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Democratic Front Supporters Have Split Opinions in #LegCo Exit #Poll
On Sept 30, 2020, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) released the result of an opinion poll commissioned by the Democratic Party, which asked the public whether the pro-democracy legislators should stay in the extended term of the legislature despite the absence of an election.
The result shows a split picture: 47.1 percent of the supporters of the pro-democracy legislators said they should serve for another year, while 45.8% oppose, leaving only 1.3 percentage points of difference.
Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai said it is up to the legislators to make their own decision based on their political judgement, as either side has exceeded 50% of votes.
In a press conference on the same day, 15 pro-democracy lawmakers including Wu announced that they will stay. Wu said he hopes to delay the Government from passing more draconian measures and keep different resistance fronts running.
Legislator Ferdinand Cheung said he personally wanted to leave, but he felt he has responsibility to stay on. He emphasized that holding different opinions does not mean splitting up and different resistance tactics need connection in the future.
Civic party legislators Alvin Yeung and Tanya Chan will quit LegCo, citing personal reasons.
People Power's Ray Chan and Council Alliance's Eddie Chu Hoi-tik had filed their formal departure to the LegCo's secretariat one day before the release of the poll result.
In a radio program on Sept 30, 2020, Chu explained that his action recalls the democracy front's boycott against the Provisional Council. Chu admitted that leaving the position might bring him some restriction; however, when being a legislator, he has many topics to look into but could not address them deeply. In the future, Chu will focus on the #Save12HKYouths action, preservation campaigns and climate issues.
Chu reiterated that different resistance strategies can coexist. He advised those who want to pursue a politician's life to think how Hong Kong can grasp hold of its own fate.
Dr. Robert Chung, the HKPORI director, confirmed the accuracy of the poll, as only 0.7% (18 interviewers) were voided by the system.
According to Chung, a majority of establishment supporters and centrists hoped the pro-democracy lawmakers quit.
Source: Commercial Radio #Sept29
https://www.881903.com/news/local/2359345
Democratic Front Supporters Have Split Opinions in #LegCo Exit #Poll
On Sept 30, 2020, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) released the result of an opinion poll commissioned by the Democratic Party, which asked the public whether the pro-democracy legislators should stay in the extended term of the legislature despite the absence of an election.
The result shows a split picture: 47.1 percent of the supporters of the pro-democracy legislators said they should serve for another year, while 45.8% oppose, leaving only 1.3 percentage points of difference.
Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai said it is up to the legislators to make their own decision based on their political judgement, as either side has exceeded 50% of votes.
In a press conference on the same day, 15 pro-democracy lawmakers including Wu announced that they will stay. Wu said he hopes to delay the Government from passing more draconian measures and keep different resistance fronts running.
Legislator Ferdinand Cheung said he personally wanted to leave, but he felt he has responsibility to stay on. He emphasized that holding different opinions does not mean splitting up and different resistance tactics need connection in the future.
Civic party legislators Alvin Yeung and Tanya Chan will quit LegCo, citing personal reasons.
People Power's Ray Chan and Council Alliance's Eddie Chu Hoi-tik had filed their formal departure to the LegCo's secretariat one day before the release of the poll result.
In a radio program on Sept 30, 2020, Chu explained that his action recalls the democracy front's boycott against the Provisional Council. Chu admitted that leaving the position might bring him some restriction; however, when being a legislator, he has many topics to look into but could not address them deeply. In the future, Chu will focus on the #Save12HKYouths action, preservation campaigns and climate issues.
Chu reiterated that different resistance strategies can coexist. He advised those who want to pursue a politician's life to think how Hong Kong can grasp hold of its own fate.
Dr. Robert Chung, the HKPORI director, confirmed the accuracy of the poll, as only 0.7% (18 interviewers) were voided by the system.
According to Chung, a majority of establishment supporters and centrists hoped the pro-democracy lawmakers quit.
