Election Debates
The first debate consisted of an audience of 900, mainly the politicians, including the 530 Election Committee members. The public was excluded. The second debate consisted of an audience of 200 people randomly chosen by the University of Hong Kong and the Lingnan University.
The first debate was held on 1 March 2007, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (香港會議展覽中心) from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, presided by Rita Fan (范徐麗泰); the second 90-minute debate was held on 15 March 2007 at the TVB City in Tseung Kwan O, co-organized by the 8 main media corporations in Hong Kong. Both debates were broadcast live by TVB, ATV and RTHK.
Read more about this topic: Hong Kong Chief Executive Election, 2007
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