By Coconuts Hong Kong October 29, 2014 / 15:21 HKT
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An informal on-the-ground survey of Occupy Central protesters by Reuters has gleaned some interesting results, although its sample size is rather pathetic. The printed questionnaire, which was filled in by a measly 121 people at last night’s one-month anniversary rallies, asked various questions, such as how long protesters plan to stay on the streets, what’s their motivation and who would they vote for in the event of free elections.
The results are as follows:
- Nearly nine out of 10 (87 percent) say they would stay on the streets for more than a year if their demands for universal suffrage for the 2017 chief executive elections aren’t met. Looks like your bus route’s going to remain screwed for a while yet then!
- 93 percent said they they would regroup and occupy other sites if they were forcibly removed from the current occupied areas.
- 59 percent said China’s increasing control over Hong Kong was a major motivating factor for protesting
- 38 percent cited wealth inequality
- Surprisingly, 55 percent said they did not want Hong Kong to be completely independent from China, compared to 45 percent who did. There you go, China, more than half of the protesters still like you. No need to feel so threatened after all!
- Nearly three quarters (73 percent) claim they would not be swayed by party affiliation and would vote for the “best candidate” if Beijing allowed open nominations in 2017, while only around one in five said they would definitely vote for a democrat.
Thanks Reuters, interesting stuff. But you might want to print a few more copies out next time. It’s cheap in Hong Kong, you know?
http://hongkong.coconuts.co/2014/10/29/nine-ten-hong-kong-protesters-will-stay-streets-year-says-tiny-reuters-survey
