Confidence in freedom, democracy and the rule of law dropped to the lowest since 1997, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute has found. And the rating for prosperity also dropped to its lowest point since July 2003 as the SAR continues to struggle against the pandemic. Degrees of democracy, freedom, the rule of law and and stability scored below five. The institute said the data reflected public pessimism following the introduction of the national security law. The results indicated the strong impact of unrestsince last year and the recent imposition of the national security law, said Chung Kim-wah, the institute's deputy chief executive.

Source: The Standard July 21, 2020 19:14 UTC