114 for Leong, the race for chief is on

This is the headline of the South China Morning Post today.

I always like the headings of English newspapers over the Chinese ones. This heading makes you think the whole town is in the heat of the Chief Executive election in March next year, while in fact no one really cares, or NO ONE CAN CARE except the 800 members of the Election Committee who can vote in the election (well, unless you are going to participate in the civil referendum).

I belong to the social welfare sector. It's interesting enough that all of the candidates from the Social Welfare Department and many of the agency heads lost. I guess that's life when most of the voters are frontline social workers.

The last time we had an "election" for CE was ten years ago. The 2nd election in 2002 and the by-election last year was uncontested (!!). While I might not be absolutely in favour of Leong, I sure do to want to see a competition.