| 2024-11-05 | Repositioning of HKPORI It has been 5 years since the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) became independent in 2019, concurring with a period of rapid changes in Hong Kong. In 2024, the team ruminates over the role of public opinion research here and now. While looking back at the data accumulated in the past 30-odd years, we believe each piece of historical data reflects changes in society, and we also believe in the value of the data today and tomorrow, so only by continuing our work can we bring out the weight of the data....Read More |
| 2024-10-31 | (1) Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has decided to hold its second online Deliberative Poll (e-DP) next Wednesday (November 6) at noon time. The discussion topic was chosen by nearly 1,400 PopPanel members through an online survey last week. Result showed “Support for carers” (53.6%) topped the list, followed by “Promoting waste reduction and recycling” (52.0%) and then “Economic revitalization” (51.0%). Following public opinion, HKPORI has decided to choose “Support for carers” as the topic this time. Tomorrow, members will be invited to sign up for this e-DP, ...Read Morewe hope that around 20 members will participate. (2) In addition to our regular telephone surveys, there will be irregular online surveys on topical issues of local and international concern. The first topic is on the fertility policies promoted by the government in the past two years. The survey was completed between October 3 and 9, with nearly 2,500 valid responses. Starting this Tuesday (November 29), findings and analyses would be released for public consumption through our social media platforms. (3) Finally, HKPORI today announces the suspension of two more tracking surveys, namely “Popularity of Political Groups” and “Popularity of Disciplinary Forces”. Together with the “Popularity of Executive Councillors”, “June Fourth Incident” and “HKSAR Anniversary” surveys announced in July, there are a total of 5 suspended poll series. HKPORI will continue to use a basket of 6 factors, which include public’s expressed interest, research value, cost-effectiveness, members’ opinion, historical value, and legal risk to determine whether a tracking survey will be continued or not. |
| 2024-10-22 | Responding to the latest Policy Address, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) will organize its second online Deliberative Poll (e-DP) in early November. HKPORI has yesterday (October 21) sent emails to its POP Panel members, inviting them to select topics suitable for discussion, among poverty alleviation, population, economy, housing and environmental protection, and so on. As of 13:00 today, we have received nearly 1,000 responses. Next Monday (October 28), members will be invited to sign up for this e-DP. The DP concept was introduced by the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University. For more details, please see their website. |
| 2024-10-17 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) will upload tomorrow the raw data of its Policy Address instant survey for public consumption, which include 7 question-based datasets on people’s appraisal of the Policy Address, CE rating, CE hypothetical voting and their evaluation of current political, economic and livelihood conditions. HKPORI will also upload 3 qualitative datasets of open-ended answers on Policy Address expectations, mega event economy, and people’s most concerned problems. HKPORI members can enjoy a 50% discount, and $100 is the minimum price. Please visit our website. |
| 2024-10-08 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) will continue its ongoing practice since 1992 to conduct a Policy Address Instant Survey on Oct 16 (next Wednesday) using a mixed mode including SMS. The target population will be Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above, with no less than 500 successful cases. We will release the results online that day at around 9:30pm, then hold a press conference on the following day (Oct 17). Media who are interested to sponsor our operation in exchange for early use of the findings, please contact us at [email protected]. The link to the online survey for SMS participants will start with s2.pori.hk, we hope those sampled will participate actively. |
| 2024-09-24 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) continues to conduct its 5th anniversary review, the latest idea is to space out all changes within next three months. It will revise its social media platforms, redesign its website, reorganize its data enquiry platform, promote deliberation activities, and enhance its membership system. By the end of the year, its members will be given priority access to PORI’s latest press releases, research materials and experts’ commentaries. They will also receive exclusive information and can interact directly with the team. More details will be announced in due course. |
| 2024-09-17 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) will soon complete its 5th anniversary review. With the start of the new policy year next month, it will update its website to facilitate civic education and membership upgrade. Members will be given priority access to HKPORI’s press releases, research materials and experts’ commentaries. They will also receive exclusive information and can interact directly with the team. More details will be announced. |
| 2024-09-10 | The President and CEO of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI), Robert Chung, attended the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) Annual Conference in Seoul as its President. The conference prompted Chung to reflect on the role of Hong Kong in the international community. Upon his return to HK, our Editorial Team has organized his reflections into four articles and the last one (Facebook article) reads: “….. the core value of public opinion research is humanity [and serving] humankind. Reflecting on his efforts… he found himself eagerly looking forward to a world that transcends borders, though it may seem more like a faith to many others.” The Editorial Team has also summarized the four articles (Facebook article), adding that words are just fragmented thoughts, and reflection will not end with these articles, but will continue to find their way into the future development of HKPORI. Stay tuned. |
| 2024-09-03 | The Editorial Team of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) continues to publish articles on how Robert Chung, the President of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), conducted its Annual Conference held in Seoul last month. The latest article (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gUqQyv9wWBik5ppm/) described how President Chung conducted a keynote roundtable on Humanity. He revealed one reason not documented in WAPOR: “As a HongKonger participating in WAPOR’s work for over 20 years, now as President, coinciding with Hong Kong’s declining trajectory of freedom… I feel the way forward for the people and culture of Hong Kong people is to maintain our international outlook.” As a public opinion researcher rooted in Hong Kong, he hopes to work together with international researchers to serve humankind. |
| 2024-08-29 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) uploaded last Friday on its website all July telephone survey data, including the popularity of CE, Secretaries, HKSAR Government, disciplinary forces, and people’s appraisal of current conditions, different governments and peoples, and the Taiwan and Tibet Issues. Please click “Data Download” and then “Product Index” https://www.pori.hk/product-index.html?lang=en to find all items, free and paid. There are over 1,100 data products (covering 41 survey items in 15 series) available on our platform, among which 893 are for free and 240 are paid items. HKPORI members enjoy a 50% discount, and $100 is the minimum price. Please visit our website. |
