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Opinion Poll: Former PRC Premier Zhu Rongji and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Are The Most Popular Among Hongkongers
Source: InMedia #Aug5
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Opinion Poll: Former PRC Premier Zhu Rongji and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Are The Most Popular Among Hongkongers
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Opinion Poll: Former PRC Premier Zhu Rongji and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Are The Most Popular Among Hongkongers
On 4 August, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) published the popularity ranking of political leaders across the Straits.
Former premier of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Rongji was the top-ranked with a score of 61.6. Zhu was most remembered for saying that the Central government would be blamed forever if it ever destroyed Hong Kong.
Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen is the second most popular among Hongkongers, and her score was 57.6. Secretary-general of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jin-ping was ranked last in this study, with a score of 40.7.
Deputy CEO of HKPORI, Dr. Chung Kim-wah believes that the results reflect Hongkongers’ stance on the different political systems.
Chung was asked if he was worried about violating the National Security Law by conducting this survey. He replied that he will continue surveying the masses on relevant topics, just like how he has been doing it since 1997, until the day he gets accused.
“Give me a reason for stopping what I have always been doing."
He stated that carrying out studies about the opinion on Hong Kong or Taiwan independence is not action to advocate these approaches. Rather, the results were just a reflection of the views of the citizens on the situation, and for the country's leaders as reference.
Source: InMedia #Aug5
#Poll #PORI #TsaiIngwen #ZhuRongji #Xijinping
Opinion Poll: Former PRC Premier Zhu Rongji and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Are The Most Popular Among Hongkongers
On 4 August, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) published the popularity ranking of political leaders across the Straits.
Former premier of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Rongji was the top-ranked with a score of 61.6. Zhu was most remembered for saying that the Central government would be blamed forever if it ever destroyed Hong Kong.
Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen is the second most popular among Hongkongers, and her score was 57.6. Secretary-general of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jin-ping was ranked last in this study, with a score of 40.7.
Deputy CEO of HKPORI, Dr. Chung Kim-wah believes that the results reflect Hongkongers’ stance on the different political systems.
Chung was asked if he was worried about violating the National Security Law by conducting this survey. He replied that he will continue surveying the masses on relevant topics, just like how he has been doing it since 1997, until the day he gets accused.
“Give me a reason for stopping what I have always been doing."
He stated that carrying out studies about the opinion on Hong Kong or Taiwan independence is not action to advocate these approaches. Rather, the results were just a reflection of the views of the citizens on the situation, and for the country's leaders as reference.
Source: InMedia #Aug5
#FailedState
Hong Kong Government continue suffering negative popularity: #OpinionPoll
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) revealed its latest poll result on the popularity rating of the city’s Chief Executive and her administration. With a marginal increase of 1.1 points in popularity rating to 28.6 marks, CE Carrie Lam continue to face a negative net popularity at 53%, maintaining at the similar level as last month.
As for the Secretaries of Departments, the net popularity of Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, Secretary for Justice, was negative 57%, 1 percentage point lower than last time, remaining as the lowest among the Secretaries of Departments surveyed.
Net popularity of both Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung and Financial Secretary Mr Paul Chan Mo-po slightly rose, recorded at negative 32% and negative 16% respectively.
The poll was conducted from 5 – 8 of October, during which a total of 1,002 Hong Kong citizens age above 18 were randomly sampled and interviewed.
Source: Stand News #Oct16
#CarrieLam #ApprovalRate
Hong Kong Government continue suffering negative popularity: #OpinionPoll
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) revealed its latest poll result on the popularity rating of the city’s Chief Executive and her administration. With a marginal increase of 1.1 points in popularity rating to 28.6 marks, CE Carrie Lam continue to face a negative net popularity at 53%, maintaining at the similar level as last month.
As for the Secretaries of Departments, the net popularity of Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, Secretary for Justice, was negative 57%, 1 percentage point lower than last time, remaining as the lowest among the Secretaries of Departments surveyed.
Net popularity of both Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung and Financial Secretary Mr Paul Chan Mo-po slightly rose, recorded at negative 32% and negative 16% respectively.
The poll was conducted from 5 – 8 of October, during which a total of 1,002 Hong Kong citizens age above 18 were randomly sampled and interviewed.
Source: Stand News #Oct16
#CarrieLam #ApprovalRate
#Authoritarianism #PressFreedom
Public Opinion showed record low media credibility in Hong Kong since the city's handover to Chinese rule in 1997
A study of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) showed rapid decline in media credibility to its lowest at 5.14.
