TWO years ago, housewife Ho Mui-mui cared little about the community and did not even know who the Governor was.
Now she spends a lot of her time fighting for benefits on behalf of public housing residents.
She said her life changed last year when she was ordered to move out of her public rental flat in Sau Mau Ping Estate because of re-development.
Ms Ho, 54, said: 'I had to brace myself to face an uncertain future. I panicked at the beginning because I knew little about rehousing.
'I sought help from social workers in my district and learned that I could fight for better rehousing benefits with my neighbours although I only completed primary school.
'We have grouped together to discuss our future. We arranged meetings with officers from the Housing Department. Thanks to our efforts, many of us got homes with a better location in the urban area. And I am going to move to nearby Tsui Ping Estate.' Ms Ho is one of those who has benefited from the Neighbourhood Level Community Development Project which the Government has dropped plans to scrap.
She is a liaison officer in a concern group formed by tenants in her estate and a frequent participant in demonstrations outside Government House.
