Talking points

Taiwanese opposition heavyweight Frank Hsieh Chang-ting wraps up his landmark visit to the mainland, the first by a senior member of the pro-independence opposition Democratic Progressive Party. He has met with various senior officials in a sign that the mainland is preparing to engage the DPP in preparation for the next presidential election in 2016, which the opposition party has a good chance of winning.

The two candidates for president of the Legislative Council, the DAB's Jasper Tsang Yok-sing and Civic Party's Alan Leong Kah-kit, present their platforms and answer questions from legislators at a forum chaired by Albert Ho Chun-yan. However, it is almost certain that Tsang will be re-elected, as pan-democrats hold only 27 of the 70 votes. The forum is being seen as a debate on filibustering.