Source: Commercial Radio #Sept29
https://www.881903.com/news/local/2359345
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A Transnational Poll Showed The Unfavorable Views of China Reached a 10-Year High in Many Countries
The latest poll from the US polling agency Pew Research Center found that citizens of many advanced countries had a record high level of negative perceptions of China and believed that China was handling the pandemic poorly.
People's perception of China became negative gradually in recent years for various reasons. Since the global outbreak of Wuhan Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), relations between many countries and China have deteriorated significantly last year. The Pew Research Center interviewed about 14,700 people by telephone between June 10 and August 3 from 14 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France, and Australia. It was found that the perception of China in most of the countries interviewed had dropped significantly.
#China #US #Relation #COVID19 #Poll #UnfavorableViews #TransnationalPoll #InternationalRelations #PewResearchCenter
Source: Stand News #Oct07
https://bit.ly/34U7SKX
[The poll: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/10/06/unfavorable-views-of-china-reach-historic-highs-in-many-countries/?fbclid=IwAR36Li3BpsjO4g9mTKVlmyKwY7B638m5Fis73a7GXEZC2m3HEgHTqx0BWAE]
The latest poll from the US polling agency Pew Research Center found that citizens of many advanced countries had a record high level of negative perceptions of China and believed that China was handling the pandemic poorly.
People's perception of China became negative gradually in recent years for various reasons. Since the global outbreak of Wuhan Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), relations between many countries and China have deteriorated significantly last year. The Pew Research Center interviewed about 14,700 people by telephone between June 10 and August 3 from 14 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France, and Australia. It was found that the perception of China in most of the countries interviewed had dropped significantly.
#China #US #Relation #COVID19 #Poll #UnfavorableViews #TransnationalPoll #InternationalRelations #PewResearchCenter
Source: Stand News #Oct07
https://bit.ly/34U7SKX
[The poll: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/10/06/unfavorable-views-of-china-reach-historic-highs-in-many-countries/?fbclid=IwAR36Li3BpsjO4g9mTKVlmyKwY7B638m5Fis73a7GXEZC2m3HEgHTqx0BWAE]
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#Poll: 64% Respondents Consider #HKU's Appointment of Mainland Professors as Vice-Presidents as Against Principle of Fairness
Source: InMedia #Nov6
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#Poll: 64% Respondents Consider #HKU's Appointment of Mainland Professors as Vice-Presidents as Against Principle of Fairness
Source: InMedia #Nov6
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#Poll: 64% Respondents Consider #HKU's Appointment of Mainland Professors as Vice-Presidents as Against Principle of Fairness
The governing council of the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) appointed two professors from mainland China, Max Shen Zuojan and Gong Peng, as vice-presidents. Shen is suspected to be a Communist Party member but the council clarified that the allegations are found to be unsubstantiated.
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) has interviewed 5,767 Hong Kong citizens in November 2020. The survey asked the question: 'The University of Hong Kong recently appointed two scholars from Tsinghua University, Max Shen and Peng Gong, as Vice-Presidents. How much do you consider the appointment to comply with, or not comply with, the principle of fairness?'.
89% of the pro-democracy respondents said the appointment did not comply with the principle of fairness. A total of 64% of respondents, pro-democracy or otherwise, considered the appointment 'not quite comply', ' very much not comply' and 'entirely not comply' with the principle.
Dr. Chan King-ming, associate professor at the School of Life Sciences of Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and the former chairman of the Teacher's Association of CUHK, said that this appointment clearly shows the mainlandization and Sinicization of HKU.
Chan added that when he was the union chief a few years ago, a number of his colleagues at CUHK complained the use of Mandarin during meetings, 'it is now mainlandization, not globalization.'
Chan mentioned that since many mainland Chinese scholars had returned to China from the US, Hong Kong had become one of their preferred destinations. He worried that these scholars are being intentionally installed in different universities and organizations in Hong Kong. He added that HKU's appointment this time was related to the earlier change in the governance structure, such as the direct interventions occurring in the governing council and the Court. Such things had actually happened 15 years ago at the university.'
Chan also criticized that this appointment had already posed threats to academic freedom and institutional autonomy, and noted that the issue of resource allocation was involved here as a number of scholars had been invited to work in mainland China, especially the Greater Bay Area.