| 2024-08-20 | Earlier this month, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) Robert Chung, who is also the President of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), returned to Hong Kong from the WAPOR 77th and WAPOR Asia Pacific 7th Joint Annual Conference held in Seoul. The conference set a record for its scale. We have recently reported in our social media (https://fb.com/share/p/qBCd3Hbmp9HfNR8q/) President Chung’s insights from the event, and his emphasis on the essence of public opinion research: Liberty, Quality, and Humanity. President Chung will continue to share his inspirations from the conference and discuss the role of Hong Kong in developing public opinion research around the world. |
| 2024-08-13 | Last week, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) Robert Chung, who is also the President of the World Association of Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), returned to Hong Kong from the WAPOR 77th and WAPOR Asia Pacific 7th Joint Annual Conference held in Seoul. President Chung intends to share some of his WAPOR experience to the people of Hong Kong via social media, so as to keep Hong Kong vibrant in terms of international connections. |
| 2024-08-06 | The President and Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) Robert Chung, who is also the President of the World Association of Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), has just returned to Hong Kong from the WAPOR 77th and WAPOR Asia Pacific 7th Joint Annual Conference held in Seoul. The conference registered a record-breaking attendance of 408 participants from 51 countries, contributing a total of 272 papers. President Chung’s leadership of WAPOR was highly appreciated, and the core values of Liberty, Quality, and Humanity are now deeply entrenched in the WAPOR Community. |
| 2024-07-30 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has announced early this month the suspension of three tracking surveys, namely the “Popularity of Executive Councillors”, “June Fourth Incident” and “HKSAR Anniversary” surveys, due to zero download, but in case a download will occur in coming 6 months, we may consider restarting the relevant survey. Thanks to the public support, some new paid downloads of our unpublished datasets were recorded over the past week. However, there are still some series with zero download. We will wait a while before we conduct our comprehensive review at the end of year. HKPORI reiterates: we would decide the future direction of our tracking surveys based on 6 factors, which include expressed interest, research value, costeffectiveness, members’ opinion, historical value, and legal risk. Enquiries: [email protected] |
| 2024-07-24 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has released its half-yearly activity report of January to June 2024 to its members, covering its Tracking Surveys, PopPanel Surveys, eDeliberative Poll, and other projects. If you would like to get a copy of this report, please click https://www.pori.hk/sponsor-us.html?lang=en to become a “PORI Friend” and we will send you a copy. In the blink of an eye, HKPORI has operated for 5 years. Together with our time in The University of Hong Kong, exactly 33 years or one third of a century has passed. Our team would like to thank Hong Kong people, regardless of their political views and background, for their respect and support all along! |
| 2024-07-09 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has earlier announced a basket of 6 factors determining whether a tracking survey will be continued or not, which include expressed interest, research value, cost-effectiveness, members’ opinion, historical value, and legal risk. It also announced the indefinite suspension of three tracking surveys, namely the “Popularity of Executive Councillors”, “June Fourth Incident” and “HKSAR Anniversary” surveys, unless a download will occur over the next six months. Here are three demonstration clips on how to download these items: Executive Councillors, June Fourth, HKSAR Anniversary. Enquiries: [email protected]. |
| 2024-07-02 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has earlier announced a basket of 6 factors determining whether a tracking survey will be continued or not, which include expressed interest, research value, cost-effectiveness, members’ opinion, historical value, and legal risk. Today, HKPORI announces the indefinite suspension of three tracking surveys, namely the “Popularity of Executive Councillors”, “June Fourth Incident” and “HKSAR Anniversary” surveys, due to zero download. However, in case a download will occur over the next six months, we may consider restarting the relevant survey. Enquiries: [email protected]. |
| 2024-06-26 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has recently enhanced its “Poll Data Enquiry Platform” and added an hourly auto-update function to our “Top Downloads” page, so that users can see the market values of each item any time. As of today (June 26), “Popularity of Top Leaders”, “Election Studies” and “Ethnic Identity” continue to be the most popular survey series, recording 1,205, 226 and 179 free downloads respectively. However, if we focus on paid items, then “qualitative items in mixed datasets” and the “ethnic identity” question-based datasets are the most cost effective items. |
| 2024-06-18 | The latest download statistics compiled by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) show that over the past week, the number of downloads of “Popularity of Top Leaders”, “Ethnic Identity” and “Social Indicators” at our “Poll Data Enquiry Platform” has increased by 115, 1 and 1 respectively, while 8 survey series have remained at zero download, including topics like popularity of the disciplinary forces, council members and political groups, June Fourth Incident, Taiwan and Tibet issues, and feelings towards different governments and peoples. If the situation persists up to the end of this month, HKPORI may consider suspending these surveys in order to save resources. Enquiries: [email protected]. |
| 2024-06-11 | According to the latest download statistics analysis, as of today (June 11), the top 3 download survey series at “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry Platform” are “Popularity of Chief Executive”, “Election Studies” and “Ethnic Identity”, which recorded 1,020, 226 and 174 downloads respectively. As for the 9 sets of never published frequency tables of June Forth in 2023, all being paid items with zero download up till now. |
| 2024-06-04 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has recently enhanced its “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry Platform”, by adding a new index and some descriptions of the data products at https://www.pori.hk/product-index.html. As of May 31, we have recorded nearly 1,500 downloads, of which 10 were paid items amounting to $3,460. Currently, there are 211 sets of frequency tables, 747 question-based datasets, 60 full datasets, and 6 qualitative datasets, giving a total of 1,024 data products available. As for June Fourth items, there are 9 sets of never published frequency tables for 2023, all being paid items with zero download. |
