Young people in Hong Kong losing confidence in rule of law after 2019 protests, survey finds
- About 45 per cent of respondents in Youth IDEAS study said they believed government could exert influence on the courts
- More than one in four also say they will not follow laws they deem unreasonable
Some 45 per cent also said they believed the government could exert influence on the courts, and close to three in 10 indicated they would not follow laws they deemed unreasonable.
The study was conducted by Youth IDEAS, a research centre under the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, between September 14 and 18. A total of 529 residents aged from 15 to 34 were interviewed on their views about the rule of law in the city. About half of the respondents were reported to have a university qualification or above.
According to the survey findings, released on Sunday, 70.1 per cent of respondents said they did not have as much confidence in the rule of law as before the 2019 protests. Only 2.3 per cent said they now had more confidence.
Almost 80 per cent said they had less confidence in police, while 1.9 per cent felt the opposite.