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Constitutional Reform:
Confrontation looms as Hong Kong consults
April 2014
Michael E. DeGolyer
Professor, Government & International Studies HKBU
Director, Hong Kong Transition Project
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18 Dec 2013-1 Jan 2014
• 1007 permanent residents randomly contacted by telephone • +/- 3 points range of error at 95% confidence
interval
• Research conducted by Hong Kong Transition Project, supported by a grant from the Community Development Initiative
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Is the System Working?
2003-04 vs 2014
Are you currently satisfied or dissatisfied with life in Hong Kong?
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Satisfaction with life in Hong Kong BY Age
groups/BY OccupationMajorities dissatisfied under 40,Managers & Admin, Professionals, Students
The skills we need &The future
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Currently satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the SAR
Government
From unrest, to no unrest, back to unrest?Circles same size,Same height
Neither Tung nor Leung had majority satisfied
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Satisfied with performance of SAR Government BY Age/BY Occupation
Under 40s overwhelmingly dissatisfied
Students highly dissatisfied
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Satisfaction with performance of SAR Gov dealing with PRC
Gov
2004 was peak dissatisfaction (when Tung did not leave)
2014 dissatisfaction same level as June 2004
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Currently satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the PRC Gov in dealing
with HKSAR Affairs?
Dissatisfaction with PRC peaked when Tung appeared supported by PRC Government, dropped as soon as Tung was clearly on way out
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Satisfaction with PRC Gov handling of SAR affairs BY Age/BY Occupation
Under 40s highly dissatisfied
Students, Associate professionals highly unsatisfied
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Are you currently satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the PRC Gov in
ruling China?
Unprecedented dissatisfaction since 1997 founding of SAR starts in 2010, with constitutional reforms
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Satisfied with the performance of the PRC Gov in ruling China BY Age/BY Occupation
Under 40s majority dissatisfied
Students & Associate Professionals high dissatisfaction rates
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Satisfied PRC Gov rule of China/BY Satisfied with life in Hong Kong/BY Satisfied performance of SAR Gov
Strong correlation of Satisfaction with PRC gov rule of China and Satisfaction with life in Hong Kong
Even stronger correlation of Satisfaction with PRC rule of China and Satisfaction with SAR Gov performance
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Satisfied PRC rule of China BY Satisfied PRC handling of SAR
affairs
Stronger correlation between Satisfaction with PRC rule of China and Satisfaction with PRC handling of SAR affairs
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Satisfied PRC rule of China BY Satisfied with CY Leung’s
performance
Strongest correlation of Satisfaction with PRC rule of China and Satisfaction with CY Leung’s performance
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Satisfied with CY Leung’s performance BY Age/BY Occupation
Overwhelming dissatisfaction among those under 40
Extreme dissatisfaction levels for students, professionals, educators, associate professionals, clerks, managers & administrators
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Satisfied with CY Leung’s performance BY Which party
represents you best
Fairness in policy-making BY satisfaction with Leung’s performance
DAB very unrepresentative of public
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How much do you believe that CY Leung:
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How much do you believe CY Leung will implement fair Chief Executive election in
2017 BY Age/By Occupation
Extreme levels of disbelief under 30
Students extreme, other occupations very high disbelief
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Why are so many people so dissatisfied
and disbelieving?
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Which problem of Hong Kong are you most concerned about now personally?
Political issues highest level ever
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Satisfaction with Gov performance on problem of most personal
concern BY Age
Dissatisfaction extreme under 40
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Hidden burdens, unfairly distributed
• Approximately what percentage of your personal income do you contribute to your parents?
Nearly half bear aging burden with little government help
Burden of aging highest for under 30, but even 12% over 60 still help their parents
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Satisfaction with life in Hong Kong BY % Personal income contributed to
parents
Which party represents best, distribution of Satisfaction with life in HK. Radical parties attract most dissatisfied
Dissatisfaction with life in Hong Kong significantly higher among most burdened
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Which is the most appropriate description of
you?
Extreme volatility of identity indicates sharp values conflict underway
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Which is the most appropriate description of
you?
Identity is clearly in flux (previous slide) and differs greatly generationally: “Generation GAP” profound across many variables
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Which of these do you consider the most important to you personally to
see protected and promoted?
