Ken Ching See-ho is founder and director of the Eco-education and Resources Centre, an organisation aimed at promoting eco-tourism in Hong Kong.
He is also director of EcoTour Travel, a company providing ecological tours in Hong Kong and other parts of the world.
How did you come to set up the centre?
This all began in 1989 when I finished Form Five and had a chance to study in Australia. Unfortunately, my father had a heart attack, so I decided to stay in Hong Kong and help run my family business, which sold scientific and medical equipment. I also did stints as a part-time tour guide.
In 1995, I went diving in Bali and remember marvelling at the beautiful sights underwater, with so many pretty fish swimming around. I started to realise I wasn't very interested in the family business. I wanted to do something I liked. I loved nature, so I decided to start an ecological tour company. That was in 1996.
I set up the centre in 2002 to raise awareness of the environment and conduct research on Hong Kong's ecology - information that we then use to organise tours at my company and to explain to people what they see on the tours.