Regarding the National Security Law, Chan remarked that chilling effect had already been brought by the reporting hotline set up by the Police's National Security Department, and 'Cultural Revolution 2.0' had come. Some students had begun self-censoring as they changed the names of their online accounts.
Source: InMedia #Nov6
https://bit.ly/34ZHErD
#AcademicFreedom #University #Academia #CCPControl #CulturalRevolution
#Poll: 64% Respondents Consider #HKU's Appointment of Mainland Professors as Vice-Presidents as Against Principle of Fairness
The governing council of the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) appointed two professors from mainland China, Max Shen Zuojan and Gong Peng, as vice-presidents. Shen is suspected to be a Communist Party member but the council clarified that the allegations are found to be unsubstantiated.
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) has interviewed 5,767 Hong Kong citizens in November 2020. The survey asked the question: 'The University of Hong Kong recently appointed two scholars from Tsinghua University, Max Shen and Peng Gong, as Vice-Presidents. How much do you consider the appointment to comply with, or not comply with, the principle of fairness?'.
89% of the pro-democracy respondents said the appointment did not comply with the principle of fairness. A total of 64% of respondents, pro-democracy or otherwise, considered the appointment 'not quite comply', ' very much not comply' and 'entirely not comply' with the principle.
Dr. Chan King-ming, associate professor at the School of Life Sciences of Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and the former chairman of the Teacher's Association of CUHK, said that this appointment clearly shows the mainlandization and Sinicization of HKU.
Chan added that when he was the union chief a few years ago, a number of his colleagues at CUHK complained the use of Mandarin during meetings, 'it is now mainlandization, not globalization.'
Chan mentioned that since many mainland Chinese scholars had returned to China from the US, Hong Kong had become one of their preferred destinations. He worried that these scholars are being intentionally installed in different universities and organizations in Hong Kong. He added that HKU's appointment this time was related to the earlier change in the governance structure, such as the direct interventions occurring in the governing council and the Court. Such things had actually happened 15 years ago at the university.'
Chan also criticized that this appointment had already posed threats to academic freedom and institutional autonomy, and noted that the issue of resource allocation was involved here as a number of scholars had been invited to work in mainland China, especially the Greater Bay Area.
Regarding the National Security Law, Chan remarked that chilling effect had already been brought by the reporting hotline set up by the Police's National Security Department, and 'Cultural Revolution 2.0' had come. Some students had begun self-censoring as they changed the names of their online accounts.
Source: InMedia #Nov6
https://bit.ly/34ZHErD
#AcademicFreedom #University #Academia #CCPControl #CulturalRevolution
#PublicOpinion
#Poll: 96% of the pro-democracy respondents and 44% Non-democrat Supporters See Police Arrest of RTHK Producer a Political Prosecution
Source: InMedia #Nov13
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#Poll: 96% of the pro-democracy respondents and 44% Non-democrat Supporters See Police Arrest of RTHK Producer a Political Prosecution
Source: InMedia #Nov13
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#Poll: 96% of the pro-democracy respondents and 44% Non-democrat Supporters See Police Arrest of RTHK Producer a Political Prosecution
Between November 9-12, 2020, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) has conducted an online survey with 4,489 individuals, on whether the police arrest of Bao Choy Yuk-Ling, an editor-director of the Radio Television Hong Kong (#RTHK), was politically motivated.
Results show that 96% of the pro-democracy respondents and 44% of non-democratic camp supporters agreed that the arrest was politically motivated.
Dr. Benson Wong, the Honorary Director from the “We HongKongers” initiative, found the results rather surprising. He said that when the non-democrats were asked to answer controversial questions, they tend to respond with “I don't know", but only 2% of respondents chose this answer in this survey.
Wong believed that this means “they know what they are responding to”.
Dr. Wan Kwok-Fai, a senior lecturer of the Department of Journalism and Communication at the Hong Kong Shue Yan University, admitted that the opinions of the non-democrats were "more difficult to grasp". He believed that perhaps 44% of respondents did not consider the connection between the 7.21 Yuen Long Triad Attack and Bao Choy herself, but rather the need for the government to "handle" the public broadcaster RTHK "politically".
