Hau graduated from Whampoa Military Academy in 1938, and pursued advanced studies at the Chinese Army University from 1945 to 1946. He married Ms. Kuo Wan-hua in 1950. In 1953, he was recommended to continue his studies at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
民國廿七年畢業於黃埔軍校，卅四年至卅五年於陸軍大學研究，卅九年與郭菀華女士結婚，四十二年經推薦赴美國陸軍指揮參謀大學深造，次年返國。