Dear Chief Executive. You don't know me, but ever since you ran as a candidate in the small-circle election, I have been watching your every move to see whether you are not running around in circles, small or otherwise. With all humility, I write this open letter to you in the spirit of your own manifesto: Hong Kong people should be of one heart and have one vision. I share with you the pain you must have suffered from the shocks and surprises you encountered even before you took office. These shocking revelations are not your own fault as you may have engaged the wrong people to advise you. It would be far better for you to farm out the whole unpalatable business of detecting illegal structures and corrupt morals of your team to the media. They are particularly good at ferreting out stuff in secret places. They are also well equipped with cranes and such. Above all, they have a sharp eye and a special nose that can smell a rat, above ground or below. Illegal structures are not exactly a hanging offence. Common sense tells me the law on illegal structures is a bad law - more honoured in its breach than observance. It's time to overhaul this piece of legislation or it will continue to fester and make everyone a subversive; and, like sex, everyone is doing it. From your formidable line-up of bureau chiefs, your handpicked secretary for development, Mak Chai-kwong, was nabbed by the ICAC only days after his appointment. This is a blessing in disguise on two accounts: a) that he resigned immediately showed he did not have time to do any damage. In local parlance, he has fallen off his horse, which is the same as falling on his sword; b) that Legco rejected your proposal to revamp the bureaucracy is also a blessing since you can now concentrate on seeking the right person for the post left vacant by Mak. Remember what I just said about the media. I must say when you walked into the Legislative Council chamber on Monday last, I was afraid for you. I thought they might burn you at the stake. It wouldn't have been just a baptism of fire, would it? Your art in dodging flying objects, such as the Pinocchio effigy of you, is admirable. Still, you need to know how to catch things. Embarrassing things like shoes, tomatoes, eggs which you might expect to be thrown at you from time to time. You did not fluff your lines even as you answered questions about Li Wangyang's death. Just remember, though, one never dies if one is remembered by the living. That's immortality for you. You scored many brownie points by dispensing sweeteners for all - allowances for the old, hostels for the young and housing units for those in-between. Still, you missed some major issues - like pollution - that need to be addressed. And there are also questions of empathy and human decency. In prosperous Hong Kong, it is simply wrong for anyone to sleep in cupboards, toilets or on top of fridges. So I hope you address them during your term of office. From a fan Elizabeth Wong was secretary for health and welfare from 1990 to 1994 and a legislative councillor from 1995 to 1997