The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (Chinese: 香港民意研究所, abbrev. HKPORI) is an independent polling organisation in Hong Kong. It conducts public opinion surveys on a regular basis and was officially registered as a limited company on 19 February 2019. It symoblically started its operations on 4 May of the same year and officially on 1 July.[1] The institute is the successor of the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong.

The current chairman and CEO of the institute is retired assistant professor Dr Robert Chung of the University of Hong Kong, who had been the director of the institute's predecessor.[2]

History

The predecessor of the institute is the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong. It was set up in June 1991 as a self-funding unit by Dr Robert Chung under the Faculty of Social Sciences in the University of Hong Kong. Its purpose was to "collect and study public opinion on topics which could be of interest to academics, journalists, policy-makers, and the general public".,[3] which the institute continues in fulfilling.

The programme broke off from the university on 1 July 2019, which all of its staff transferred over to the new institute as all previously existing contracts were honoured, with most choosing to stay with the institute when their contract ended.[3] This decision was made partly due to Dr Chung's impending retirement.[4]

Arrest of current and former key members

In December 2024, the National Security Department released a warrant for the institute's former Deputy CEO Chung Kim-wah, for "inciting secession and colluding with foreign forces".[5][6]

In January 2025, the CEO of the institute Robert Chung was taken away by the police under suspicion of "using his own company to render assistance to a wanted person who has absconded overseas, in continuing activities endangering national security in Hong Kong". The institute's office was also searched by the police.[7] In February 2025, the institute announced that it would end all self-funded research and would transform or potentially close down, and welcomed interested parties to take it over or negotiate a purchase of it.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "About Us - HKPORI - 香港民意研究所". www.pori.hk. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ "Team Members - HKPORI - 香港民意研究所". www.pori.hk. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  3. ^ a b "About POP". hkupop.pori.hk. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  4. ^ Chan, Holmes (23 April 2019). "Hong Kong's top public opinion pollster to split from university and become independent body". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "香港民研就前副行政總裁鍾劍華博士被國安處通緝事宜回應傳媒提問 Editor's Note: HKPORI has recently received enquiries regarding the National Security Department's warrant for Dr Chung Kim-wah, its former Deputy CEO. Here is a summary of HKPORI's response for reference by the media and the public. - HKPORI 香港民意研究所". www.pori.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  6. ^ Tse, Hans (2024-12-24). "National security police issue HK$1 million bounties for 6 'fugitives'". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  7. ^ Tse, Hans (2025-01-13). "HK pollster under investigation over allegedly assisting wanted person". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  8. ^ Lee, James (2025-02-13). "Hong Kong pollster halts all self-funded research, may shut down amid nat. security scrutiny". Hong Kong Free Press. Archived from the original on 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  9. ^ "民研停自費研究 擬轉型結業 稱舉步維艱 鍾庭耀：法律風險成本效益變重要" [The Civil Research Institute stopped self-funded research and planned to transform and close down, saying that it was difficult to move forward. Zhong Tingyao: Legal risks, cost-effectiveness have become important]. Ming Pao (in Chinese (Traditional)). 2025-02-14. Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-02-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Public_Opinion_Research_Institute
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