Citizens’ satisfaction with press freedom also plunged as a negative 25 percentage point was scored which is again the lowest since 1997. Only 19% of the respondents considered news reporting in Hong Kong responsible, another record low marked since 2007.
Expressing his disappointment, Chairman of Hong Kong Journalist Association, Chris Yeung said the decline in public satisfaction with press freedom matched well with the city’s battered political environment. Yeung also denounced restrictions imposed by the Government and Police Force on journalists that has rapidly eroded press freedom in Hong Kong.
Through random sampling, PORI interviewed 1,006 Hong Kong citizens in late September to gauge their views on press freedom. The study revealed that while internet and TV remained citizens’ most preferred news sources, accounting 70% and 66% respectively, their reliance on newspaper and radio has dropped to a record low since 2000 to 37% and 12%.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct22
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201020/QXOGJZ7VNBAZNAV4NDGCU5HDOA/
Public Opinion showed record low media credibility in Hong Kong since the city's handover to Chinese rule in 1997
A study of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) showed rapid decline in media credibility to its lowest at 5.14.
Citizens’ satisfaction with press freedom also plunged as a negative 25 percentage point was scored which is again the lowest since 1997. Only 19% of the respondents considered news reporting in Hong Kong responsible, another record low marked since 2007.
Expressing his disappointment, Chairman of Hong Kong Journalist Association, Chris Yeung said the decline in public satisfaction with press freedom matched well with the city’s battered political environment. Yeung also denounced restrictions imposed by the Government and Police Force on journalists that has rapidly eroded press freedom in Hong Kong.
Through random sampling, PORI interviewed 1,006 Hong Kong citizens in late September to gauge their views on press freedom. The study revealed that while internet and TV remained citizens’ most preferred news sources, accounting 70% and 66% respectively, their reliance on newspaper and radio has dropped to a record low since 2000 to 37% and 12%.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct22
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201020/QXOGJZ7VNBAZNAV4NDGCU5HDOA/
#FailedState #PoliticalOppression
63% of HK People Consider Education Bureau’s Stripping of a Teacher’s License “Politically Motivated”
Hong Kong's Education Bureau has earlier revoked a primary school teacher's teaching license for “planning to spread the idea of Hong Kong independence” in school. An opinion poll conducted by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) revealed that over 63% of respondents considered the Education Bureau’s decision to be politically driven.
Lawmaker Yip Kin-yuen, representing the Education sector, pointed out that PORI’s findings indicated that more than 63% of Hong Kong population does not trust the government's explanation. Yip stressed that “an administration without the people's trust cannot stand”.
This opinion survey was conducted from October 19-22 in which 11,000 citizens were randomly sampled and surveyed. Only less than 30% did not believe that politics was involved in the Education Bureau’s action.
While an overwhelming 97% pro-democracy respondents considered it politically motivated, over 1/3 of non-pro-democracy respondents also agreed.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201023/EPXKCHE5PNAGNDJPGYFOAWPF5E/
63% of HK People Consider Education Bureau’s Stripping of a Teacher’s License “Politically Motivated”
Hong Kong's Education Bureau has earlier revoked a primary school teacher's teaching license for “planning to spread the idea of Hong Kong independence” in school. An opinion poll conducted by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) revealed that over 63% of respondents considered the Education Bureau’s decision to be politically driven.
Lawmaker Yip Kin-yuen, representing the Education sector, pointed out that PORI’s findings indicated that more than 63% of Hong Kong population does not trust the government's explanation. Yip stressed that “an administration without the people's trust cannot stand”.
This opinion survey was conducted from October 19-22 in which 11,000 citizens were randomly sampled and surveyed. Only less than 30% did not believe that politics was involved in the Education Bureau’s action.
While an overwhelming 97% pro-democracy respondents considered it politically motivated, over 1/3 of non-pro-democracy respondents also agreed.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201023/EPXKCHE5PNAGNDJPGYFOAWPF5E/
#Mainlandization #Sinicization
#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
#HumanRights #Poll #FreedomofSpeech
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
#Breaking #MassArrest #NationalSecurityLaw
Benny Tai, Robert Chung, and fifty more Democratics arrested this morning for inciting subversion of state power through arranging ‘35+ Primary Election’
The #DemocraticParty suggested a ’35+ #PrimaryElection scheme’, hoping to secure over half of the seats in the #2019LegislativeCouncilElection, yet the election was cancelled later. The #NationalSecurityDepartment of Hong Kong Police Force arrested around #50Democratics.
