Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's popularity continues to sink, as public sentiment about his administration grows increasingly polarised.
In the latest Chinese University poll, Leung scored 44.8 points out of 100 - 0.9 points lower than last month. The popularity rating was based on the average response of about 900 people.
Meet-the-people sessions have usually helped to boost popularity. But it seems Leung's two sessions this month have failed to do this
Chinese University research fellow and chief pollster Dr Victor Zheng Wan-tai said Leung's approach seemed to be foundering.
"Meet-the-people sessions have usually helped to boost popularity. But it seems Leung's two sessions this month have failed to do this," he said.
Leung caused uproar on August 11 when he voiced his support for the police's handling of a protest in Mong Kok in which rival groups clashed over a teacher's verbal attack on officers.
At a second meeting, the audience was dominated by government supporters - only a dozen people from the pro-democracy camp managed to get in.