dealing with people with different levels of mental health conditions. He is also the founder of an emerging educational theater "Choice Theater", which has been performed in more than 100 schools and social welfare institutions, serving more than 5,000 audiences.

Ho is the current Chairman of the Touch Theatre Executive Committee. He received the Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2005 and 2007, and the Best Volunteer Award in 2017 and 2018 from the Youth AIDS Education Association. He won the Best Performance Award for the play "的搭香港" in the Joint-School Putonghua Short Drama Competition organised by Theater Space. Throughout his years in the Touch Theatre, Ho was the director of “揀愛", "杏林劫" and”逆轉性"; assistant director of "祝福的星火" and “完薯"; main actor in Broadway musical "Once on this Island", "高加索灰闌記", "死神遊記", " 想", "嗌你爸爸", "我為薯狂" and "好話‧唔好聽". He was also the artistic director for the campus tour repertoires "最佳選友" and "同守無欺". Having founded the "Kwai Fong Youth Theatre”, Ho was the artistic director of several stage plays, including "香港核危機", "香港核危機II", "逃花園", "異轉", "非請勿進”. He also directed for the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity in the plays "遷化流" and”時空間”. His other remarkable roles included being the producer of "童話今世2012" and “逃花源”; director of "二人三足", "超低能量戰隊", "小白生日會" and "譚亂愛", as well as actor in “籠豬zzz" and “誰能送我回家" .

Ho was also a lyricist for the theme songs of "回憶是美好的", "上層", "休止符".

Source: Sound of the Earth Music and Arts Foundation Limited