Outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-Ngor, whose five-year term ended on June 30 this year, has the lowest approval rating of any governor or previous chief executive of the city, according to a recent poll.
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) held a press conference on June 7 to announce the results of its survey, “Summary of the Interim Sentiments of One Country, Two Systems for the 25th Anniversary.”
According to the survey, Carrie Lam is the lowest-ranked chief executive in Hong Kong’s 25-year history with a 39.1 percent approval rating. The highest ranked Hong Kong leader was Donald Tsang Yam-kuen with 58.1 percent, followed by Hong Kong’s last governor, Chris Patten 56.9 percent, Tung Chee-hwa 51.9 percent, and Leung Chun-ying  43.6 percent….