Biography

John has a PhD in Law from the University of Dundee, having previously gained a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, USA and an LLB from the University of East Anglia.  

Prior to joining the University of Surrey, John was an Assistant Professor at the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong (2009-12) where he taught the JD/LLB law courses (Company Law, Contract, Equity & Trusts), conducted research on Company Law/Corporate Governance & Labour Law and acted as Associate program leader for the Juris Doctor (JD) program. He was also a visiting lecturer at the School of Accounting & Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.   

During his earlier career he was a Lecturer in Business Law at the School of Business and Administration, Open University of Hong Kong and Research Associate at the Centre for Corporate Governance and Financial Policy, Hong Kong Baptist University.

Research Interests

Company Law, Contract, Equity & Trusts, Corporate Governance, Business Ethics/CSR, Environmental Law.

Publications

• R. Price & John K.S. Ho, “Mainlanders as ‘others’ in the life and law of Hong Kong”, King’s Law Journal, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2012, 233-255.

• R. Price & John K.S. Ho, “The Charity Commission of England and Wales as a model: Could Hong Kong and Australia be importing a constitutional problem?”, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, July 2012, 55-75.

• R. Price & John K.S. Ho, “Air pollution in Hong Kong: the failure of government and judicial review”, Public Law, April 2012, 179-197.

• R. Price & John K.S. Ho, “Air Pollution in Hong Kong: the failure of judicial review and the slight promise of recent cases”,
  Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, Dec. 2011, 394-411.

• John K.S. Ho & R. Price, “Reform of Charity Law in Hong Kong and Australia: What lessons can be learned from the United Kingdom”,
Asian Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2011, Article 11.

• John K.S. Ho & R. Price, “Moral hazard, insolvency and employees as creditors: What governance lessons can be learned from the Hong Kong model?”, The Journal of Corporate Law Studies, Vol. 11, No. 2, Oct. 2011, 525-550.

• John K.S. Ho & Raymond S.Y. Chan, “Debtor-in-possession: Not appropriate for Hong Kong and Singapore”, The Company Lawyer, No. 32, Issue 10, 2011, 304-310.

• Raymond S.Y. Chan & John K.S. Ho, “Price Sensitive Information Disclosure by Listed Corporations in Hong Kong: Lessons and Experiences from Australia”, Australian Journal of Corporate Law, Vol. 26, No. 1, September 2011, 86-111.

• R. Price & John K.S. Ho, “Implementing a Statutory Minimum Wage in Hong Kong: Appreciating International Experiences but Recognizing Local Conditions”, Common Law World Review, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2011, 95-118.

• John K.S. Ho & R. Price, “Bringing Corporate Rescue Laws to Hong Kong: A Reform Too Big to Fail?”, Business Law International, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2011, 71-92.

• John K.S. Ho, “Is Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 the guidance for CSR?”, The Company Lawyer, No. 31, Issue 7, 2010, 207-213.

• John K.S. Ho & Raymond S.Y. Chan, “Is Debtor In Possession Viable in Hong Kong?”, Common Law World Review, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2010, 204-218.

• John K.S. Ho, “Director’s duty to promote the success of the company”:  Should Hong Kong implement a similar provision?”, The Journal of Corporate Law Studies, Vol. 10, No. 1, April 2010, 17-33.     

• John K.S. Ho, “Economic Theories of the Firm Versus Stakeholder Theory: Is there a governance dilemma?”, Hong Kong Law Journal, Vol. 38, Part 2, 2008, 399-424.

Teaching

I currently teach Equity & Trusts to LLB students and Comparative Company Law to LLM students.