Andrew To
Andrew To
Andrew Tois a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council, Hong Kong. Of Hakka ancestry, he is the former chairman of League of Social Democrats from 2010 to 2011, succeeding Wong Yuk-man. His wife, Jackie Hung, was a leader of Civil Human Rights Front and Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese...
drama optimistic periods
I remain, however, fairly optimistic for the future of period drama because it's just such a popular thing.
growing-up teenager drinking
As a fairly innocent teenager, growing up in a village in Wales, I just thought, "God, I would like to go and hang about Soho and write great poetry and try to avoid drinking myself to death."
writing stories love-story
I always do like to write love stories, even if they end tragically.
numbers classic ridiculous
I know that a ridiculous number of classic serials have been commissioned, and that reviews show a reaction against them. The critics seem fed up.
eye focus mouths
I prefer love scenes to be shot up close with a lot of focus on eyes and mouths. Otherwise it can feel uncomfortable and voyeuristic.
engineering manhattan infrastructure
What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.
summer father son
My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty.
long politician good-listener
Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.
energy crisis
There is energy and power in a crisis.
years flood
There's no such thing as a 100-year flood.
weather people political
Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.
people battle engagement
If there's a silver bullet in the battle to recapture Albany, it is the re-engagement of our citizens. This capital has become a physical metaphor for the isolation and alienation of our people.
school students authority
Ninety percent of the students take the 'preferred lender.' Why? Because that's the nature of the relationship. You trust the school. The school is in a position of authority.
political confusing agendas
Once you start saying, 'Let's talk political, my own politics, my own aspirations,' it can become not just distracting in that it takes time, but it can become confusing and frustrating, and is this now a political agenda or a governmental agenda.