But he said he has evolved into someone who "can now talk to almost anybody, anywhere, anytime."
Leong acknowledges that his chances of winning the leadership are very low. But he will use the election as a platform to advocate an alternative vision of Hong Kong.
In an effort to enliven his image, Leong has taken to singing at campaign events. At one stop recently, he crooned A Brave New World from the film Aladdin.
Still, his dull image persists. Jason Man, 27, an assistant architect, watched Leong as he sang soap opera tunes while campaigning in the streets recently.
Leong had integrity, he said, but was still "enormously boring."
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