We've heard them talk about ways to alleviate Hong Kong's housing problems and improve education. We've read about them boasting of their achievements in public service, and the whispered counter-spin about past missteps in their political lives.
We've even been treated to tear-jerking stories of how they beat the odds to climb the social ladder and become the people they are today.
For the past few weeks, the leading candidates in the race for chief executive have been baring their all - or at least their version of all - to anyone willing to listen as they attempt to fashion themselves as thoughtful, respectable and compassionate people worthy of the city's top political position.
However, the one element that has been largely absent from the discussion is culture.
Throughout the years, those seeking positions of power have had their choices of audio-visual entertainment or bedtime reading scrutinised as the press seek a hint of the real people behind the polished veneer. In turn, the candidates - with the help of campaign strategists - have also sought to convey subliminal messages by letting the public know which film, song and book have most moved them.
As the race for Government House heats up, The Review sent out questionnaires to the four politicians who have joined the fray: former chief secretary of administration Henry Tang Ying-yen; ex-convenor of the Executive Council Leung Chun-ying; legislator and former security secretary Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee; and Albert Ho Chun-yan, legislator and chairman of the Democratic Party.
They were asked seven questions about arts and culture, and encouraged to elaborate 'in considerable length'. Here is what we received.