At around 6 in the morning, the Democratic Party stated on their Facebook that ex #LegCoMember #JamesTo Kun-sun, #AndrewWan and #LamCheukTing were arrested at their homes for #IncitingSubversinoOfStatePower through suggesting the ’35+ Primary Election scheme’. #GaryFan Kwok-wai from the #NeoDemocrats was also arrested, and he stated on his personal Facebook that ’The Charge is joining the Primary Election’.
Social Movement Activist #VentusLau Wing-hong, #JimmySham Tsz-kit , ex-Legislative Council Member #LeungKwokHung, #EddieChu Hoi-dick, #WuChiWai, #RoyKwong Chun-yu, #HelenaWong Pik-wan, #AlvinYeung Ngok-kiu, District Councillor of the Southern District #TiffanyYuen, ex- #theStandNews reporter #GwynethHo Kwai-lam, District Councillor of Central and Western District #FergusLeung, jurisprudent #BennyTai Yiu-ting, and the Chair of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) #RobertChung Ting-yiu were also arrested.
Source: Apple Daily, Stand News; #Jan06
https://hk.appledaily.com/breaking/20210106/JSJPIIZ6WNGBZHMPVDF76T3ODM/
Benny Tai, Robert Chung, and fifty more Democratics arrested this morning for inciting subversion of state power through arranging ‘35+ Primary Election’
The #DemocraticParty suggested a ’35+ #PrimaryElection scheme’, hoping to secure over half of the seats in the #2019LegislativeCouncilElection, yet the election was cancelled later. The #NationalSecurityDepartment of Hong Kong Police Force arrested around #50Democratics.
At around 6 in the morning, the Democratic Party stated on their Facebook that ex #LegCoMember #JamesTo Kun-sun, #AndrewWan and #LamCheukTing were arrested at their homes for #IncitingSubversinoOfStatePower through suggesting the ’35+ Primary Election scheme’. #GaryFan Kwok-wai from the #NeoDemocrats was also arrested, and he stated on his personal Facebook that ’The Charge is joining the Primary Election’.
Social Movement Activist #VentusLau Wing-hong, #JimmySham Tsz-kit , ex-Legislative Council Member #LeungKwokHung, #EddieChu Hoi-dick, #WuChiWai, #RoyKwong Chun-yu, #HelenaWong Pik-wan, #AlvinYeung Ngok-kiu, District Councillor of the Southern District #TiffanyYuen, ex- #theStandNews reporter #GwynethHo Kwai-lam, District Councillor of Central and Western District #FergusLeung, jurisprudent #BennyTai Yiu-ting, and the Chair of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) #RobertChung Ting-yiu were also arrested.
Source: Apple Daily, Stand News; #Jan06
https://hk.appledaily.com/breaking/20210106/JSJPIIZ6WNGBZHMPVDF76T3ODM/
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Hong Kong Research Institute Demands Police to Return Data: Police are “Scarier than thieves”
During the mass arrest of 55 pro-democracy activists for their involvement in the primary election, the Hong Kong police also took away computers and servers from the office of Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) located in Wan Chai and Wong Chuk Hang.
The PORI provided technical support during the primary election in July 2019. The president of PORI, Dr. Robert Chung Yiu Ting, said their lawyer issued a letter to the Secretary for Justice, demanding the police to respect academic freedom and researchers’ dignity and return data that is unrelated to the case.
Chung said, the data that was taken away by the police has nothing to do with the primary election. One of the items taken away was a large scale database which stored a large amount of data set that would be crucial for long term data analysis.
Chung anticipated that “the police would probably say they do not know which data is related and which is not related to the election”, and therefore asked the police to return a copy of the data so that they can maintain their research at the Institute; otherwise it would be hard for one to not think that the police are being “malicious”.
Chung also said he was aware of the citizens’ concerns towards the safety of the data storage. Although the PORI has already enhanced its security system to prevent any hacking, they still cannot prevent the data from being collected by someone with public authority.
“You can prevent thieves by closing all windows, but you still cannot stop the police from entering your house”. Dr. Kenneth Chan Ka Lok, in political science at the Baptist University, described the police as “scarier than thieves”.
Source: InMedia #Jan13
https://bit.ly/2LqwAwD
#Thief #Privacy #Data
Hong Kong Research Institute Demands Police to Return Data: Police are “Scarier than thieves”
During the mass arrest of 55 pro-democracy activists for their involvement in the primary election, the Hong Kong police also took away computers and servers from the office of Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) located in Wan Chai and Wong Chuk Hang.
