Hong Kong’s population dropped to 7.29 million this year after a “net outflow” of over 110,000.
However, a recent poll by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute announced that, compared with the March survey, fewer people planned to leave and more intended to stay.
Critics challenged the feasibility of conducting polls in the present menacing political environment. “How do you convince the public that the interviewees indeed gave genuine answers?” said Benson Wong Wai-kwok, a commentator and freelance writer. He regarded the resulting statistics as not necessarily reflecting reality.
The survey was conducted by online questionnaire from July 11 to 16, to which 6,897 Hong Kong residents responded, a majority of them declaring themselves as democrat supporters….