Huang, a devout Christian, is mild mannered in speech, friendly and approachable in demeanor, and is fondly known as "Elder Huang," a Chinese pun on Presbyterian terminology. But when the situation calls for it, he can get angry and be very uncompromising.
篤信基督的黃文丁，平日總是言詞謙和、笑臉迎人，有「黃長老」美名，不過遇到該變革、該生氣時，他也會力爭到底，絕不退縮。