| 2024-05-30 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has recently enhanced its “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry Platform” to include an index at https://www.pori.hk/product-index.html to show all survey topics and data product types in one page. This is to facilitate users in selecting items according to their interest, and to provide an indicator for HKPORI to add or drop some research topics in the future. Besides, HKPORI has uploaded the dataset of CE popularity in May abstracted from our regular telephone survey. The download fee for members is $1,250. Enquiries: [email protected]. |
| 2024-05-21 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) announced last week that we will adjust the items and frequency of our self-financed regular surveys in light of download figures registered at our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry Platform”. According to our latest analysis, “CE Popularity” and “Ethnic Identity” are the two most popular items, so we can decide already that the frequency of them will remain unchanged, namely, once every two and six months respectively. As for the remaining items, we will keep monitoring their download statistics in the month to come. Recently, we launched our new “Support Us” interface at https://www.pori.hk/sponsor-us.html?lang=en, as “thermometer” to measure society’s support to our research work. Other than data download statistics, we will also consider membership numbers and sponsorship situation when planning ahead. Please support us in the quest for truth, amidst market constraints. |
| 2024-05-14 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has already kickstarted its annual review. The top 5 survey series with the highest download figures since the launch of its “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry Platform” last July are: “CE Popularity” 1,059 times, “Ethnic Identity” 135 times, “Government Popularity” 89 times, and “Legislative Council Election” 65 times, all being free, followed by the “Online Panel Survey” and “Deliberative Polling” qualitative data series which has recorded 6 paid downloads. Based on these download numbers, we will define the society’s needs for different data, adjust the items and frequency of our self-financed regular surveys, and prioritise the data items to be made available on our platform. We also welcome sponsorship from the public to help us prioritize the items. |
| 2024-05-07 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has just celebrated its 5th Anniversary on May 4 and remains fully committed to the May Fourth Spirit. Meanwhile, we will release at least one social media post every day until the end of June. We will continue to develop new products and share new data via our “Poll Data Enquiry Platform”, including qualitative answers, Deliberative Poll transcriptions, along with newly published survey figures and datasets. Most of them are free, others can be purchased at just $100. Please visit https://www.pori.hk/. |
| 2024-04-30 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) held a press conference on April 23 to release the report of an e-Deliberative Poll (e-DP) on “Municipal Solid Waste Charging”, including both quantitative and qualitative results. We have already uploaded the unedited computer-generated transcript and open-ended responses to our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry Platform” for interested parties to purchase. There are currently six sets of qualitative datasets on the platform, all available for purchase at member price of $100, welcome to visit our website at https://www.pori.hk/. |
| 2024-04-16 | (1) Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has decided to hold a self-funded eDeliberative Poll (e-DP) on April 20 around noon time, on the theme of “Municipal Solid Waste Charging”. About 50 “POP Panel” members will join the deliberation online. (2) Results of the e-DP will be released via a press conference on April 23 (next Tuesday), that means the original press conference scheduled for April 24 will be advanced by one day, along with the release of our “PSI Report No. 6.28”. (3) A new product called “Single Question Dataset” is now available at our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry Platform”. We now have 1 question on CE rating (March 2024), 1 question on CE performance (March 2024), and 32 questions on ethnic identity (June and November 2023). The price for each dataset is as low as $640, with multi-purchase discounts. Besides, the raw dataset for our qualitative analyses released today has also been put on shelf, and everyone can continue to purchase these open-end response datasets at the member price of $100 each, and there are now 5 such datasets available. Please choose them at our HKPORI website. |
| 2024-04-09 | We at the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has previously announced that we will continue to develop our scientific study of public opinion using panel surveys and deliberative studies, in order to provide professional and scientific data for our society. We have now decided to organise an e-Deliberative Poll (e-DP) later this month on the theme of “Municipal Solid Waste Charging”. We plan to invite 30 of our “POP Panel” members to deliberate on this issue, and then release our findings as early as possible. |
| 2024-04-02 | As the new season starts, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) will continue to develop new methods to study and present public opinion, like qualitative and deliberative studies. Meanwhile, we will continue to enhance our online “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System”. Our latest addition to the platform includes the full datasets of our tracking surveys conducted in June 2023, November 2023, and January 2024. They are precious telephone survey datasets requiring tremendous effort and resources in their creation, now made available for other researchers to download at cost. |
| 2024-03-28 | As 2024 second quarter approaches, after three months of experimenting, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has decided to continue our word cloud analysis, AI listing, data mining and dataset archiving. Meanwhile, we will further develop scientific studies like panel surveys and online deliberative studies, to meet the new needs of society. |
| 2024-03-12 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has introduced open-ended questions to its “POP Panel” online surveys since January this year, to explore the reasons behind the public opinion, and to add depth and breadth when interpreting the survey figures. As of today, a total of three raw datasets of open-ended answers are available for download from our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” at a discounted price of $200, extra half price for HKPORI members. The topics are: “CE & Government Popularity, Trust and Confidence Indicators” (uploaded on January 24, 2024), “Social Indicators” (uploaded on February 28, 2024) and “Budget Talk Instant Survey” (uploaded on February 29, 2024). Please click on pori.hk. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2024-03-05 | Since last year, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has changed its Budget instant poll operation to a student project, which was undertaken by over 30 students from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) led by Prof Kenneth Chan, and then released the results to the media. This year, HKPORI assisted another group of HKBU students to repeat the same operation. A total of 2,409 “POP Panel” members were successfully interviewed via an online questionnaire during and the day after the Budget Speech. The HKBU student representatives, together with Prof. Kenneth Chan, will release the survey findings to the media at 3pm today (March 5) at the “HKPORI Conference Center”. The media is invited to send representatives to attend. |
