Dr Ho King Yan completed her PhD degree in Social Welfare at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is currently an Instructor of the BA Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship programme. She was a Chevening Scholar and obtained a full scholarship to obtain an MBA degree in Risk and Insurance Management at the University of Nottingham, UK. She received her BA degree in Social Policy and Administration from the University of Hull, UK. Her expertise lies in social and business administration. Her PhD research study focused on the financial exclusion in Hong Kong and explored how the low-income groups were being excluded from utilising financial/social services such as MPF, medical insurance and bank accounts.

She has taught different aspects in social policy, including management, marketing, and social services. She has also supervised BA and MA final year projects and attachments. Apart from teaching, she joined a consultancy project to advise human services organisations on how to enhance their capabilities in financial management, human resources management and cooperate governance.

Prior to teaching career, she worked for a trustee to administrate the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) and Occupational Retirement Schemes and gained solid experience in the area of retirement scheme operation.

• PhD in Social Welfare, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• M.B.A. in Risk Insurance Management, University of Nottingham, UK
• B.A. Social Policy and Administration, University of Hull, UK

• The University of Hong Kong, SPACE
  Professional Diploma in Financial Planning Programmes (CFP)
• The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
  Accreditation from Severn CII units (190 credits)
• Life Officer Management Association (LOMA) Insurance Education Program
  Level 1 - Insurance Fundamentals: Life, Annuities and Health