Robert Hung-Ngai Ho

Ho moved to Canada in 1989, settling in West Vancouver, British Columbia.^[7] There he established the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society in 1994, named in honour of his grandmother, Lady Clara Hotung (born Cheung Lin Kok);^[8] the Vancouver Tung Lin Kok Yuen temple was consecrated in 1995. He further founded the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation in 2005 to fund Buddhist studies.^[9]

In 2005, Ho launched the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation, which encourages younger children to learn about Chinese culture.^[2] The following year, he donated $4 million to the University of Toronto to fund Buddhist studies programs^[3] and another $4 million to the University of British Columbia (UBC) for the same purpose.^[10] In 2008, Stanford University renamed its Buddhist Studies Center in his honour after he donated $5 million.^[9]

In 2009, Ho donated $15 million towards the establishment of a research centre at Vancouver General Hospital for the Vancouver Prostate Centre, the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, and the Ovarian Cancer Research Initiative.^[11] As a result of his philanthropy, Ho received an honorary degree from Hong Kong University in 2009,^[1] from UBC in 2012^[12] and from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2015.^[13] He was also named Member of the Order of British Columbia in 2013^[14] and Member of the Order of Canada in 2018 in recognition of his philanthropic work.^[15][16]

In 2019, Ho donated $15 million to his alma mater Colgate University to establish the Robert Hung Ngai Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative.^[17] He and his wife Greta also donated $10 million to Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver to help build a mental health centre.^[18]

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