Leung's popularity at new low, polls show
At least he's still more popular than Tsang at the end, says supporter
Surveys conducted by two universities have seen Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's popularity fall to a record low.
A Chinese University poll last month shows Leung's rating dropped below the critical 50-point "pass mark" for the first time in this regular survey, falling 1.2 points from the previous month to 48.8.
Ratings for Leung's administration on the whole stood at 46.4 points, a 0.2 point drop from last month.
Chinese University researchers warned this diminishing popularity might harm the government's ability to implement its policies.
But a government source said Leung was still more popular than former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, whose rating towards the end of his term slumped to about 40 points in the same survey.
"It shows that the people still have hopes and expectations for CY Leung," the source said.
"C.Y. Leung responds to popularity poll results" video by Hedy Bok