Education is key in Aids and smoking issues, says Dr Homer Tso
Health sector lobbyist Homer Tso Wei-kwok knows there is plenty wrong with a world in which people suffer and die every day - and he has set out to help change things.
A dentist by profession, Dr Tso, 53, chairs the Advisory Council on Aids as well as the Council on Smoking and Health in Hong Kong. Together, the two roles consume much of the dentist's spare time. Both are unpaid.
'Whenever you get involved in voluntary work, it's the people you work with that drive you. If they're not honourable, or are lazy and not dedicated, you won't see me doing it,' he says.
'But when you see them going at it [working hard], you would feel embarrassed if you're not doing a good job. This is what it's all about.'
Sitting in a cluttered office, Dr Tso says he had a very Christian upbringing. He believes in helping others, which in turn makes him happy. 'You have to do what makes you feel good at the end of the day.'
Dr Tso says he has no doubts about the detrimental effects of smoking. He would like to see the unhealthy habit banned in all indoor public places and work areas, as well as schools.