July 1 Rally 2005Back

	Opinions from an online survey of some participants of the July 1 Rally 2005 are carried by this platform. Because online surveys are not representative, their results can only serve as rough references.

	Opinion Statistics of Online Survey (conducted on 1-4/7/2005; released on 4/8/2005; on-line from 4/8/2005) (Chinese only) The tables in this section show the statistics of opinions from the online survey submitted by the participants of the July 1 Rally 2005 who have passed our identity check. In the Rally, 12,853 leaflets with password were distributed to invite the participants to complete the online survey in a specific website. After 3 days, we have received 411 questionnaires with valid passwords. Among them, 125 respondents have submitted opinions in the open space at the end of the questionnaires.

	Open-ended Opinions of Online Survey (conducted on 1-4/7/2005; released on 4/8/2005; on-line from 4/8/2005) This part lists out the open-ended opinions submitted by the respondents of the online survey. These submissions are compiled from questionnaires which have passed our identity check, and judged by us to contain no foul language or personal attack and are relevant to the topic. These opinions are unedited. Any responsibility, legal or otherwise, generated from any submission posted in this platform shall vest entirely with its author. The copyright is completely open. All submissions which have passed our identity check but not fulfilled the above requirements will be kept until 14 August for media investigation. If a media decides to publicize the opinions, the responsibility shall vest entirely with the media concerned. Other opinions on July 1 Rally Other opinions on civil referendums (who have participated in the civil referendum) Other opinions on civil referendums (who did not participate in the civil referendum)

	Full text of on-line questionnaire (conducted on 1-4/7/2005) Our usual practice is to publish our research method and questionnaire design in complete detail. We encourage members of the public to form their own views of our work, after reading through all relevant material. We use similar questionnaires for all surveys of mass rally participants.

	Relevant column articles "July 1 Rally Survey Result Comparison Article Series" Joseph Man Chan (Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong), Robert Ting-Yiu Chung (Director of Public Opinion Programme, the University of Hong Kong), Francis Lee (Assistant Professor at the Department of English and Communication, the City University of Hong Kong) (16/7/2005) The article was published by MingPao in two parts from July 15 to 16, 2005, with respective titles of "No Focus in this Year's July 1 Rally?" and "July 1 Really Brings Challenges to Government and Democrats". The article mainly analyzed and compared the participants' profiles, demands and participating modes of the past three July 1 rallies by looking at the results of the on-site surveys. It also suggested that the government and democrats should adopt a positive attitude to embrace the challenges brought by the July 1 rallies. "Headcounts on June 4 and July 1" Ivan Yiu-Wing Poon and Thomson Chung-Sum Hui (Core Members of HKU Student Research Team) (12/7/2005) The Hong Kong University Student Research Team has observed and head-counted this year's June Fourth Candlelight Vigil and July 1 Rally. By this article, two core members briefly described the counting methods applied, their results and limitations. The authors also put the accent on the utmost importance of transparency and scientific approach during the process. The Chinese version of this article was published by the Hong Kong Economic Journal on July 12 2005. "How We Monitor Mock Referendum" Research Team on the Study of Referendums (1/7/2005) This article mainly explained the role and work of the Research Team on the Study of Referendums in the "July 1 Mock Referendum", including providing advice in the planning of the activity, monitoring and recording the whole process during the mock referendum, as well as compiling an observation report after the activity. The Chinese version of the article was published by the Hong Kong Economic Journal on 1 July 2005. "Propensity to Participate in July 1 Rally" Robert Ting-Yiu Chung (Director of Public Opinion Programme, the University of Hong Kong) (30/6/2005) In this article, the author mainly discussed people's propensity to participate in the July 1 rallies over the years and analyzed the trend of turnouts in the rallies, using opinion figures. The author also briefly discussed the effect of these rallies on the political culture of Hong Kong. The Chinese version of the article was published by the Hong Kong Economic Journal on 30 June 2005.