Three years later, he met his wife, and in 1973, they relocated to Darwin, where Bong Ho worked as a welder for John Holland at the Darwin Airport extension. A year later, the couple moved to Sydney, where Bong Ho continued his work as a welder until his retirement in 1993. Bong Ho and late his wife have four children: two sons and two daughters, as well as four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In his free time, he enjoys playing golf and listening to Korean music.