It is a welcome development in the contest for the post of chief executive that as the number of contenders grows, some are taking it upon themselves to publicise their beliefs and judgments to the public at large, instead of canvassing exclusively those who may become Selection Committee members.
Constraints of time and resources do not allow the candidates to mount a campaign of the kind that usually goes with popular elections, but some of the candidates are getting as near to it as they can, cheered on and helped out by the eager media.
Hardly known to the public a short while ago, the candidates have now become household names, and every day people hear more from them and about them, and get to know them better.
The knowledge and wisdom of the candidates will no doubt be judged by their performance in front of the media.
People want to know what the candidates believe are the priorities of the new government. They want to see how much the candidates are aware of the problems the community will be faced with, and how much thought they have given to ways of tackling these problems.
It is unlikely that the candidates will come up with any revolutionary ideas of government.
Nor do the public expect them to initiate drastic changes to existing policies.
