Still keen on 'one man, one vote'? New poll will check out Hongkongers' latest reform views

A group of liberal-minded professionals have commissioned another survey on political reform for the chief executive election in 2017.

The survey, commissioned by the Concern Group for Public Opinion on Constitutional Development and conducted by Lingnan University, will gauge the latest public opinion on reform since Beijing issued a white paper on Hong Kong and the Occupy Central movement held its unofficial referendum.

This is the second survey the group has commissioned, and its findings are expected to be announced next month, shortly before the National People's Congress Standing Committee makes its decision on the city's political reform.

The 15-strong group includes three Democratic Party members as well as Centaline Property Agency boss Shih Wing-ching and Andy Ho On-tat, who used to be information coordinator for former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen.

Respondents will be asked questions such as "would you want 'one man, one vote' for electing the chief executive in 2017 even if you find the candidate nominating process unsatisfactory?"

In the group's first survey, released on June 15, 54 per cent of some 1,000 respondents still wanted "one man, one vote" even if they found the nominating process unsatisfactory.

Dr Cheung Kwok-wah, a member of the group and dean of the Open University's school of education and languages, said the group wanted to ascertain Hongkongers' latest views in light of Beijing's white paper, Occupy Central's unofficial referendum and the July 1 march.