The PORI provided technical support during the primary election in July 2019. The president of PORI, Dr. Robert Chung Yiu Ting, said their lawyer issued a letter to the Secretary for Justice, demanding the police to respect academic freedom and researchers’ dignity and return data that is unrelated to the case.
Chung said, the data that was taken away by the police has nothing to do with the primary election. One of the items taken away was a large scale database which stored a large amount of data set that would be crucial for long term data analysis.
Chung anticipated that “the police would probably say they do not know which data is related and which is not related to the election”, and therefore asked the police to return a copy of the data so that they can maintain their research at the Institute; otherwise it would be hard for one to not think that the police are being “malicious”.
Chung also said he was aware of the citizens’ concerns towards the safety of the data storage. Although the PORI has already enhanced its security system to prevent any hacking, they still cannot prevent the data from being collected by someone with public authority.
“You can prevent thieves by closing all windows, but you still cannot stop the police from entering your house”. Dr. Kenneth Chan Ka Lok, in political science at the Baptist University, described the police as “scarier than thieves”.
Source: InMedia #Jan13
https://bit.ly/2LqwAwD
#Thief #Privacy #Data
#FailedState #Rating #Official
Experts: HK government loses credibility for twisting election system as Carrie Lam’s support rating drops to new low
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) interviewed 1,000 Hong Kong citizens between Jan 4 and Jan 8, 2021.
Results showed that Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s support rating averaged at 29. The net support rating was -54%, a 3% drop from half a month ago.
The net support rating of Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung was -29%, while that of Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po was -14%. Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng’s support rating, which has always been low, dropped further to -52%, a new record since October 2020.
According to Reuters on Jan 12, 2021, Beijing intended to forcefully change Hong Kong's electoral system and law. These include further delaying the postponed Legislative Election and changing the formation method of the 1,200-person election committee to select Hong Kong’s Chief Executive in 2022, in order to curtailing the influence of the pro-democracy camp.
Baptist University Professor in political science and member of the Hong Kong Election Observation Project, Kenneth Chan, criticised that if the government keeps refusing to learn its lessons and twisting election policies, its credibility is just going to drop even further. He also indicated that the way the government has repeatedly used national security as an excuse to abuse its power and frame the innocent just represented “the end of one country two systems” and made Hong Kong one step closer to be under a similar dictatorship to North Korea. “Everyone might as well just be ordained (by China). It is nonsense.”
PORI deputy executive director, Dr. Chung Kim Wah, criticised the government's lack of self-awareness and added that if the government continues to trump up its power and twist the election system, it will rather just make Hong Kongers lose their trust towards the system than actually fixing the problem.
Source: InMedia #Jan13
https://bit.ly/3bB1CN5
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Reuters: China plans further Hong Kong crackdown after mass arrest
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security-democracy/exclusive-china-plans-further-hong-kong-crackdown-after-mass-arrest-sources-idUSKBN29H0E8
Experts: HK government loses credibility for twisting election system as Carrie Lam’s support rating drops to new low
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) interviewed 1,000 Hong Kong citizens between Jan 4 and Jan 8, 2021.
Results showed that Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s support rating averaged at 29. The net support rating was -54%, a 3% drop from half a month ago.
The net support rating of Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung was -29%, while that of Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po was -14%. Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng’s support rating, which has always been low, dropped further to -52%, a new record since October 2020.
According to Reuters on Jan 12, 2021, Beijing intended to forcefully change Hong Kong's electoral system and law. These include further delaying the postponed Legislative Election and changing the formation method of the 1,200-person election committee to select Hong Kong’s Chief Executive in 2022, in order to curtailing the influence of the pro-democracy camp.
Baptist University Professor in political science and member of the Hong Kong Election Observation Project, Kenneth Chan, criticised that if the government keeps refusing to learn its lessons and twisting election policies, its credibility is just going to drop even further. He also indicated that the way the government has repeatedly used national security as an excuse to abuse its power and frame the innocent just represented “the end of one country two systems” and made Hong Kong one step closer to be under a similar dictatorship to North Korea. “Everyone might as well just be ordained (by China). It is nonsense.”
PORI deputy executive director, Dr. Chung Kim Wah, criticised the government's lack of self-awareness and added that if the government continues to trump up its power and twist the election system, it will rather just make Hong Kongers lose their trust towards the system than actually fixing the problem.
