David Ho (businessman)
David Ho Ting-kwok | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 or 1953 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder of Harmony Airways; proprietor of University Golf Club; member of Vancouver Police Board |
David Ho Ting-kwok (born 1952 or 1953) is a Canadian businessman based in Vancouver, originally hailing from Hong Kong. He established the now-defunct airline Harmony Airways and is the proprietor of the University Golf Club, where the land is leased from Musqueam Capital Corporation. Ho holds a minority stake in MCL Motors, part of which he sold to Dilawri Automotive Group in 2010. In recognition of his business achievements, the Vancouver Junior Board of Trade honored him as Businessman of the Year in 2005. Additionally, he has been a member of the Vancouver Police Board.
In 2009, Ho was charged with offenses including unlawful confinement, possession of cocaine, and holding an unregistered firearm, connected to an incident involving a sex worker. By 2012, he admitted guilt to unlawful confinement and was sentenced to a one-year suspended sentence, along with community service and a monetary penalty.
Ho and his family are well-known for their philanthropic efforts, regularly contributing to organizations such as Orbis International.
His name surfaced in the Panama Papers due to his registration of Harmonyworld Investment Company via Mossack Fonseca.
Background
Ho's grandfather, Ho Ying-chie, was the owner of Hong Kong Tobacco Co., ranked as the eighth-largest tobacco firm globally. His brother, Charles Ho, serves as chairman of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited.
He attended Woodberry Forest School in Virginia before pursuing business studies at the University of Richmond. In 1984, Ho relocated to Canada with his then-wife Rita Fung—who is the sister of Fairchild Group CEO Thomas Fung and daughter of Fung King Hey, co-founder of Sun Hung Kai & Co.—largely due to her family connections in Vancouver. The marriage ended in divorce in 1995. Subsequently, Ho married Winnie Schweitzer; both are directors of Seychelles-based Harmonyworld Investments.