HKU POP SITE releases a column article today discussing the public sentiment after the alleviation of SARSBack

The "HKU POP SITE" (http://hkupop.pori.hk) of the Public Opinion Programme (POP) at the University of Hong Kong releases in its "POP Column" an article entitled "Post-SARS Public Sentiment Explored" today. Written by Boris Sai-Tsang Choy, College Lecturer of the HKU SPACE Community College, and based on some public opinion data, the article discussed people's anxiety levels on the possibilities of being contracted and the resurfacing of the disease after the subsidence of SARS. It also analyzed people's appraisal of the performances of the HKSAR, Central and Taiwan Governments in coping with the crisis.

The article pointed out that the psychological impact brought by SARS has apparently dissipated, as evident by 55% of the respondents claiming they were not worried about catching the disease. Yet, 61% expressed concerns on the resurfacing of SARS in future. As for people's appraisal of the performances of the HKSAR, Central and Taiwan Governments in coping with the crisis, the article revealed that the HKSAR Government attained the highest rating. The ratings obtained by the three governments were 53.7, 48.9 and 40.7 marks correspondingly.

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