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  18-Jul-06  十項主觀自由指標在過去六個月有升有跌，但是除了『言論自由』和『學術研究自由』的升幅明顯外，其餘變化都在最大抽樣誤差範圍之內。十項指標其中五項在半年前的調查中錄得回歸後調查開展以來的歷史新高，分別是『新聞自由』、『言論自由』、『遊行示威自由』、『結社自由』和『罷工自由』。在今次調查中，『言論自由』和『結社自由』再次錄得升幅而創出新高，而『出入境自由』和『學術研究自由』亦錄得歷史新高，顯示巿民對香港社會的自由程度感覺良好。論排名結構，十項指標中的『信仰自由』和『出入境自由』仍然屬於最高分級別，高於8.5分；『罷工自由』就自成一級，長期停留榜末兼且不及7.0分；其他7項指標在過往的調查中可以明顯分為兩級，但在最新的調查中就開始分散。是否屬於長期變化則有待觀察。
Compared to 6 months ago, there are ups and downs across all 10 subjective freedom indicators. However, other than 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom to engage in academic research' which have registered significant increases, all other fluctuations are within maximum sampling errors. During the previous round of survey conducted 6 months ago, 5 out of 10 indicators were at record high since the survey started after the handover, they included 'freedom of press', 'freedom of speech', 'freedom of procession and demonstration', 'freedom of association' and 'freedom to strike'. In our latest survey, 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom of association' climbed further to another historical high, while 'freedom to enter or leave Hong Kong' and 'freedom to engage in academic research' also made records. This shows that people are feeling good about the degree of freedom in Hong Kong. In terms of relative ranking, 'freedom of religious belief' and 'freedom to enter or leave Hong Kong' continue to cluster at the top, with over 8.5 marks. 'Freedom to strike' continues to become a group of its own, down the bottom of the list with less than 7.0 marks. In the past, the remaining 7 indicators could be split into two clusters, but our latest survey shows that they are spreading out. Whether this would become a long term trend or not remains to be seen. 
  17-Jan-06  十項主觀自由指標的其中九項，在過去三個月都有上升，顯示巿民在這方面的感覺良好。大幅上升的有『新聞自由』、『言論自由』、『出版自由』、『遊行示威自由』和『結社自由』，當中除『出版自由』全部錄得回歸以來的新高。連同排名最後的『罷工自由』，十項指標的其中五項現時是處於歷史高點。論排名，十項指標大概可以分成四個級別：『信仰自由』及『出入境自由』屬於最高分級別，高於8.5分；其次是『學術研究自由』及『文藝創作自由』，約8.0分；然後是『遊行示威自由』、『言論自由』、『出版自由』、『新聞自由』和『結社自由』，在7.5分上下；最後是『罷工自由』，接近7.0分。這個結構在去年開始變得明顯。
Nine out of 10 subjective freedom indicators have registered an upward move over the past three months, meaning that people are feeling good in this aspect. 'Freedom of press', 'freedom of speech', 'freedom of publication', 'freedom of procession and demonstration' and 'freedom of association' all climbed sharply, with the exception of 'freedom of publication', they are all at record high since the handover. Together with 'freedom to strike' at the bottom of the ladder, 5 out of 10 indicators are now at record high. In terms of relative ranking, the 10 indicators can be roughly clustered into 4 grades. The top grade includes 'freedom of religious belief' and 'freedom to enter or leave Hong Kong', at over 8.5 marks. The second grade includes 'freedom to engage in academic research' and 'freedom to engage in artistic and literary creation', at about 8.0 marks. Then 'freedom of procession and demonstration', 'freedom of speech', 'freedom of publication', 'freedom of press' and 'freedom of association', all around 7.5 marks. 'Freedom to strike' comes last, with nearly 7.0 marks. This structure has become obvious since 2005. 
