I do not believe in the conventional way of surviving politics – you scratch my back and I scratch yours or we give you contracts in exchange for support. If my office needs funding, we will call for an official fundraising. So, do not give any money to any so-called agents, lawyers, advisors, right-hand men, left-hand men or whatever position they choose to call themselves who promise to help resolve matters on my behalf. I have a service centre to assist residents with their problems – there is no need for agents.
Some people tell me this “You will walk a very lonely road if you choose to think and act straight, without any compromise”. To them I have replied : “The day I conform to the conventional way of surviving politics is the day I should leave politics because I will no longer be a relevant agent of change”. This is something Edward Ling has reminded me from the very beginning : never settle for status quo.