Councillor Wai-Lee Ho

What motivated you to become a councillor?

I have a great sense of duty to give back to the community that cared for and nurtured me as a child. Also, becoming a dad has motivated me to help keep our community a safe and pleasant place to raise a family.

Background outside the council

My family has owned and operated restaurants in the district since the 1970s and I joined the family business when I returned from University in 2010. I've worked in our family business ever since apart from a year where I worked in the Financial Services Industry. I returned to the family business when COVID hit to help it survive and thrive again in the aftermath of lockdown.

Hobbies or interests

I have trained in martial arts since the age of 6. I started with Kung Fu because my dad use to teach it to locals in Burntwood. I'm also trained in Judo and Brazilian Jui Jitsu. I enjoy going to Christ Church's Coffee Morning every first Monday of the month to chat with local residents and to keep some people a little bit of company. The thing I enjoy most is spending time with my family.