Ignorance about poll increasing

Ignorance about the election system is growing as polling day approaches, according to a survey.

In the poll conducted on February 24, more than 93 per cent of people failed to name proportional representation when asked what system was being adopted for the geographical polls. Only 6.6 per cent answered correctly.

A similar survey on February 10 found 92.1 per cent failed to provide the answer.

Of the 538 people interviewed, 88.5 per cent admitted they knew nothing or not much about the proportional representation system.

Only 1.7 per cent, compared with 2.1 per cent on February 10, said they knew the system well.

Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission Mr Justice Woo Kwok-hing said the results did not make sense.