11.   But there were a few signs of dissent during the tightly scripted two-day convention that ended Tuesday after delegates approved the Christian Democratic election platform.

12.   He called for a shared election platform, with each party retaining its own identity.

13.   He also criticised the cover designs of pamphlets containing the election platforms of the various parties.

14.   His election campaign platform reflected a much tougher stance on peace negotiations with the Arabs than that of outgoing Prime Minister Shimon Peres.

15.   In its election platform, the party stresses the importance of the rule of law and of fighting for full democratic elections.

16.   Meanwhile, Frontier has formed a working group to draft its election platform, expected to be announced within the week.

17.   Many were so new and had grown so quickly that they did not publish election platforms.

18.   Mr Ng said his election platform was based on serving Hong Kong by calling on his many years of experience and knowledge in economic and financial services.

19.   Ms Loh, a former legislator, said the party was still finalising its election platform, but promised the final nominations would be made before the deadline.

20.   NEGATIVE campaigning rather than selling their election platform seemed to be a favourite tactic of candidates at an election forum yesterday.