  27-Oct-05  十項主觀自由指標在過去三個月基本上變化不大，排名完全沒有改變。與三個月前的分析一樣，十項指標可以分成四個級別：『信仰自由』及『出入境自由』屬於最高分級別，略高於8.5分；其次是『學術研究自由』及『文藝創作自由』，約8.0分；然後是『遊行示威自由』、『出版自由』、『言論自由』、『新聞自由』和『結社自由』，介乎7.0至7.5分之間；最後是『罷工自由』，略高於6.5分。這種劃分方法在這一年來開始變得明顯。
There was very little change in all ten subjective freedom indicators over the past three months, all rankings remained the same. As in our previous analysis, the 10 indicators can be divided into 4 grades. The top grade includes 'freedom of religious belief' and 'freedom to enter or leave Hong Kong', with slightly over 8.5 marks. The second grade includes 'freedom to engage in academic research' and 'freedom to engage in artistic and literary creation', at about 8.0 marks. Then come 'freedom of procession and demonstration', 'freedom of publication', 'freedom of speech', 'freedom of press' and 'freedom of association', between 7.0 and 7.5 marks. 'Freedom to strike' comes last, at slightly over 6.5 marks. Such clustering has become more obvious over the year past. 
  19-Jul-05  十項主觀自由指標在過去三個月都變化不大，差不多全部都在誤差之內，顯示更換特首對這方面的民意影響不大。十項指標仍然可以分成四個級別：『信仰自由』及『出入境自由』屬於最高分級別，接近8.5分；其次是『學術研究自由』及『文藝創作自由』，約8.0分；然後是『遊行示威自由』、『出版自由』、『言論自由』、『新聞自由』及『結社自由』，介乎7.0至7.5分之間；最後是『罷工自由』，略高於6.5分。這種分法在過去九個月開始變得明顯。
There was not much change in all ten subjective freedom indicators over the past three months, as almost all readings fluctuated within sampling errors, in spite of having changed the CE. In terms of numerical values, the 10 indicators can still be divided into 4 grades. The top grade includes 'freedom of religious belief' and 'freedom to enter or leave Hong Kong', with nearly 8.5 marks. The second grade includes 'freedom to engage in academic research' and 'freedom to engage in artistic and literary creation', at about 8.0 marks. Then come 'freedom of procession and demonstration', 'freedom of publication', 'freedom of speech', 'freedom of press' and 'freedom of association', between 7.0 and 7.5 marks. 'Freedom to strike' comes last, at slightly over 6.5 marks. Such clustering has become more and more obvious over the past 9 months. 
  19-Apr-05  各項主觀自由指標在三個月前上升至接近回歸以來的高位後，差不多全面回落，但大部份指標仍然高於半年前的水平。從數值看，10項指標可以清楚地分成四個級別：『出入境自由』及『信仰自由』屬於最高分級別，約8.5分；其次是『學術研究自由』及『文藝創作自由』，約8.0分；然後是『遊行示威自由』、『新聞自由』、『言論自由』、『出版自由』及『結社自由』，介乎7.0至7.5分之間；最後是『罷工自由』，約6.5分。這種分法在過去半年開始變得明顯。
After reaching almost record high three months ago since the handover, almost all subjective freedom indicators have gone down again, but still better than those 6 months ago. In terms of numerical values, the 10 indicators can be divided into 4 grades. The top grade includes 'freedom to enter or leave Hong Kong' and 'freedom of religious belief', at around 8.5 marks. The second grade includes 'freedom to engage in academic research' and 'freedom to engage in artistic and literary creation', at about 8.0 marks. Then come 'freedom of procession and demonstration', 'freedom of press', 'freedom of speech', 'freedom of publication' and 'freedom of association', between 7.0 and 7.5 marks. 'Freedom to strike' comes last, at about 6.5 marks. Such a distinction into four grades has become more and more obvious over the past 6 months. 
  18-Jan-05  在過去三個月，各項主觀自由指標差不多全面上升，部分指標更逼近回歸以來的高位。10項指標中以『言論自由』、『新聞自由』及『出版自由』三項相關指標的升幅最大，分別升0.55、0.47 及0.36分，顯示『名嘴封咪』的影響已經徹底消除。此外，近期備受關注的集會遊行亦明顯推高了市民對『遊行示威自由』的評價。中央及特區政府如果能夠繼續以開放的態度面對不同意見，維護香港的自由傳統，各項自由指標仍然有上升的空間。
Almost all subjective freedom indicators have gone up over the past 3 months, many near record high since the handover. Among the 10 indicators, 'freedom of speech', 'freedom of the press' and 'freedom of publication' have climbed most, with increases of 0.55, 0.47 and 0.36 marks correspondingly, marking the end of all effects due to the departure of some outspoken radio talk show hosts.* Moreover, recent marches and demonstrations have also pushed up people's appraisal of Hong Kong's 'freedom of procession and demonstration'. If the Central and SAR Governments would continue to adopt an open attitude towards oppositions, in order to protect Hong Kong's liberal tradition, our freedom indicators may climb even higher. 
