【明報專訊】THE NEXT Chief Executive (CE) election is likely to be a race between Henry Tang and Leung Chun-ying. Both of them being establishmentarians, either is acceptable to the central government as CE. Their race may virtually be a primary election of the establishmentarian camp. When the nomination period is about to end, one of them may be picked to fight the democratic candidate. Another possibility is that both will complete their electioneering and the Election Committee will decide which of them should win. There is no telling which will prove the case. However, as the central government puts "safety" first, the Tang-Leung race is likely to be a virtual primary.