The Hong Kong Public Opinion Institute (HKPORI) released on June 15 the latest poll results of the chief executive, bureau secretaries, and the Hong Kong government.  Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has had his no-confidence rating hit a new high since he took office, and his popularity, confidence, and net approval ratings were all at record lows.
Current affairs commentator Johnny Lau Yui-siu believes that one of the reasons for Lee’s decline in popularity may be related to the high-tension atmosphere in Hong Kong around June 4 this year.
The HKPORI conducted telephone interviews with 1,005 Hong Kong residents over 18 from June 1 to June 8, asking them about their ratings of the chief executive, bureau secretaries, and the Hong Kong government. Among them, in terms of the popularity of the chief executive, the public’s latest rating is 51.5, which is 5.4 points lower than the same survey in mid-May, hitting a new low since he took office….