  21-Oct-04  在過去三個月，10項主觀自由指標在結構上變化不大。值得注意者，是市民對『遊行示威自由』及『罷工自由』的評價有所下調，反映七一效應減退；另外，雖然市民對『言論自由』及『新聞自由』的評價有所回升，但仍然處於相對低位，顯示『名嘴封咪』的影響尚未消除。
The structure of the 10 subjective freedom indicators has not changed much over the past 3 months. Two developments, however, call for attention. First, people's appraisal of Hong Kong's 'freedom of procession and demonstration', and 'freedom to strike' has dropped, meaning that the effect of July 1 has subsided. Second, people's appraisal of Hong Kong's 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom of the press' has remained low, even though there was a slight rebound. This shows that people have not yet recovered their confidence after the departure of some outspoken radio talk show hosts. 
  20-Jul-04  分析10項主觀自由指標過去一年的走勢，可以得出三個結論：（1）市民仍然認為香港是一個非常自由的社會，比較對上一次（4月中）進行的社會指標調查，各項自由指標的最低讀數亦只是落後於當時的文明、廉潔和治安指標。（2）七一遊行明顯推高了市民對『遊行示威自由』的評價，去年七一遊行後，讀數升至7.49分，今年七一遊行後更加升至7.64分，排列第5位。（3）相類似的『言論自由』、『新聞自由』和『出版自由』指標，半年來連續滑落，『言論自由』更加跌至榜末，顯示『名嘴封咪』的影響未除，值得注意。
Three conclusions can be drawn from the trend of changes of the 10 subjective freedom indicators over the past 12 months. (1) People still consider Hong Kong to be a very free society. Compared to the last round of social indicator survey (in mid-April), the score of the poorest freedom indicator this time is just below those of 'civilization', 'corruption-free' and 'public order' last time. (2) The July 1 rallies have significantly pushed up people's appraisal of Hong Kong's 'freedom of procession and demonstration'. The score surged to 7.49 after last year's rally, it went further up to 7.64 this year, and occupied the 5th rank. (3) Three similar indicators, the freedoms of 'speech', 'press' and 'publication', continued to plummet over the past 6 months. That of 'speech' has even dropped to the bottom, indicating the lingering effect of the departure of some outspoken radio talk show hosts. This deserves more attention. 
  20-Apr-04  調查在人大釋法後進行，各項信任及信心指標全線下跌，當中跌幅最大的是市民對一國兩制的信心及對特區政府的信任。至於對中央政府的信任程度，則連同『愛國論』的影響，亦累積下跌12個百分比。翻查記錄，1999年6月第一次人大釋法後，市民對一國兩制的信心由61％跌至56％，然後在低位徘徊約半年。今次人大釋法再次逆轉了信心指標的升軌，而絕對信心水平亦低於上次釋法之後。在民望而言，中央及特區政府都付出了沉重的代價。
The interpretation of the Basic Law by NPC has caused all trust and confidence indicators to drop, especially for people's confidence in one country two systems and their trust in the SAR Government. People's trust in the Central Government has also plunged, if we include the previous drop due to the debate of patriotism initiated by Mainland officials, the accumulative effect was a drop of 12 percentage points so far. Going to the records, it was found that people's confidence in one country two systems also dropped from 61% to 56% after NPC's maiden interpretation of the Basic Law in June 1999. It then stayed low for about 6 months. Just like last time, NPC's interpretation this time has reversed the upward trend of people's confidence in one country two systems, and the absolute figure was even lower than that of last time. The Central and SAR Governments have both paid a big price in taking such a move. 
