The majority of young people kept abreast of Hong Kong's latest political issues, but have insufficient channels to express views, a survey by a youth group has suggested.
Youth group U-focus asked 495 people aged 15 to 35 late last month for their views on the city's political reforms and how the government's public consultations were conducted.
The survey found 70 per cent of respondents knew about the on-going three-month consultation about the methods for electing the chief executive and legislators in 2012.
The public consultation period will close on February 19 and the government is expected to draft a proposal afterwards.
Sixty per cent of respondents said they had expressed their views. The most popular channel was signing petitions, with 40 per cent saying they had put their names to petition campaigns. Meanwhile, 33 per cent said they would be willing to rally, while 15 per cent said they would take part in a hunger strike.
But only 6.7 per cent said they would attend the government-held consultation, while just 17.8 per cent would write about their suggestions to the government.