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...
ideas people complicated
It's slightly complicated for people to grasp the idea of a head of state in human form.
people strange hours
People say to me, Would you like to swap your life with me for 24 hours? Your life must be very strange. But of course I have not experienced any other life. It's not strange to me.
queens bars palaces
The Queen's intelligence network is a hell of a lot better than anyone's in this palace. Bar none. She knows everything. I don't know how she does it. And she sees everything.
teacher world geography
In the U.K. we have the best geography teachers in the world.
humility sea self
There is something about going to sea. A little bit of discipline, self-discipline and humility are required.
home canada looks
I look at Canada like a second home.
years earning injustice
I'll tell you where the injustice is. It's with the person earning £12,000 to £15,000-a-year who is being asked to be restrained by their business or employer. Yet the taxpayer has bailed out the banks, so why are they not showing restraint?
people citizens use
I'm in a privileged position and I'm going to do my utmost to use that privileged position on behalf of the U.K., its citizens, its businesses and people.
kids wells
I've always been told I was extremely well-behaved as a kid.
numbers royal different
The Royal Family have always had an interest in a number of different areas of society. We are a part of society.
reality yesterday today
Today is reality. Yesterday is history.
tag knows
I could have worse tags than 'Airmiles Andy' - although I don't know what they are.
ideas community political
It would not be a bad idea if bankers were to go and sit occasionally with politicians in their political surgeries, where they might get a sense of the injustice that some of the community feel about the banks.
years tv-shows tvs
We've had American TV shows in Britain for years and that hasn't affected our culture at all.