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Survey Findings on the HKSAR Government’s Popularity in May 2015Released by Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at CUHK
A telephone survey was conducted from 19 to 21 May 2015 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 May 2015. 724 respondents aged 18 or above were successfully interviewed, with a response rate of 45.1%. The sampling error is + or – 3.64 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Major findings are summarized as follows:
Satisfaction towards the HKSAR Government. According to the survey, while 41.0% of respondents expressed dissatisfaction towards the HKSAR Government, 20.0% said they were satisfied. 37.2% of 724 respondents answered ‘in-between’. The corresponding figures in April 2015 were 40.1%, 20.4%, and 38.5%. Results of May 2015 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 41.8 in average and it was 42.2 last month, but the difference between April 2015 and May 2015 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 May 2015 were 52.0, 56.8, and 48.3 respectively. The corresponding figures in April 2015 were 54.9, 58.6, and 49.0. While the rating of Carrie Lam in April 2015 was significantly lower than that of May 2015, no statistically significant differences were observed in the ratings of John Tsang and Rimsky Yuen between these two months.
Trust in the HKSAR and the Central Governments. In May 2015, 26.4% of respondents showed trust in the HKSAR government and 33.3% expressed distrust; 37.8% answered ‘in-between’. The results of April 2015 were 25.9%, 32.9%, and 39.7% respectively. Concerning the level of trust in the Central Government in May 2015, while 26.3% said they trusted the Central Government, 36.5% answered the opposite; 32.4% said ‘in-between’. The respective figures in the previous month were 25.9%, 35.7%, and 35.3%. There were no statistically significant differences in trust towards the HKSAR and the Central Governments between April 2015 and May 2015.