Source: InMedia #Jan13
https://bit.ly/3bB1CN5
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Reuters: China plans further Hong Kong crackdown after mass arrest
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security-democracy/exclusive-china-plans-further-hong-kong-crackdown-after-mass-arrest-sources-idUSKBN29H0E8
#FailedState #Poll
No core social indicator in Hong Kong scores a passing rate in 2020
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) randomly interviewed 1,000 citizens via the phone to gauge their opinion on the five core social indicators in Hong Kong.
The survey shows consistently
declining score across all five values – Democracy, Freedom, Rule of Law, Prosperity and Stability.
On a scale between 0 to 10, none of the indicator has achieved a score higher than 5, with “Democracy” and “Rule of Law” rated at the bottom of the list at 3.56 and 3.8 respectively. “Prosperity” was rated at 4.09, the lowest rating ever recorded since June 1997.
Rule of Law : 3.8
Democracy : 3.56
Freedom : 4.45
Posperity: 4.09
Stability: 4.04
The Convener of The Professional of Commons on Policy issues, Lai Kwong-tak pointed out that a consistent decline across all 5 social indicators is linked to the erosion of human rights in the city
The finding reveals that the government has “taken no notice to human rights, and neglected people’s livelihood.” The administration has degraded from “poor” to “tyrannical”.
Lai cited the outbreak of Coronavirus in Yau Ma Tei as an example, where the root causes are connected to long standing issues like town planning, housing policy and poverty policy.
Lai also condemned that amidst hiking unemployment rate and a stagnant market, the city's Finance Secretary hinted on a tax increase while the Secretary for Labor and Welfare suggested raising transportation concessions for elderly from HK$2 to HK$3. These policies are simply disconnected with societal needs.
Source: InMedia #Jan20
https://bit.ly/2LMbwAT
#CoreValue #SocialIndicator
No core social indicator in Hong Kong scores a passing rate in 2020
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) randomly interviewed 1,000 citizens via the phone to gauge their opinion on the five core social indicators in Hong Kong.
The survey shows consistently
declining score across all five values – Democracy, Freedom, Rule of Law, Prosperity and Stability.
On a scale between 0 to 10, none of the indicator has achieved a score higher than 5, with “Democracy” and “Rule of Law” rated at the bottom of the list at 3.56 and 3.8 respectively. “Prosperity” was rated at 4.09, the lowest rating ever recorded since June 1997.
Rule of Law : 3.8
Democracy : 3.56
Freedom : 4.45
Posperity: 4.09
Stability: 4.04
The Convener of The Professional of Commons on Policy issues, Lai Kwong-tak pointed out that a consistent decline across all 5 social indicators is linked to the erosion of human rights in the city
The finding reveals that the government has “taken no notice to human rights, and neglected people’s livelihood.” The administration has degraded from “poor” to “tyrannical”.
Lai cited the outbreak of Coronavirus in Yau Ma Tei as an example, where the root causes are connected to long standing issues like town planning, housing policy and poverty policy.
Lai also condemned that amidst hiking unemployment rate and a stagnant market, the city's Finance Secretary hinted on a tax increase while the Secretary for Labor and Welfare suggested raising transportation concessions for elderly from HK$2 to HK$3. These policies are simply disconnected with societal needs.
Source: InMedia #Jan20
https://bit.ly/2LMbwAT
#CoreValue #SocialIndicator
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香港民研：五大社會核心指標全跌 繁榮指標錄97年以來新低 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
（獨媒報導）香港民意研究所公佈最新調查結果，民主、自由、法治等「五大社會核心指標」全部均下跌，當中繁榮指標再創新低。公共專業聯盟政策召集人黎廣德指出，五大指標下跌顯然與急劇轉差的人權狀況有關，反映香港政府「視人權為無物，視民生如糞土」，由劣政走向暴政。 五大指標均不及格 黎廣德：政策長期失誤 香港民研於今年1月4日
#TokyoOlympics #Sport
Scholar: Hongkongers Boo Chinese National Anthem in form of Resistance
Dr Kim-Wah Chung, Deputy of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) was recently invited to web media programme titled "In- and Outside the Council".
Chung described how Hongkongers entrusted the emotions from the pro-demicracy protest by cheering slogans like "Keep Fighting, Hong Kong" during the Tokyo Olympics Games.
Chung pointed out that booing the Chinese National Anthem was a misbehaviour in the past but has now become popular.
He said the authorities should "think about the reason behind it", and the responsibilities they bore.
Chung said that the PRC's national sports team performed well in recent years, but he also pointed out that "if a regime tries to cover up something through sports achievement", there no interest to show support for them".
