There is bad news for anyone hoping things will calm down on the political front after the present Legislative Council term ends in a few weeks' time. After a summer pause, pandemonium is likely to break out at a higher pitch than ever.
First will come the Legco election when we can expect some pretty lively campaigning, especially for the five seats to be returned by the new 'super' constituencies. Then the council will assemble to hear the first policy address from the new chief executive, Leung Chun-ying.
In addition to addressing a flurry of urgent socio-economic issues, Leung is going to have to lay out the framework for two political hot potatoes: the next stage of our democratic development, and how to take forward our obligation to enact national security legislation.
Taking the Legco election first, the issue of what to do with the 35 functional constituencies, in particular the 30 rotten-borough equivalents, looms large. Ultimately, they are going to have to be abolished but it is unlikely this can be done in one go. Reform of any kind will require support from members of constituencies that most need to be changed, and this won't be easy. Turkeys, after all, are not famous for voting for Christmas.
Perhaps the most that could be achieved in the first phase would be substantial reform. A good way to start would be to set a minimum number of voters for each functional constituency - say 20,000. Any that can broaden their electorate in this way could stay at least for the 2016 election.
In the run-up to 2020, the people could decide whether to go a step further - ramping up the minimum number of voters or scrap the functional constituencies altogether.
These are just options to mull over. But we should all be clear about one thing: standing still in 2016 is not an option if we are to achieve democracy by the target year of 2020.