[1] Bokhary began his career in Hong Kong managing a dockside godown, a position he found thanks to his army logistics experience.
He received accolades and promotions for his ability to keep his workers happy, and his skilled handling of the growth in ship traffic resulting from the Communist Party of China's takeover of Shanghai.
He eventually came to manage an entire wharf, and with his increased responsibilities, began taking night classes in accountancy at the University of Hong Kong.
[1] For his second career, Bokhary went into day trading, and together with his elder son founded his own company, Bokhary Securities; he wanted to be his own boss, and believed that his religion and ethnicity would keep him out of managerial positions at the big financial corporations which then dominated securities trading in Hong Kong.
He also has admonished younger South Asian immigrants for their anti-discrimination activism, suggesting that they would feel less affected by racism if they focused more on learning about religion.