He then used PRC athlete Chen Qingchen who swore a lot during the competition, as an example of the
misbehaviour of the Chinese sportsmen under "wolf warrior position".
Nowadays, the Chinese netizens showing their supports to Chen while publicly denouncing the artists who support Taiwanese sportsmen. Chung described it as "unreasonable".
He believed that the atmosphere in China in recent years has turned many thing in the name of "insulting China", similar to the ban on shouting 'HKers, never give up' as Hong Kong Independent", showing the extreme ethnic emotion. He indicated that the Chinese government more or less enhances this phenomenon, but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. "It is the expansion of self-consciousness, which is dangerous."
Source: InmediaHK #Aug06
https://bit.ly/3jzllzk
#HKPORI #ChungKimWah #ChenQingchen #China #WolfWarrior
Scholar: Hongkongers Boo Chinese National Anthem in form of Resistance
Dr Kim-Wah Chung, Deputy of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) was recently invited to web media programme titled "In- and Outside the Council".
Chung described how Hongkongers entrusted the emotions from the pro-demicracy protest by cheering slogans like "Keep Fighting, Hong Kong" during the Tokyo Olympics Games.
Chung pointed out that booing the Chinese National Anthem was a misbehaviour in the past but has now become popular.
He said the authorities should "think about the reason behind it", and the responsibilities they bore.
Chung said that the PRC's national sports team performed well in recent years, but he also pointed out that "if a regime tries to cover up something through sports achievement", there no interest to show support for them".
He then used PRC athlete Chen Qingchen who swore a lot during the competition, as an example of the
misbehaviour of the Chinese sportsmen under "wolf warrior position".
Nowadays, the Chinese netizens showing their supports to Chen while publicly denouncing the artists who support Taiwanese sportsmen. Chung described it as "unreasonable".
He believed that the atmosphere in China in recent years has turned many thing in the name of "insulting China", similar to the ban on shouting 'HKers, never give up' as Hong Kong Independent", showing the extreme ethnic emotion. He indicated that the Chinese government more or less enhances this phenomenon, but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. "It is the expansion of self-consciousness, which is dangerous."
Source: InmediaHK #Aug06
https://bit.ly/3jzllzk
#HKPORI #ChungKimWah #ChenQingchen #China #WolfWarrior
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市民睇奧運噓爆中國 鍾劍華：寄託抗爭情緒 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
【獨媒報導】港隊在東京奧運歷史性暫取5面獎牌，今屆更有市民在頒獎禮時「噓國歌」及「支持中國對家隊」。香港民研副行政總裁鍾劍華出席網台節目《議會內外》時，認為港人在觀賞奧運時藉由大喊「香港加油」等口號的行為寄託抗爭情緒，並指「噓國歌」等行為過往被視為不禮貌，如今卻大行其道，認為政府「既然禁唔到，不如諗下點解會咁，諗下有咩責任」。
#Identity #Poll
A year after National Security Law, more HongKongers afraid of admitting as “#Hongkonger”
On December 14, 2021, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) announced its survey findings on Hong Kong citizens’recognition of their identity.
The findings showed a record low of 38.6% who recognize themselves as “HongKonger”, which was the lowest point since June 2017.
On the other hand, a growing 17.8% of respondents called themselves “Chinese”, the highest point since June 2018.
The Institute did caution in its announcement saying that response rate to the survey was low (44.9%), 25 percentage points lower than last year.
Former district councilor explained in the press briefing that the findings showed that some citizens were either afraid of identifying themselves as “Hongkongers” or unwilling to acknowledge their identity publicly.
Source: Stand News; #Dec14
https://thestandnews.page.link/coVtkp1Zsf4VLCfo7
A year after National Security Law, more HongKongers afraid of admitting as “#Hongkonger”
On December 14, 2021, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) announced its survey findings on Hong Kong citizens’recognition of their identity.
The findings showed a record low of 38.6% who recognize themselves as “HongKonger”, which was the lowest point since June 2017.
On the other hand, a growing 17.8% of respondents called themselves “Chinese”, the highest point since June 2018.
The Institute did caution in its announcement saying that response rate to the survey was low (44.9%), 25 percentage points lower than last year.
Former district councilor explained in the press briefing that the findings showed that some citizens were either afraid of identifying themselves as “Hongkongers” or unwilling to acknowledge their identity publicly.
Source: Stand News; #Dec14
https://thestandnews.page.link/coVtkp1Zsf4VLCfo7