HK core indicators fall, survey shows
(02-19 16:05)
All five core social indicators -- freedom, the rule of law, prosperity, stablity and democracy -- have gone down, a suvery by the Public Opinion Programme at the University of Hong Kong shows.
Those with decrements beyond sampling errors include the ratings of “stability”, “rule of law” and “prosperity”, while “freedom” and “stability” have dropped to record low since October 2004, probably reflecting people’s dissatisfaction with the current social environment, POP said.
As for the seven non-core social indicators, five have gone down, among them, "degree of public order", "degree of equality" and "degree of fairness”"register significant decreases. As for the 10 freedom sub-indicators, eight have gone down, with the freedom of "association" having dropped significantly over the 6 months, which warrants attention, POP noted.
In terms of absolute ratings, among the 10 freedom sub-indicators, only "freedom of press" and "freedom to strike" fail to reach 7 marks, meaning that people still consider Hong Kong to be quite free.
In the area of rule of law, it is soothing to see the popularity of its representative figure Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma has gone up to reach a two-year high. Freedom and the rule of law are the core values and the cutting edges of Hong Kong society, they need to be constantly monitored and reflected on.
POP interviewed 1,023 Hong Kong people between February 2 and 14 by means of a random telephone survey.
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