There has been much talk about the new political landscape since September's Legislative Council election. Certainly, colourful new personalities have taken centre stage in the legislature, which many have long considered a dull and boring place. This certainly spices things up. And in many ways, I hear Shakespeare's famous lines from As You Like It in all of this:
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts
As the new legislators prepare for the work that lies ahead, my wish is that each one will take his or her part in the council seriously, and take him or herself less seriously.
I say this because, as a new member, people have entrusted me and my colleagues with their confidence and expectations. We should think only of the interests of others - the Hong Kong people.