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Peter Lee Ka-kit has suggested that, to counter HKUPOP surveys, the pro-government camp should have opinion polls carried out by its own organisation. He said such surveys might be carried out by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and funded by a public opinion poll fund. In his view, findings of such polls would be ''objective'' and more favourable to the central government.

Dr Robert Chung

HKUPOP Director Dr Robert Chung Ting-yiu (­»´ä¤j¾Ç¥Á·N¬ã¨s­p¹ºÁ`ºÊÁé®xÄ£, left) has issued a statement which says that HKUPOP has a history of twenty-three years and all its polls have been conducted in a transparent manner. It also says that the release of poll findings is scheduled in advance and is never timed to help or harm any party. He welcomes Mr Lee's suggestion of setting up a research fund and expresses hope for extending the independent research culture to the mainland.

HK business sector

CPPCC standing committee member Henry Tang Ying-yen(¬F¨ó±`©e­ð­^¦~)believes opinion polls should be objective and accurate. He has said he must find out how such a fund works before he can decide whether to support it.

President of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong Irons Sze Wing-wai (­»´ä¤¤µØ¼t°ÓÁp¦X·|·|ªø¬IºaÃh) has refused to comment on HKUPOP surveys but said he is open to suggestions.

HK government officials

Executive Council member Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun (¦æ¬F·|ij¦¨­ûù­S´Ôªâ) has said the history of HKUPOP should be respected, and she has seen no negative impact of survey findings, which have varied, on the SAR government. She believes Dr Chung's methods are scientific, adding that high transparency can dispel worry.

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (¬F°È¥qªøªL¾G¤ë®Z) has praised HKUPOP, saying that findings of its polls are useful to the government and hinting that people having no expertise in the field should refrain from commenting on the pollster's work.

Scholars

Assistant Professor of Applied Social Sciences of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Dr Chung Kim-wah (²z¤jÀ³¥ÎªÀ·|¬ì¾Ç¨t§U²z±Ð±ÂÁé¼CµØ) has said the professionalism of HKUPOP, which has been in operation for over 20 years, must not be doubted. About Mr Lee's suggestion, he has said Hong Kong people will not easily trust politically-motivated opinion polls, especially if their findings are completely different from HKUPOP results.