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27 Apr 2015

Survey Findings on the HKSAR Government’s Popularity in April 2015Released by Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at CUHK

27 Apr 2015
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A telephone survey was conducted from 20 to 22 April 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 April 2015.  761 respondents aged 18 or above were successfully interviewed, with a response rate of 44.6%.  The sampling error is + or – 3.55% at a confidence level of 95%.  

Major findings are summarized as follows: 

Satisfaction towards the HKSAR Government.  According to the survey, while 40.1% of respondents expressed dissatisfaction towards the HKSAR Government, 20.4% said they were satisfied.  38.5% of 761 respondents answered ‘in-between’.  The corresponding figures in March 2015 were 44.6%, 19.3%, and 34.7%.  Results of April 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 42.2 in average and it was 41.7 last month, but the difference between March 2015 and April 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 April 2015 were 54.9, 58.6, and 49.0 respectively.  The corresponding figures in March 2015 were 54.3, 58.0, and 48.7. No statistically significant differences in the ratings were observed between March 2015 and April 2015. 

Trust in the HKSAR and the Central Governments.  In April 2015, 25.9% of respondents showed trust in the HKSAR government and 32.9% expressed distrust; 39.7% answered ‘in-between’.  The results of March 2015 were 25.6%, 37.1%, and 35.9% respectively.  Concerning the level of trust in the Central Government in April 2015, while 25.9% said they trusted the Central Government, 35.7% answered the opposite; 35.3% said ‘in-between’.  The respective figures in the previous month were 25.5 %, 38.7%, and 32.2%. There were no statistically significant differences in trust towards the HKSAR and the Central Governments between March 2015 and April 2015.