No mention in consultation document of international standards or pluralist nature/heritage of Hong Kong
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Preference of Identity to Protect & Promote BY Age
Under 40s much more preference of Hong Kong as pluralistic and international
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Which party represents you best?
Pre-2010 reforms consolidated parties; post 2010 shattered parties, consensus harder
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Which party represents best, 2013-2014
Small rise in pro-government support, larger rise among pro-democracy groups
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Which party represents best, BY Age
Radical parties clearly dominate under 40s, especially 18-20 (and younger)
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Which party represents best, BY Occupation
Students clearly look to Radical Democrats in large numbers, but also large “no party” group
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Which party represents best, BY Personal
identity
Radical parties/Hong Kong person identity becoming defined in opposition. A negative identity (“Hong Kong is NOT like China”)
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500,000+ Radicals?
• About 20% to 25% of under age 40 look to People Power, League of Social Democrats, Neo-democrats, Labour Party, and hard line members of Civic Party as best representing them and protecting their interests. Under 40s show very high levels of dissatisfaction
• About an equal proportion of those who say “no party” best represents them (1/3 of total, about 10% of population over 18) are equally dissatisfied as the group above. But they feel no one best represents them, thus no one “leads” them.
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What changes to the System are supported?
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Support direct election of Chief Executive
Overwhelming and highest yet recorded support for direct election of the Chief Executive
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Support direct election of all Legco members
Highest level yet of strongly support for direct election of all Legco members
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Support direct election of all Legco members BY Age/BY
Occupation
Extremely high support under 40
Extremely high support among administrators & managers, professionals, associate professionals, clerks and students
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Summary Table on Options
Nearly two thirds oppose making the Chief Executive Election Committee, unchanged, into the Nomination Committee
Abolishing FCs or reforming dramatically overwhelmingly supported
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Support or oppose: Keep CE Election Committee at 1200 members as present and make it the
nominating committee for candidates for direct elections in 2017?
TREND
BY Age groups
Opposition has strengthened significantly since 2013, especially under age 60.
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Support or oppose: Keep CE Election Committee at 1200 members as present and make it the
nominating committee for candidates for direct elections in 2017?
BY Occupations: Managers & Admin most strongly opposed
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Support or oppose: Keep CE Election Committee at 1200 members as present and make it the
nominating committee for candidates for direct elections in 2017?
BY Which party represents you best
DAB/FTU supporters’ views clearly NOT representative of majority
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Support or oppose: Abolish FCs for Legco but keep them for the CE Nominating Committee
TREND
BY Occupation
Sentiment starting to move against abolishing FCs for Legco but keeping for Chief Executive Nomination Committee, esp. among students, managers, professions
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Support or oppose: Abolish only the traditional small circle 30 FC seats
TREND
BY Occupation
Support to abolish up, esp. among students, assoc. professions and managers & admin
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Support or oppose: Abolish FCs in all forms for all purposes
TREND
BY Age
Support for complete abolition up, especially under age 40
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Support or oppose: Replacing 30 small circle FC seats with 30 more seats elected by everyone
like the 5 new DC seats
TREND
BY Age
Support down, opposition up for replacing FCs with “super seats” except among youth
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Support or oppose: Replacing 30 small circle FC seats with 30 more seats elected by everyone
like the 5 new DC seats BY Which party represents best
However, all political parties show majority support
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Support or oppose: Replacing all FC seats with directly elected GC seats, half elected by first
past the post single member districts, half elected like other geographic seats?
TREND
BY Which party represents best
Support for replacing FCs with combination of half first past post, half proportional hit majority overall and in all parties
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Support: Reform FCs by eliminating corporate voting and equalizing, as
much as possible, the number of voters in each constituency?
Ending corporate voting, equalizing franchise in all constituencies strongly supported
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Support: : increasing right to vote in small circle FC seats until all legislators represent
roughly equal constituencies?
TREND
BY Which party represents best
Increasing voters to match other FC Legco seat franchise no longer supported. Current Legco qualified voting no longer acceptable.
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What will they do if nothing changes, or
change is unfair?• Within the past year express concern or
seek help from the following:
Note drop in use of formal means of expressing concerns in 2002. Same drop in 2014. Indicates loss of confidence in normal means of policy feedback. Remove protests (PRO) & 2014 even lower than 2002.
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Do you currently support or oppose the possible Occupy Central protest in July
2014?
