He may be a number-cruncher and a statistic-bender, but Donald Tsang, our bow-tie wearing Financial Secretary, showed that beneath all the outward veneer of slick and cold accounting lies another warm-blooded person.
Tsang's other side came to the fore when he met Anna Kournikova during last week's lavish welcoming party to greet the tennis stars for the Super-Power Challenge Cup.
In a nice touch, organisers had got the eight tennis players to dress up in cheongsams. Kournikova, who stole Hong Kong hearts at the three-day exhibition, was in a stunning red number, probably due to her Russian background.
Our mole at the party said that Tsang - the patron-in-chief of the Hong Kong Tennis Patrons Association - was transfixed when meeting the blonde teenager.
All those banal subjects like unemployment figures and the stock market index were forgotten.
Gallant Tsang told Kournikova: 'You look absolutely stunning.' Kournikova responded with a dazzling smile.