  13-Jan-04  調查於元旦遊行後，施政報告發表前進行。問責官員的民望，以至各項自由指標，幾乎全部報升，與近期多項社會指標的趨勢一致。市民對『遊行示威自由』的評分，達到歷史新高，比七一之後還高，並繼去年七月之後再次超越其他自由指標。另一方面，由於市民對政制檢討的訴求增加，政制事務局局長林瑞麟的評分雖然保持穩定，但就不進則退，其排名已經跌至問責官員的榜末，不過就仍然高於特首董建華當時的評分。
After the New Year Rally, but before CE delivered his policy address, the popularity ratings of almost all Principal Officials, as well as the readings of all freedom indicators, have gone up. This is consistent with the trend of other social indicators. People's appraisal of their freedom to demonstrate has again topped the list, like after the July 1 Rally, and reached a record high. On the other hand, because of people's increased demand for constitutional review, Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Stephen Lam has fallen to the bottom of the list of Principal Officials, in spite of his rather stable popularity ratings. Nevertheless, his rating was still higher than that of C.H. Tung registered in the same survey. 
  21-Oct-03  巿民對『遊行示威自由』的評價在七一遊行後大漲小回，比七一前高出很多，超越對言論自由程度的評價，屬於七一遊行的正面作用之一。
Hong Kong people's appraisal of their freedom to demonstrate surged quickly after the July 1 Demonstration, and then retreated a little. It now scores higher than the freedom of speech, and can be considered as one of the positive contributions of July 1. 
  22-Jul-03  七一遊行除了宣示巿民對特區政府的不滿外，還改變了巿民對遊行示威的看法。巿民現時高度評價本地遊行示威的自由程度，其實有助促進公民社會的發展，和突顯一國兩制的獨特性。
Other than proclaiming Hong Kong people's dissatisfaction with the SAR Government, the July 1 Demonstration has also changed their view of mass protests. People's positive appraisal of their freedom to demonstrate will facilitate the development of a civic society, it also demonstrates the uniqueness of one country two systems. 
  22-Apr-03  有關特區政府表現和社會經濟的各項民意指標，近期差不多全線下跌，唯獨是多項自由指標全面報升，顯示巿民其實相當理智，在不遺餘力地批評政府的時候，仍然沒有忘記香港是一個自由社會。
Amidst falling indicators for almost every aspect of government performance and socio-economic conditions, all subjective freedom indicators have surged. This shows that Hong Kong people are rational, and continue to treasure the freedoms they have, while criticizing the government with all their might. 
  21-Jan-03  自由是香港社會的一大支柱，因此，客觀和主觀的自由指標對香港的發展都有極高的參考作用。民意研究計劃在回歸後以24項主觀指標不斷測試巿民對社會發展的觀感，當中10項與各種自由有關，包括言論自由、新聞自由、出版自由、遊行示威自由、結社自由、罷工自由、出入境自由、學術自由、文藝創作自由和信仰自由。10項自由指標之中，新聞自由、出版自由和言論自由大概排名中間，在7.0至7.5分附近徘徊；遊行示威自由則通常位列榜末或末二，而且波動較大，而數字則一般介乎6.0至7.0分之間。該等波動與公安條例的修訂與執行應有很大的關係。該項指標最近錄得的低位，是去年10月初的6.13分，明顯受到基本法第23條咨詢活動的影響。不過，該項指標在本月初已略為回升至6.33分，可能是因為上月底舉行了多項大型的遊行集會，而警方的執法亦相對寬鬆。
Freedom is one of the major pillars of our society, therefore, both objective and subjective freedom indicators serve as important references for the development of Hong Kong. Since the handover, POP has continuously conducted tests to grasp the public mood on our society's development using 24 subjective indicators. Among them, 10 are related to different kinds of freedom, including freedom of speech, press, publication, procession and demonstration, association, as well as that to strike, enter or leave the region, engage in academic and artistic activities, and that of religious belief. Of the 10 freedom indicators, freedom of press, publication and speech generally rank in the middle, fluctuating between 7.0 to 7.5 marks, while that of procession and demonstration usually ranks last or second last, scoring 6.0 to 7.0 marks, and with greater fluctuations. Such fluctuations must have been closely related to the amendment and enforcement of the Public Order Ordinance. The recent low recorded for this indicator was 6.13 marks registered in early October last year, obviously a reflection of the impact posed by the consultations of Basic Law Article 23. However, rating of this indicator has rebound slightly early this month to 6.33 marks, probably due to the occurrence of many large-scale processions and assemblies late last month, and the relatively moderate approach taken by the police in dealing with them. 
