In 1999, Ho went back to Taiwan to visit relatives and came across a newspaper job ad placed by the FRTRI. The required qualifications were a background in podiatry, anatomy, and biomechanics.
一九九九年侯育文回台探親，不意在報上看到鞋技中心的徵人廣告，條件是：擁有足部醫學、解剖學及生物力學背景。