| 2024-02-29 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has introduced an open-ended question to this year’s online instant survey on the Budget, to explore the reasons behind respondents’ satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the Budget. The survey ended at 9am this morning. More than 1,700 open-ended responses have been received, and they are now uploaded onto our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” for interested parties to download at a discounted price of $200, extra half price for HKPORI members. As of today, raw datasets of open-ended answers from three surveys are available for download from our data enquiry platform, and citizens can carry out analysis on their own. HKPORI requires all data acquirers to pledge that they will not transfer or resell the information to anyone. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2024-02-28 | Starting this year, we have cut down the frequency of our regular telephone surveys to once every two months, increased the frequency of our online panel surveys to at least once a month, and kept the frequency of our press events unchanged, until our next review in mid-2024. Due to different designs, we do not recommend comparing online panel figures with telephone survey figures, until we have accumulated more data. Moreover, on February 29, which is the day after the Budget Talk, we will issue a press release on people’s instant reaction to the Budget. It will be an online panel survey like last year. |
| 2024-02-20 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) included open-ended questions in its “POP Panel” online survey in February, in which each respondent was randomly asked to explain his/her rating for one of the five core social indicators, namely “democracy”, “freedom”, “prosperity”, “stability” and “rule of law”. HKPORI has uploaded all these open-ended responses onto our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” today, for interested parties to download for a fee. The original price of this item is set at $400, and the current price is $200. HKPORI members continue to enjoy 75% off for paid items, meaning $100 to purchase a full set of these responses. HKPORI requires all data acquirers to pledge that they will not transfer or resell the information to anyone. Moreover, we will release our “POP panel” online survey on people’s instant reactions towards the Budget in the form of a press release on February 29 (tomorrow). For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2024-02-06 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) recently uploaded the answers of four open-ended questions collected in our January “POP Panel” online survey. A number of purchases ranging from $100 to $200 has been recorded, which was our very first income since our Data Enquiry System was launched more than 6 months ago. In view of the proven interest, we will continue to collect and collate more of these open-ended responses to serve the general public. For enquiries, please email to [email protected] |
| 2024-01-30 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has already uploaded the answers of four open-ended questions collected in our January “POP Panel” online survey. More than 600 responses are now available from our Data Enquiry System, including reasons for supporting or not supporting the CE, their satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the performance of the SAR Government, trust/distrust in the SAR Government and their vote of confidence or no confidence in the future of Hong Kong. The special price is $200 for the whole set, while HKPORI members continue to enjoy a further half-price discount. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2024-01-25 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) added 4 open-ended questions for our first time to its “POP Panel” online survey in January, for a better understanding of the formation of public opinion, which include people’s reasons for supporting/not supporting the CE, their satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the performance of the SAR Government, trust/distrust in the SAR Government as well as their vote of confidence/no confidence in the future of Hong Kong. HKPORI will upload the responses of all respondents aged 18 or above to these 4 open-ended questions onto our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System”, for interested parties to download for a fee. The original price of this item is set at $400, and the current selling price is $200. HKPORI members continue to enjoy 75% off for paid items, meaning $100 to purchase all responses of these 4 open-ended questions. HKPORI requires all data acquirers to pledge that they will not transfer or resell the information to anyone. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2024-01-16 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has officially introduced random SMS survey in its January regular survey and has successfully collected 360 SMS online samples. We are currently performing in-depth analysis. In the meantime, we are conducting an online panel survey using the same questionnaire so we can compare the results. We will consolidate the data of all samples and develop a suitable weighting method, then release the results in due course. |
| 2024-01-02 | At the beginning of this new year, we at the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) wish all peoples of the world a new good start in 2024, towards their personal and social goals! We will continue to stand firm on our Integrity and Quality (IQ) while breaking new grounds. We salute all peoples and partners who strive to continue their scientific and professional work under the severest conditions. |
| 2023-12-27 | As 2023 comes to its end, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has nearly completed its latest half-yearly review. After studying the data, we will introduce SMS into our sampling frame starting next January, along with landline and mobile samples, all in equal shares. We have also decided to adjust the frequency of our regular telephone surveys to once every two months, while increasing the frequency of our online panel surveys to at least once a month. The frequency of our press events will remain unchanged until our next review in mid-2024 in order to dance with time |
| 2023-12-19 | As 2023 comes to its end, besides preparing for next week’s year-end review press conference, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has also started another round of half-yearly reviews, in order to dance with time. Over the past two months, we have conducted an SMS experiment to sample research subjects. We are now studying the data and will soon decide whether or not to incorporate this method starting next year. We are also reviewing our operation based on the download figures registered at our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System”. |
| 2023-12-12 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) recently received a media enquiry about a survey published by Pew Research Center regarding Hong Kong people’s ethnic identity. We consider such enquiries would help people understand the development of opinion research around the world, so we have collated and released the questions and answers for the purpose of public education. HKPORI welcomes media and the public to browse the “PORI Express: Q&A” column on pori.hk to access the full contents, and to download all findings of our ethnic identity surveys (including free and paid items) from “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” to compare with those of Pew Research Center. |
