More Hongkongers dissatisfied about city’s development in 2024 than satisfied, PORI survey finds
Hong Kong Free Press
Hong Kong residents were more dissatisfied about the city’s development in 2024 than satisfied, a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) has found. Residents largely expected next year’s situation to be worse, it also found.
On Friday, PORI released the results of a year-end survey about residents’ views on Hong Kong’s development in 2024 and the city’s prospects for 2025. The results were based on the responses of 669 residents PORI spoke to via telephone in November.
Residents who held a negative view on the city’s development in 2024 outnumbered those whose views were positive. 54 per cent said they were dissatisfied, while 34 per cent said they were satisfied.
Similarly, 43 per cent said they expected the city’s development in 2025 to be worse than this year, versus 39 per cent who indicated it would be better.
Most residents surveyed happy
Nevertheless, on a personal level, more respondents said that they were happy in 2024 and expressed optimism about their personal development in 2025.
54 per cent said they were happy in 2024 – up from 44 per cent last year – whereas only 29 per cent said they were unhappy.
48 per cent expected their personal development to improve next year, versus 24 per cent who held a contrary view.
Regarding people’s new year wishes, 19 per cent hoped for world peace, marking a historical high since 1992. Meanwhile, 32 per cent made wishes relating to society, such as the economy, livelihoods, and politics, whilst 33 per cent gave answers related to personal matters.
Robert Chung, CEO of the polling institute, said PORI will invest more resources into public education next year and trim down self-funded survey projects, citing a diminishing demand for such polls.
PORI’s regular public opinion survey, which included ratings of principal government officials, will be reduced from once every two months to once every three months, he said.
Last year, PORI vowed to scrap about a quarter of its usual survey questions and make private the results of some others, with those relating to the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown among the affected topics.
Arrest warrant for ex-staffer
Police on Tuesday placed a HK$1 million bounty on ex-PORI deputy chief Chung Kim-wah and five others, all currently residing overseas, accusing them of inciting secession and colluding with foreign forces under the Beijing-imposed national security law.
Robert Chung said on Friday that his independent polling institute was not approached by the authorities about the warrant, and will continue its work.
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