Executive Council convenor Leung Chun-ying has vowed to continue seeking the support of the public in response to a poll ranking him bottom among the most widely-tipped candidates in the race to be the next chief executive.
'I have been doing that. I will continue to try my best,' Leung said when asked how he would win public backing when faced with his low level of support.
A poll conducted by the Hong Kong Transition Project, a research institute, in late November found only 37 per cent said they would support Leung to be chief executive.
He came behind former Legislative Council president Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, Chief Secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen and Civic Party leader Alan Leong Kah-kit - who ran in the previous chief executive election.
Leung said his strategy would be to 'keep working hard'. He has been tipped as a candidate, though he has never said directly whether he would run next year.
Leung said at a business lunch yesterday that the government should pay more attention to the well-being of grass roots people while developing the economy.