| 2023-12-05 | Since the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) merged the “Datasets” feature webpage with its “Data Enquiry” page last Tuesday, the number of downloads has increased significantly. The “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” pay section was launched in late August. Up till today, a total of 30 downloads were recorded, 8 of which occurred in the week past. Total download now amounts to more than 100 sets of frequency results or raw datasets, all being free of charge so our income still stays at zero. The data enquiry platform now provides 170 sets of frequency results, together with single item datasets from 8 survey topics, including the ratings of 5 Chief Executives, people’s ethnic identity survey as well as Legislative Council and Chief Executive election studies. HKPORI will continue to enrich the contents of its data enquiry platform. Scholars, media and people worldwide are welcome to browse and download them. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2023-11-30 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has updated its web design. The previous “Datasets” feature page is now merged with the “Data Enquiry” page, in order to expand the coverage of the enquiry platform and improve user friendliness. After the merge, the data enquiry platform would provide 170 sets of frequency results, together with individual datasets for a total of 8 survey topics, which include ratings of all Chief Executives, ethnic identity and election surveys. Enquirers are welcome to browse and download these results or datasets. Meanwhile, HKPORI will continue to cooperate closely with the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research of Cornell University, by uploading our survey datasets on its iPoll platform https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll/ for use by scholars, media and general public worldwide, so that public opinion data in Hong Kong can be systematically preserved and shared with the rest of the world |
| 2023-11-21 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has earlier reached a data sharing agreement with the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research of Cornell University, whereby HKPORI will gradually provide Roper Center with the raw datasets of its regular surveys over the years, and upload them onto its iPoll platform for use by scholars, media and general public worldwide. The first raw dataset shared has been released on November 15, which is the regular telephone survey conducted by HKPORI in July 2019, covering 8 tracking poll topics, such as the popularities of CE and Principal Officials, Legislative Councillors, Taiwan and Tibet issues, with a total of 35 questions. Interested parties are welcome to browse and download them from the iPoll platform at https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll/. Going forward, HKPORI will continue to cooperate closely with Roper Center, so that public opinion data in Hong Kong can be systematically preserved and shared with the rest of the world. |
| 2023-11-14 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has launched the free download part of its “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” in late July, then the paid section in late August. The platform has been in operation for more than three months now. Today, HKPORI further expands the contents of the platform, by releasing the results of our regular telephone surveys conducted from August to October this year, involving a total of 75 question items. All data have already been published for public consumption earlier, which cover the following 8 tracking poll series: 1. Popularity of CE (August, September and October 2023) 2. Popularity of SAR Government (August, September and October 2023) 3. Trust and Confidence Indicators (August 2023) 4. Social, Freedom and Rule of Law Indicators (August 2023) 5. Popularity of Secretaries of Departments (September 2023) 6. Popularity of Directors of Bureaux (September 2023) 7. Appraisal of Society’s Conditions (October 2023) 8. Appraisal of News Media (October 2023) All 75 question items abovementioned are available for free download on “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” from today. Together with this update, the number of free download items will greatly increase from 45 to 120, plus another 50 questions for purchase on the platform. HKPORI members continue to enjoy 75% off for paid items, meaning $2,500 per question. HKPORI requires all data acquirers to pledge that they will not transfer or resell the information to anyone. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2023-11-07 | The “Public Sentiment Index v2.0 (PSI v2.0) Analysis Series” by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) aims to use secondary data analysis to show the impact on public sentiment by using different variables. The first release cycle which started in early July 2023 mainly covers data from 2018 to 2023 (while that on activeness in civil society started from 2019). As of today, a total of 14 reports in 9 analysis modules have been released, and the release of the remaining 3 modules will be completed by the end of this year. HKPORI has been consolidating databases over the past 30 years, with the long-term goal of making public opinion data collected since 1992 available to the world in stages. The second release cycle of the “PSI v2.0 Analysis Series” will start from January 2024, and the main data coverage period will be pushed forward from 2018 to 2007, i.e., including data from 2007 to 2024, and is expected to be completed in 6 months. Then the third cycle will start, and the main data coverage period will be pushed forward to 1997. HKPORI hopes to use this to reveal the long-term changes in public sentiment among citizens from different social strata and backgrounds since the handover of Hong Kong. |
| 2023-10-31 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has launched the free download part of its “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” in late July, then the paid section in late August. The platform has been in operation for three months now. As of today, HKPORI has recorded 8 downloads from public members involving 26 items of survey results, all free of charge and with a revenue of $0. The most popular download items are the hypothetical voting of the Chief Executive and the social indicators on democracy, freedom and the rule of law, all are important references for assessing public demand on our survey data. Today, HKPORI further expands the contents of enquiry platform by adding new items, which include the satisfaction and weighting of social conditions in May and July this year, as well as the handover questions in June. Altogether there are 10 question items, and all will be available for purchase and download from today. After this update, there are a total of 45 questions available for free download and 50 questions for purchase on the platform. HKPORI plans to release on the platform the results of our regular surveys from August to October in two weeks’ time, please stay tuned. HKPORI members continue to enjoy 75% off for paid items, meaning $2,500 per question. HKPORI requires all data acquirers to pledge that they will not transfer or resell the information to anyone. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2023-10-26 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has announced earlier that out of social responsibility and the mission of continuing historical records, it would continue to conduct a Policy Address Instant Survey this year, but it would also introduce random selection of SMS users to join its online survey, in order to keep pace with the times. Data collected through different methods have been weighted in accordance with strict statistical methods. Please read the contact information section for details. HKPORI will continue to study the pros and cons of different methods and adjust its future operations accordingly |
