 He also operated a vineyard; had three ranches in Alberta and British Columbia where he raised pure-bred black angus cattle; ran three racehorse transport companies in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec and formed the Hertz Truck Rental franchise in Edmonton.Hu was a fine horse-man and competed in many rodeos with his horse Docs Twister.He entered politics as an Alderman on the Edmonton City Council from 1953 to 1959.