Very few “Don't Know or have not heard of Occupy Central
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Support 41%, Oppose 59%
Of those with a view, 59% oppose. But 41% who support are younger, better educated, have stronger belief in pluralism and internationalism
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Support/Oppose Occupy Central BY Occupation
Strong majority of students support OC, but also support among professionals, assoc professionals and managers & administrators
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Support/Oppose Occupy Central BY
Age
Majorities of teens and 20s support OC
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Support/Oppose Occupy Central BY Education
Support for OC rises with education level
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Reaction to events
•What happens to support or opposition to Occupy Central if . . .
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Would the following make you change your mind to support or oppose the Occupy Central protest: HK Gov finishes consultation & issues a report
before 1 July 2014?
53% opposed/25% support if report issued (if HKGov takes action without delay)Versus59% opposed/41% support in 1st question
Don't Know responses want to see what is in report first.
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If Gov acts promptly
•Support for Occupy Central drops; oppose drops less
•Don't Know increase, drawing mostly from support Occupy Central respondents
•Clearly respondents want to see details of the report
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Would the following make you change your mind : All Pan-democratic parties
call for support of Occupy Central
57% opposed/39% support nowVersus59% opposed/41% support
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If pan-democrats unite
• Support for Occupy Central rises from 25-27% hardcore support as in first two questions where government acts promptly, to 39% with 5% Don't Know
• But, what if pan-democrats split?
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Would the following make you change your mind : Radical democratic parties
call for support of Occupy Central
63% opposed/31% support nowVersus59% opposed/41% support
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If pan-democrats split over reforms
• 57% opposed to Occupy Central if pan-democrats split. 5% more Don't Know, so opposition could go even higher depending on how and over what causes split.
• But what if Beijing government strongly opposes Occupy Central?
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Would the following make you change your mind : Beijing government warns
against joining Occupy Central
53% opposed/43% support nowVersus59% opposed/41% support
If Beijing interferes, 10 point drop in opposition, a 12 point rise in support for OC over levels seen above if radical democrats only support OC
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Reactions:
• People want government to act quickly, but deliberately and fairly taking consultation into account
• If pan-democrats all support Occupy Central, support rises
• If pan-democrats split, support falls and opposition rises, possibly as high as 69% opposed depending on Don't Know reactions
• If Beijing interferes, support rises and opposition falls just as dramatically. . .
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Reactions:
• People clearly want reform settled within Hong Kong, by Hong Kong government taking prompt but fair action that protects key values
• They oppose pan-democratic splits
• They oppose Beijing interference
• But will they act if they feel they must?
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How worried are you about violence and damage to Hong Kong’s economy
from an Occupy Central demonstration?
A majority are very or somewhat worried
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Worry about violence & damage to economy BY Gender
Very unusually, more males than females are worried
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Worry about violence & damage to economy BY Occupation
Very unusually, students are most worried group. Next highest professionals and business related managers and administrators
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Worry about violence & damage to economy BY Preference of Identity to
Protect & Promote
Highest worry among majority who want Hong Kong’s identity as pluralistic protected and promoted.
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Worry about violence & damage to economy BY Age
Those under 40 and particularly under 30 worried
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Worry about violence & damage to economy BY Support/oppose Occupy
Central
Those most supportive of Occupy Central most worried. They support OC despite fear of violence and economic damage.
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Conclusion
• 1. Those most likely to participate, those most supportive, and those most educated and the youngest, worry most about violence and economic damage from Occupy Central.
• 2. Many expect Occupy Central will experience violence; nevertheless, from 1/4 to 1/3 or more still express support. Minimally 1 million people+ support.
• Clear warning signs: a significant proportion of the population is bent on confrontation if they feel their views are ignored and their values are endangered. Many doubt the fairness of a consultation before it barely began. Many feel their preferred form of identity is not being protected. They are committed to confrontation, if necessary, despite fear of effects.
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Conclusion
• If the promise of fair election of the Chief Executive and of having a real choice of candidates is broken, there will very likely be very strong reactions. These reactions, many fear, will not be peaceful or without damage to Hong Kong’s economy. After all, the objective of Occupy Central is to bring home the cost of ignoring democracy to the main occupants of Central: Big Business and National Government. Many appear grimly determined to confront if this consultation, in their eyes, fails to be fair and fails to protect the values of pluralism and internationalism.
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Research conducted by the Hong Kong Transition Project
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