| 2023-10-17 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) will conduct our Policy Address Instant Survey on Oct 25 (Wednesday) using a mixed mode. The target population will be expanded from Hong Kong residents who have heard of the PA only to all Hong Kong residents, with no less than 500 successful cases. We will release online the preliminary results, including the PA rating and satisfaction rate, on the same day at around 9:30pm. We will then hold a press conference the following day |
| 2023-10-10 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) will continue to conduct Policy Address Instant Survey this year, using a mixed mode of random telephone interviews (including both landline and mobile samples) and online survey with panel members. The target population will be adjusted from Hong Kong residents who have heard of the PA only to all Hong Kong residents, irrespective of whether they have heard of the PA, with no less than 500 successful cases. We will conduct the survey on Oct 25 (Wednesday) and release the results of the PA rating and satisfaction rate at around 9:30pm that evening. We will then hold a press conference on Thursday (Oct 26) afternoon to release and discuss all results in details. Media who are interested to sponsor our operation in exchange for early use of the findings, please contact us at [email protected]. Besides, HKPORI will experiment to invite a random sample of Hong Kong people via SMS to participate in our online survey next week, in order to study the feasibility of using this new research method in Hong Kong. The link to the survey will start with s2.pori.hk, we hope those who are randomly sampled will actively participate in this experiment. |
| 2023-10-03 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has already fixed the release dates of various modules in the first release cycle of the “PSI v2.0 Analysis Series” as follows: § PSI v2.0 (Half-yearly average / monthly analysis: July 4, 2023 / September 5, 2023) § PSI per Political Camps (July 11, 2023) § PSI per Social Strata (First type / Second type: July 18, 2023 / August 15, 2023) § PSI per Activeness in Civil Society (August 8, 2023) § PSI per Place of Birth (September 12, 2023) § PSI per Housing Type and Ownership (September 19, 2023) § PSI per Ethnic Identity (October 3, 2023) § PSI per Age or Generation (To be released on October 10, 2023) § PSI per Educational Attainment (To be released on October 17, 2023) § PSI per Gender and Age (To be released on November 7, 2023) § PSI per Economic Activity Status (To be released on November 14, 2023) § PSI per Centrality (To be released on December 5, 2023) |
| 2023-09-28 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has previously forecasted that the release cycle of the 12 modules of its “PSI v2.0 Analysis Series” will span over three to four months. After experimenting for three months, the cycle is now extended to six months up to the end of 2023 according to these dates: § PSI v2.0 (Half-yearly average / monthly analysis: July 4, 2023 / September 5, 2023) § PSI per Political Camps (July 11, 2023) § PSI per Social Strata (First type / Second type: July 18, 2023 / August 15, 2023) § PSI per Activeness in Civil Society (August 8, 2023) § PSI per Place of Birth (September 12, 2023) § PSI per Housing Type and Ownership (September 19, 2023) § PSI per Ethnic Identity (To be released on October 3, 2023) § PSI per Age or Generation (To be released on October 10, 2023) § PSI per Educational Attainment (To be released on October 17, 2023) § PSI per Gender and Age (To be released on November 7, 2023) § PSI per Economic Activity Status (To be released on November 14, 2023) § PSI per Centrality (To be released on December 5, 2023) The first release cycle of the 12 modules is expected to complete by the end of 2023. The second release cycle would then start immediately in January 2024. As for our other survey series, the tentative release plan in the last quarter of this year is as follows: § October 26 (Thursday) press conference: Policy Address Instant Poll, appraisal of news media § October 31 (Tuesday) press release and figures update: Popularities of CE and SAR Government, appraisal of society’s conditions § November 21 (Tuesday) press release and figures update: Popularities of CE |
| 2023-09-19 | In July 2023, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) began to revisit and analyze the methodology and data collected over the past 30 years or so which we used to construct the Public Sentiment Index (PSI) and became the “PSI v2.0”. From July to mid-September, this report included, HKPORI has already released a total of nine “PSI v2.0 Reports”, comprising many first-time release analysis modules and PSI trend analyses, which has fully demonstrated the power and value of secondary data analysis. In our initial plan, there will be 12 modules under the “PSI v2.0 Analysis Series”, while the release cycle would roughly span over three to four months, then continuously repeats and updates. The (tentative) release dates of the first cycle are as follows: § PSI v2.0 (Half-yearly average / monthly analysis: July 4, 2023 / September 5, 2023) § PSI per Political Camps (July 11, 2023) § PSI per Social Strata (First type / Second type: July 18, 2023 / August 15, 2023) § PSI per Activeness in Civil Society (August 8, 2023) § PSI per Place of Birth (September 12, 2023) § PSI per Housing Type and Ownership (September 19, 2023) § PSI per Ethnic Identity (October 10, 2023) § PSI per Age or Generation (Release date to be determined) § PSI per Education Attainment (Release date to be determined) § PSI per Gender and Age (Release date to be determined) § PSI per Economic Activity Status (Release date to be determined) § PSI per Centrality (Release date to be determined) |
| 2023-09-12 | Since the launch of “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” in late July, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has continued to improve the user experience of the data enquirers and expand the contents of the platform. On top of the 16 questions on ethnic identity made available for purchase in late August, two more paid items were added to the paid item list last week. They are: 1) popularity of disciplinary forces and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison of our June survey, and 2) people’s feeling towards different governments and peoples of our July survey. As of today, there are a total of 45 questions available for free download and 40 questions for purchase on the platform. HKPORI members continue to enjoy 75% off for paid items, meaning $2,500 per question. HKPORI requires all data acquirers to pledge that they will not transfer or resell the information to anyone. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2023-09-05 | As September begins, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) continues to develop its “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” by adding two more paid items on top of the 16 questions on ethnic identity already made available for purchase in late August. They are: 1) popularity of disciplinary forces and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison in June, with a total of 5 questions and 2) people’s feeling towards different governments and peoples of our July survey, with a total of 19 questions. Besides, the number of questions available for free download has also increased from 38 to 45, with the addition of 7 questions on appraisal of society’s conditions in July, the results of which were released publicly in early August. HKPORI members continue to enjoy 75% off for paid items, meaning $2,500 per question. HKPORI requires all data acquirers to pledge that they will not transfer or resell the information to anyone. