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HK Eye | SCMP’s Falklands-inspired poll sparks Hong Kong colonial debate
Thousands take to their keyboards to register 'yes' votes. A look behind the numbers
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When Falkland Islanders voted 99.8 per cent to stay a British Overseas Territory, little did they know they would also kick up a fuss all the way around the world in Hong Kong.
A poll on SCMP.com asks readers to vote “yes” or “no” on the following:
Would Hongkongers vote to return to a British overseas territory, given the option?
So far, the answer has been resoundingly affirmative, but the pie chart doesn’t tell the whole story. As of 7pm Hong Kong time on Wednesday, 3,966 readers had voted "yes", while 373 voted "no". It also yielded more than 1,400 Facebook "likes" and 123 tweets.
The poll is unscientific, as many have already noted. SCMP.com posts a different poll question every day to gauge public sentiment on hot topics and encourage reader interaction. The surveys are just for fun: no numbers are published on how many people have voted. The system allows only one vote per IP address, and all polls are outside the metered paywall.
The idea for this particular question started on Twitter.
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