In his opening remarks, he encouraged all of the Green parties in the Asia-Pacific region to try to win at least one seat in parliament, in order to bring to bear the power of a critical minority. He also declared, with a big smile: "We are not pessimists, we are optimists!"
在致詞時他期勉亞太各國綠黨未來都至少擁有 1 名國會議員，以發揮關鍵少數的力量，他更微笑宣稱：「我們不是悲觀主義者，而是樂觀主義者！」