  19-Apr-99  調查結果顯示，市民普遍滿意本港的新聞自由程度，一般都在六至七成之間。回歸後首次的調查（九七年九月）更高達七成八，可能是放下回歸恐懼感的一種投射。不過，調查又顯示，市民對新聞傳媒報導的表現並不滿意。認為傳媒報導屬於負責任的每下愈況，由九七年七月的四成一下降自上月的一成七，相距二成四。認為屬於不負責任者則由二成四上升至四成一，情況堪虞。至於市民對新聞傳媒既公信力評分方面，則大概保持在六至六分半之間，可謂不過不失。
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  Jan-99  以九七下半年起至九八年底進行的調查計算，在十項自由指標中，市民對其中七個項目的評價有輕微下降（包括學術研究、文藝創作及言論等自由），另外三個項目則輕微上升（包括結社、遊行示威及罷工自由）；不過，上升抑或下降幅度均相當輕微，波動並不大。總括年多以來的數據，可以看出一個不變的趨勢，就是「信仰自由」一直是獲最高評價的一項，而比較十項中評價最差的則仍然是「罷工自由」，反映在這兩年間，市民對本港自由程度尚算滿意，而認為受到最大限制的應算是遊行、示威及罷工的自由。
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  19-Jun-98  自由指標方面，十項指標之中，四項一向處於很高水平，分別是信仰自由、出入境自由、學術研究自由、及文藝創作自由，都持續接近八分或以上。出版、新聞、及言論自由則屬於第二水平，約在七分的水平，而一般都有六至七成市民表示滿意香港的新聞自由程度。至於市民對於結社自由、遊行示威自由、及罷工自由的評價，則處於較低水平，只高於六分。相對於其他社會指標，遊行示威及罷工自由更比榜末的指標還要低分，可算是市民評價最差的部份。由於各項自由指標在回歸前沒有數據，因此不能直接與回歸前作出比較。唯是整體自由指標則在回歸後有下跌趨勢，由回歸前的7.65跌至7.01，全年平均數則為7.22，與十項自由指標的平均數7.26相當接近。因此，各項自由指標在回歸前的大概數值亦可以用間接方法推算得到。
 
  Jan-98  就個別項目而言，在列舉的十五個項目之中，只有六個有超過半數的正面評價，其中又以信仰自由及市民守法程度最為滿意，分別有八成三及八成的被訪者對此兩項給予正面答案，治安環境和言論自由次之，兩者均有六成九的正面答案，至於司法制度及傳媒報導亦有五成九及五成一的正面答案。至於市民最不滿的，包括社會上的貧富懸殊、環境污染、經濟狀況及物價水平，給予負面評價的被訪者仍佔大多數。其餘項目如交通問題、社會福利、個人收入、文化藝術水平及社會是否公平，都可謂好壞參半，正負面評價大多徘徊在四至五成之間。 對比半年前的調查，十五個項目中有十個的滿意程度或多或少有向下調整，當中關乎經濟狀況的評價更受到回歸後所發生的全球性金融股市危機的帶動，暴跌四十一個百分點，屬於極度明顯的變化，而文化藝術水平的正面評價也下跌十個百分點。只有宗教信仰自由、社會治安及傳媒報導公正程度的正面及負面評價分別有較明顯上升和下降的表現 。
Only 6 out of the 15 items of life condition to be evaluated enjoyed more than 50% positive evaluation. 「Religious freedom protected」 and 「citizens obey the laws」 enjoyed 83% and 80% positive evaluation respectively, followed by 「good law and order」 and 「freedom of speech protected」, both capturing 69% positive response. 「Fair judicial system」 and 「fair reporting in the media」 also enjoyed 59% and 51% positive response. Discrepancy between the rich and the poor, environmental pollution, economic condition and price index were items to which the majority of respondents gave negative responses. The positive and negative evaluation of other items such as traffic problem, social welfare, personal income, art and culture and social equality were about half-half. Out of the 15 items of life condition, the satisfactory level of 10 items has decreased when compared with the results six months ago; that of the economic condition, in particular, has dropped drastically by 41 percentage points. The level of satisfaction with art and culture has also decreased by 10 percentage points. Only religious freedom, law and order, and media reporting have maintained an increase in positive evaluation.