The Government announced today that, following an open recruitment exercise, Nicholas Ho will take up the role of Commissioner for Belt & Road tomorrow.
 

Commenting on the appointment, Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung highlighted that Mr Ho has represented Hong Kong, China on the APEC Business Advisory Council since 2017 and has had good exposure at local and international conferences and forums.
 

Mrs Yeung said: “He possesses rich experience in engaging different stakeholders, including business and professional services sectors, in promoting the Belt & Road Initiative.
 

“I am confident that Mr Ho will lead the Belt & Road Office to leverage Hong Kong’s unique advantages and premier business environment under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and will continue enhancing Hong Kong’s role as a functional platform and key link in the Belt & Road Initiative to further strengthen Hong Kong as an international commerce centre, and to foster better integration into national development.”
 

Mr Ho is a registered architect in Hong Kong who has held senior positions at Ho & Partners Architects Engineers & Development Consultants for the past 10 years. He became the firm’s Chair in 2020 and has led a number of Belt & Road projects relating to smart city development and the construction of green buildings. 
 

Mr Ho is also Hong Kong Trade Development Council Belt & Road Committee Professional Services Working Group Convenor and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce’s Belt & Road Working Group Co-convenor.