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Survey Findings on the HKSAR Government’s Popularity in March 2016Released by Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at CUHK
A telephone survey was conducted from 18 to 23 March 2016 by Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong to study the popularity of the HKSAR Government for the month of March 2016. 717 respondents aged 18 or above were successfully interviewed, with a response rate of 40.7%. The sampling error is + or – 3.66 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Major findings are summarized as follows:
Satisfaction towards the HKSAR Government. According to the current survey, 42.5% of the 717 respondents expressed dissatisfaction towards the HKSAR Government, 18.8% said they were satisfied and 37.2% answered ‘in-between’. The corresponding figures in February 2016 were 43.9%, 18.3%, and 36.5%. Results of March 2016 were not significantly different from those of the past month statistically.
Rating of Chief Executive LEUNG Chun-ying. The current survey showed that the performance rating of Chief Executive (with a point scale ranging from 0 to 100 while 50 as a passing mark) stood at 40.1 in average and it was 39.1 last month, but the difference between February 2016 and March 2016 was found to have no statistical significance.
Ratings of Three Secretaries. The ratings of Chief Secretary for Administration (Carrie LAM), Financial Secretary (John TSANG), and Secretary for Justice (Rimsky YUEN) in March 2016 were 52.0, 61.1, and 47.9 respectively. The corresponding figures in February 2016 were 50.8, 60.1, and 45.9. No statistically significant differences were observed in the ratings of three secretaries between February 2016 and March 2016.
Trust in the HKSAR and the Central Governments. In March 2016, 24.7% of the respondents showed trust in the HKSAR Government and 35.0% expressed distrust; 38.9% answered ‘in-between’. The results of February 2016 were 22.2%, 36.9%, and 39.4% respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in trust in the HKSAR Government between February 2016 and March 2016. Concerning the level of trust in the Central Government in March 2016, while 22.1% said they trusted the Central Government, 38.8% answered the opposite; 35.7% said ‘in-between’. The respective figures in the previous month were 20.4%, 41.9%, and 33.0%. The difference between February 2016 and March 2016 was also found to be statistically insignificant.