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2023-08-29 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has officially launched the paid part of its “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” last Thursday, which allows public members to access and purchase the results of our regular surveys conducted between May and July this year. There are currently 104 survey questions listed on the platform, including 38 questions for free download and 16 questions related to “People’s Ethnic Identity” series for sale. People can click on the “platform” at the top right corner of our homepage to quickly access our “Ethnic Identity” questions, then press “+” to save items to the “Shopping cart”. After filling in their personal information, users must declare that they will not use the data for any illegal purposes before proceeding to “continue order”. When all information is confirmed, users can download an Excel file which includes the Chinese and English versions of the questions and results, contact information (e.g., sample size and sampling method), and respondents’ demographic profile (e.g., distributions of age and education level). HKPORI reiterates that cost recovery is the main factor for its price-setting, not profit making. HKPORI requires all data acquirers to pledge that they will not transfer or resell the information to anyone. For enquiries, please email to [email protected]. |
| 2023-08-24 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has already launched the free download part of its Poll Data Enquiry System some time ago, today we officially launch the paid part as well, where all public members can access and purchase the results of our regular surveys conducted between May and July this year. Some are free of charge, some are paid items, and some are yet to be released to the market. For the time being, only findings from our June survey on people’s ethnic identity are put on sale. All published surveys conducted from May to July can be downloaded free of charge, and findings previously put there for demonstration purpose have been removed. We will gradually add more survey items to the platform, as well as to extend the period of coverage, in order to give more choices to our data enquirers. HKPORI requires all data acquirers, whether they have obtained the information for a fee or free of charge, to pledge that they will not use it for illegal purposes, and not to transfer or resell it to any person. Please contact [email protected] for more details. |
| 2023-08-15 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) already released five analysis reports using Public Sentiment Index v2.0 (PSI v2.0) during July and August. We plan to further release three more similar analyses in September to demonstrate the power and value of secondary data analysis. These include monthly indexes, subgroup analyses based on place of birth as well as type of housing and tenure of accommodation. |
| 2023-08-08 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) started to release its Public Sentiment Index v2.0 (PSI v2.0) in July, using a single figure to represent the overall sentiment of society. Apart from the overall figures representing Hong Kong people, HKPORI has also released analyses per political camps and social strata to better understand the ups and downs of different people’s sentiments. In the coming months, HKPORI will release similar demographic analyses of PSI more regularly and frequently (tentatively set at a cycle of 12 weeks), together with in-depth analyses of people with different views, to demonstrate the power and value of secondary data analysis. |
| 2023-08-01 | In response to media enquiries, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has recently displayed on our website our tracking surveys no longer conducted after July this year, as well as those conducted but not released. Moreover, we have already launched our “Poll Data Enquiry System” last week, to provide the public with free access to the survey findings we have already released. As for those not to be released for public consumption, they will be added to the system for restricted usage after payment. HKPORI requires all data acquirers, whether they have obtained the information for a fee or free of charge, to pledge that they will not use it for illegal purposes, nor transfer or resell it to any person. Please contact [email protected] for more details. |
| 2023-07-27 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Programme (HKPORI) today officially launches its “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System”, which provides free public access to the figures of opinion surveys already released by HKPORI. As for the figures and data of its tracking surveys which will no longer be released to the public, they will be displayed in the form of topic listing to facilitate searching and restricted usage. HKPORI will require all data acquirers, whether they have obtained the information for a fee or free of charge, to pledge that they will not use it for illegal purposes, nor will they transfer or resell it to any person. The “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” is still in its developmental stage, it is expected to be fully operational in September. Please contact [email protected] for more details. |
| 2023-07-18 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has already started its regular telephone survey of July, which covers the following series: popularity of the Chief Executive, popularity of the government, people’s appraisal of society’s current conditions, as well as people’s feelings towards different governments and peoples. The last item will not be published. HKPORI will soon fix the price list for people to purchase its unpublished survey findings and datasets for lawful purpose, please contact [email protected]. |
| 2023-07-11 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) has already started its regular telephone survey of July, which covers the following series: popularity of the Chief Executive, popularity of the government, people’s appraisal of society’s current conditions, as well as people’s feelings towards governments and peoples across the strait and in other parts of the world. The last item will not be publicly released, but all are welcome to contact us to purchase survey data for academic research, policy discussions, internal reference and all other lawful purposes. Meanwhile, starting from this month, a question on the popularity of the Chief Executive has been revised from “If a general election of the Chief Executive were to be held tomorrow, and you had the right to vote, would you vote for John Lee?” to “If you had the right to decide whether to reappoint or dismiss John Lee as the Chief Executive now, how would you decide?” The former design is a common way to pose the question in democratic societies around the globe and was introduced to Hong Kong by us in 2002 for use in tandem with support rating on a scale of 0-100. The move back then was to echo the development in Hong Kong at that time. The current adjustment of question wording is also to echo the development in Hong Kong now. |
