Professor Ho Kam Fai, the founding Chair of the Department of Social Work at United College, passed away peacefully at the age of 92, surrounded by family, on 6 November 2025 in Vancouver. United College expresses its deepest condolences on the passing of Professor Ho and extends sincere sympathy to his family.

Professor Ho had a meaningful professional career that spanned every aspect of social work from fieldwork to research to teaching and education to policy development and management. He joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) to help found and build the first undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Social Work. He eventually rose to become a Professor and the Chair for the Department of Social Work. He also served as the Director for the Department of Extramural Studies at CUHK, which is currently known as School of Continuing Studies. Between 1978 and 1988, Professor Ho was appointed to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. For his dedication and contribution to public service in Hong Kong, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace (JP) in 1978, honoured with an OBE in 1981, and a CBE in 1988.