This therefore led to different interpretations of the question, resulting in the lack of a clear trend in the survey results.
Wan stated that the arrest was a political retaliation on journalists. He is worried that this would further restrict the survival of online media and citizen reporters.
Source: InMedia #Nov13
https://bit.ly/3eYeXio
#Poll: 96% of the pro-democracy respondents and 44% Non-democrat Supporters See Police Arrest of RTHK Producer a Political Prosecution
Between November 9-12, 2020, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) has conducted an online survey with 4,489 individuals, on whether the police arrest of Bao Choy Yuk-Ling, an editor-director of the Radio Television Hong Kong (#RTHK), was politically motivated.
Results show that 96% of the pro-democracy respondents and 44% of non-democratic camp supporters agreed that the arrest was politically motivated.
Dr. Benson Wong, the Honorary Director from the “We HongKongers” initiative, found the results rather surprising. He said that when the non-democrats were asked to answer controversial questions, they tend to respond with “I don't know", but only 2% of respondents chose this answer in this survey.
Wong believed that this means “they know what they are responding to”.
Dr. Wan Kwok-Fai, a senior lecturer of the Department of Journalism and Communication at the Hong Kong Shue Yan University, admitted that the opinions of the non-democrats were "more difficult to grasp". He believed that perhaps 44% of respondents did not consider the connection between the 7.21 Yuen Long Triad Attack and Bao Choy herself, but rather the need for the government to "handle" the public broadcaster RTHK "politically".
This therefore led to different interpretations of the question, resulting in the lack of a clear trend in the survey results.
Wan stated that the arrest was a political retaliation on journalists. He is worried that this would further restrict the survival of online media and citizen reporters.
Source: InMedia #Nov13
https://bit.ly/3eYeXio
#HumanRights #Poll #FreedomofSpeech
Over half respondents say Hong Kong is facing humanitarian crisis
Source: Inmediahk.net #Dec8
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Over half respondents say Hong Kong is facing humanitarian crisis
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Over half respondents say Hong Kong is facing humanitarian crisis
The Department of Asian and Policy Studies of the Education University of Hong Kong (#EduHK) revealed findings of its biannual survey findings on December 8, 2020.
Findings showed an increasingly positive attitude towards asylum-seekers and refugees, alongside greater support for granting the right to work after remaining in Hong Kong for more than 5 year, and their right of abode for children.
Regarding Hongkongers’ views on human rights, the survey showed that the top concern of Hongkongers remained freedom of speech (17%), followed by police abuse of power (10%) and political freedom (10%). It is worth noting that no option was provided to this question. In 2018, excessive use of police power was not mentioned among respondents.
51% of survey respondents agreed that Hong Kong is facing a #HumanitarianCrisis.
The survey was carried out in the wake of the intense controversy surrounding the now-defunct extradition bill, Principal Investigator Dr Isabella Ng believes that the social unrest in the past year has had a major role to play in causing widespread apprehension towards the human rights situation in Hong Kong.
“Amidst the failure of the Hong Kong government to enter into genuinely constructive dialogue and cooperation with the community to defuse the hostility amongst different groups, human rights-related issues have been brought to the fore in the territory, once known for its tolerance, effective governance, and freedom,” Ng says.
The poll was commissioned by the Department of Asian and Policy Studies of The Education University of Hong Kong and wss conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) between 6 April and 23 April, 2020.
The survey interviewed 1,002 Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong Chinese aged over 18, equivalent to a response rate of 57.1%.
Source: Inmediahk.net #Dec8
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Press Material of the Survey result on Hong Kong People’s view and understanding on the #Refugee and Human Rights issues
https://www.eduhk.hk/aps/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/English_Press-Release.pdf
Over half respondents say Hong Kong is facing humanitarian crisis
The Department of Asian and Policy Studies of the Education University of Hong Kong (#EduHK) revealed findings of its biannual survey findings on December 8, 2020.
