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Hong Kong chief executive hopefuls to be grilled by Election Committee members and internet users in final debate
Candidates will answer questions by voters and address a collection of online queries, followed by closing remarks
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Three Hong Kong chief executive candidates will cross swords again in a third and final debate on Sunday night as they face questions from voters who will elect the city’s next leader.
The debate, co-organised by a group of Election Committee members from across the political spectrum, will take place at AsiaWorld-Expo between 7pm and 9pm.
On March 26, the committee’s 1,194 members will decide which of the three candidates – former chief secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, former financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah or retired judge Woo Kwok-hing – will govern Hong Kong for the next five years.
The trio will kick off Sunday night’s debate with three minutes each to introduce their policy platforms.
In the last debate on March 14, the introductions were followed by questions from the media and the audience – comprising 200 members of the public randomly selected by two universities – as well as a “free fight” session for the three candidates to direct their questions at each other.
But this time, the format will be different – Election Committee members will grill the candidates for an hour instead.
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