| 2023-07-04 | As we enter July, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) begins its fifth anniversary, which is also the 33rd anniversary of the research team. We will finalize, announce and implement various new initiatives, and explain the new changes through our online platform. Today, we mark a new beginning by issuing the first release of our “Second Generation PSI”. Last May, we reduced the frequency of our regular press conferences from twice a week to four times a month. In August, we further reduced it to twice a month. Starting this month, we will cut it down to once every month, but the number of online press releases will remain at once a week, except for holidays and weeks with press conferences. At the same time, we will increase our written communication with people, in order to facilitate interaction and to keep a good record for future publications. We will announce our plan in due course. |
| 2023-06-28 | The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) launched its “One Country Two Systems 25-year Mid-tern Review” in June last year. Including this “25 Years of Public Sentiment Index (PSI)” released today, a total of 25 wrap-ups have been completed, and HKPORI’s mission to preserve the historical data of the first half of “one country, two systems” is thereby completed. Starting from July, we will step up our development and application of secondary data analysis, and deepen our work in multi-media civic education. We have already announced our plan to reduce our self-funded data collection activities, as well as turning several survey series into internal reference, academic research and commissioned services instead of free releases. We will formulate various guidelines and price lists in due course, to cater for societal demand for these studies. Moreover, after July, we will revise the quantification and release methods of our Public Sentiment Index (PSI) to cover the term of the incumbent Chief Executive, as well as to quantify the sentiments of different population groups. Please stay tuned for the announcement in July. |
| 2023-06-20 | Our research team was founded in June, while our Institute became independent in July. We also set May 4 to be our Foundation Day. Thus, every year from May to July, we review and brainstorm our future development. This year is no exception, especially when we are about to finish our “One Country Two Systems 25-year Mid-term Review”. We need to examine the demand for public opinion data, the historical development of Hong Kong society, and the role of HKPORI in promoting science and democracy. In May this year, our President has already forecasted that the historical and global positioning of HKPORI would change again. In early June, we announced that we would cut down our self-funded data collection activities, step up our secondary data analysis, and also adjust the scope of our tracking surveys in terms of topic and release format. Today, near the end of our review process, we have tentatively decided to cancel about one-fourth of our regular survey questions, and about one-third of the remaining questions will be used for internal reference, academic research and commissioned services, instead of free releases. These topics tentatively cover our handover series, ethnic identity, cross-strait issues, global awareness, June Fourth Incident, Councillor ratings, disciplinary forces and some social indicators. We will finalize the list by the end of this month and announce it in July. Meanwhile we are setting up an academic research team to develop our secondary data studies, in order to make better use of the data collected over the past 30 years or so. People from all walks of life, especially HKPORI subscribers, are welcome to contact us on how to use our unpublished data legally for collaborative projects or commissioned studies, in order to promote civic education and empirical-based professional analysis. We will set up a system for such data access later, we welcome email enquiries and will answer them one by one openly online. |
| 2023-06-20 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) today forecasted that the 25th and final wrap-up of the “One Country Two Systems 25-year Mid-term Review” would be released in a press conference on June 28 (next Wednesday), under the theme of “Public Sentiment Index 1997-2022”, spanning across four complete CE terms. By then, HKPORI would have completed its mission to preserve the historical data of the first half of “one country, two systems”. This morning, we have already announced online how we would reduce our self-funded data collection activities, step up our secondary data analysis, and also adjust the scope of our tracking surveys in terms of topic and release format. We have tentatively decided to cancel about one-fourth of our regular survey questions, and about one-third of the remaining questions will be used for internal reference, academic research and commissioned services, instead of free releases. These topics tentatively cover our handover series, ethnic identity, cross-strait issues, global awareness, June Fourth Incident, Councillor ratings, disciplinary forces and some social indicators. We will finalize the list by the end of this month and announce it in July. Meanwhile we are setting up an academic research team to develop our secondary data studies, in order to make better use of the data collected over the past 30 years or so. People from all walks of life, especially HKPORI subscribers, are welcome to contact us on how to use our unpublished data legally for collaborative projects or commissioned studies, in order to promote civic education and empirical-based professional analysis. We welcome email enquiries and will answer them one by one openly online. |
| 2023-06-15 | Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) launched the “One Country Two Systems 25-year Mid-term Review” in June last year. Since then, 24 wrap ups of data have been released, and the last one will be completed by end of this month. HKPORI’s mission to preserve the historical data of the first half of “one country, two systems” will then complete. As usual, HKPORI has already started this year’s mid-year review to keep up with the times. Initially, we have decided starting this July, we will strengthen the development and application of secondary data, and to further step up our multi-media civic education efforts. At the same time, due to resource constraints, we will also reduce our self-funded activities in collecting and releasing primary data in order to keep pace with the public demand for such data. Specifically, HKPORI will use secondary data analysis more frequently in future releases and make better use of the data collected over the past 30 years or so. In addition, HKPORI will significantly reduce the frequency of data collection for certain survey series and will adjust the format of releases. That is, certain survey series may only be used for academic studies, internal reference and paid services, but not for public release. HKPORI will continue to uphold the spirit of May Fourth and serve the community, more details will be announced in due course. |
| 2023-06-02 | HKPORI launched its “One Country Two Systems 25-year Mid-term Review” in June last year. It will end this month after publishing 25 reports over the period of more than 12.5 months, meaning one report per every half a month on average. Herewith the full list: ...Read More |
| 2022-08-02 | HKPORI launched the “One Country Two Systems 25-year Mid-term Review” in early June, so far seven reports have been released. We expect to publish two more in August, then six more before the end of the year, making a total of 15 reports this year. We intend to add ten in the first half of next year, so at the end we will have 25 reports, matching 25 years of “one country, two systems”. Here is the schedule of the review series, some having completed, some revised, some being planned: ...Read More |