Findings showed an increasingly positive attitude towards asylum-seekers and refugees, alongside greater support for granting the right to work after remaining in Hong Kong for more than 5 year, and their right of abode for children.
Regarding Hongkongers’ views on human rights, the survey showed that the top concern of Hongkongers remained freedom of speech (17%), followed by police abuse of power (10%) and political freedom (10%). It is worth noting that no option was provided to this question. In 2018, excessive use of police power was not mentioned among respondents.
51% of survey respondents agreed that Hong Kong is facing a #HumanitarianCrisis.
The survey was carried out in the wake of the intense controversy surrounding the now-defunct extradition bill, Principal Investigator Dr Isabella Ng believes that the social unrest in the past year has had a major role to play in causing widespread apprehension towards the human rights situation in Hong Kong.
“Amidst the failure of the Hong Kong government to enter into genuinely constructive dialogue and cooperation with the community to defuse the hostility amongst different groups, human rights-related issues have been brought to the fore in the territory, once known for its tolerance, effective governance, and freedom,” Ng says.
The poll was commissioned by the Department of Asian and Policy Studies of The Education University of Hong Kong and wss conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) between 6 April and 23 April, 2020.
The survey interviewed 1,002 Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong Chinese aged over 18, equivalent to a response rate of 57.1%.
Source: Inmediahk.net #Dec8
https://bit.ly/3mVDFTJ
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Press Material of the Survey result on Hong Kong People’s view and understanding on the #Refugee and Human Rights issues
https://www.eduhk.hk/aps/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/English_Press-Release.pdf
#Censorship
Union demands explanation after #RTHK Cancels Person of the Year poll due to vote manipulation and unusual emails
RTHK Radio programme Backchat announced on Jan 4, 2021 that the annual “Person of the year” poll was cancelled due to vote manipulation and unusual emails received.
Later in the evening, RTHK Programme Staff Union posted a statement on Facebook pointing out that it was very strange to terminate the polllast minute, and demanded Eugene Fung, Deputy Director of Broadcasting, to elaborate on what the show meant by “vote manipulation”.
In its statement, the Union questioned the management’s decision in terminating the poll. The Union quoted the results in the past to support the fact that the poll has always positioned neutrally and the results only represented the most talked about person, place, or group. “Otherwise, Pui Pui (a crocodile captured in a river in Hong Kong who now resided in the Wetland Park) would not have been chosen to be one of the Persons of the year”.
The Union also pointed out that it has always been okay to have political figures such as “Students in Umbrella Movement”, “Protestors” and “Hong Kong Police” as nominees. In the statement, a Pro-Beijing media (上綱上線) was also criticised for targeting an “ordinary radio show” and ignoring the definition of a public figure.
Source: Stand News #Jan4
#Poll #PersonoftheYear
Union demands explanation after #RTHK Cancels Person of the Year poll due to vote manipulation and unusual emails
RTHK Radio programme Backchat announced on Jan 4, 2021 that the annual “Person of the year” poll was cancelled due to vote manipulation and unusual emails received.
Later in the evening, RTHK Programme Staff Union posted a statement on Facebook pointing out that it was very strange to terminate the polllast minute, and demanded Eugene Fung, Deputy Director of Broadcasting, to elaborate on what the show meant by “vote manipulation”.
In its statement, the Union questioned the management’s decision in terminating the poll. The Union quoted the results in the past to support the fact that the poll has always positioned neutrally and the results only represented the most talked about person, place, or group. “Otherwise, Pui Pui (a crocodile captured in a river in Hong Kong who now resided in the Wetland Park) would not have been chosen to be one of the Persons of the year”.
The Union also pointed out that it has always been okay to have political figures such as “Students in Umbrella Movement”, “Protestors” and “Hong Kong Police” as nominees. In the statement, a Pro-Beijing media (上綱上線) was also criticised for targeting an “ordinary radio show” and ignoring the definition of a public figure.
Source: Stand News #Jan4
#Poll #PersonoftheYear