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Survey Findings on HKSAR Government’s Popularity in May 2018 Released by Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at CUHK
A telephone survey was conducted from 17 to 24 May 2018 by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong to study the popularity of the HKSAR Government. 714 respondents aged 18 or above were successfully interviewed, with a response rate of 38.7%. The sampling error is estimated at plus or minus 3.67 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Major findings are summarized as follows:
Satisfaction with the HKSAR Government. According to the current survey, 33.1% of the 714 respondents expressed satisfaction towards the HKSAR Government, 29.4% said they were dissatisfied, and 36.1% answered ‘in-between’. The corresponding figures for April 2018 were 31.2%, 30.0%, and 35.8%, respectively. Statistical analysis shows that the results for May 2018 were not significantly different from those of April. When comparing the figures with the same month last year (i.e. May 2017), it is found that the percentage of satisfaction in May 2018 (33.1%) was much higher than that of May 2017 (22.3%) and the difference in percentage distribution between May 2018 and May 2017 was also found to be statistically significant.
Rating of Chief Executive Carrie Lam. The current survey showed that the performance rating of the Chief Executive Carrie Lam (with a point scale ranging from 0 to 100 with 50 as the passing mark) stood at 57.0 on average, whereas the rating for April was 55.9. However, the difference was not statistically significant.
Ratings of Three Secretaries. The ratings of Chief Secretary for Administration (Matthew Cheung), Financial Secretary (Paul Chan) and Secretary for Justice (Teresa Cheng) in May 2018 were 51.9, 42.1 and 42.2 respectively. The corresponding figures for April were 52.6, 43.1 and 41.4. Comparing the ratings difference between May 2018 and April 2018, no statistically significant differences were observed in the ratings of Matthew Cheung, Paul Chan and Teresa Cheng.
Trust in the HKSAR Government. As of May 2018, 34.0% of the respondents showed trust in the HKSAR Government and 21.3% expressed distrust; 42.0% answered ‘in-between’. The results for April 2018 were 32.7%, 21.5%, and 43.0%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in trust in the HKSAR Government between May 2018 and April 2018. However, when comparing the figures with those of May 2017, it is showed that the percentage of trust in the HKSAR Government in May 2018 (34.0%) was higher than that of May 2017 (26.4%). Statistically significant differences were also found between these two months.
Trust in the Central Government. Regarding the level of trust in the Central Government in May 2018, 23.0% said they trusted it, 40.1% answered the opposite, and 29.7% said ‘in-between’. The respective figures from April were 21.3%, 41.7%, and 30.7%, respectively. Statistically significant differences were not found between April 2018 and May 2018. Also, the differences between May 2018 (Trust: 23.0%; Distrust: 40.1%) and May 2017 (Trust: 23.0%; Distrust: 37.1%) were found to be statistically insignificant.
