Hong Kong government's performance rating slips 18 per cent among young people, according to Chinese University survey

Young people have become far less satisfied with the government's performance in the past year, according to a survey on quality of life in the city.

Researchers at Chinese University surveyed 1,008 Cantonese-speaking Hongkongers between the ages of 15 and 24 and combined the results with government statistics to form a picture of the lives of young people.

Issues covered ranged from how satisfied young people were with where they were living, what they thought of the government, how happy they were with their education, and youth crime and unemployment rates.

The government's performance came in for the most criticism, scoring 3.29 out of 10 points - 18 per cent lower than the 4.61 recorded a year earlier.

The survey was carried out between March and May and asked about the government's performance in the preceding six months.

Wong Hung, an associate professor at the university and director of the Centre for Quality of Life, said how the government handled the Occupy protests last year played a role in the results.