Survey on the Review of the Medical Council of Hong KongBack

Research Background

The Office of Hon LEUNG Ka-lau Legislative Councillor commissioned Public Opinion Programme at The University of Hong Kong in April 2016 to conduct this survey on 5-7 April 2016 with 1,003 Hong Kong citizens of age 18 or above. The goal is to gauge their views on the review of the Medical Council of Hong Kong.

The research instrument used in this study was designed entirely by the POP Team after consulting Leung’s office. Fieldwork operations and data analysis were conducted independently by the POP Team, without interference from any outside party. In other words, POP was given full autonomy to design and conduct the survey, and POP would take full responsibility for all the findings reported herewith.

Research Team Members

Research Directors :
CHUNG Ting-Yiu Robert
and PANG Ka-Lai Karie

Project Manager :
LEE Wai-Kin Frank

Data Analyst :
TAI Chit-Fai Edward

Contact Information

Survey date	:	5-7/4/2016
Target population	:	Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong citizens of age 18 or above
Survey method	:	Random telephone survey conducted by real interviewers
Sampling method	:	Telephone numbers are randomly generated using known prefixes assigned to telecommunication services providers under the Numbering Plan provided by the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). Invalid numbers are then eliminated according to computer and manual dialing records to produce the final sample. If more than one eligible subject had been available, the one who had his/her birthday next was selected.
Sample size	:	1,003 successful cases
Effective response rate	:	68.5%
Standard error	:	Less than 1.6% (i.e. at 95% confidence level, the maximum sampling error of all percentages should be no more than +/-3.2 percentage points)
* To ensure representativeness of the findings, the raw data collected have been rim-weighted according to provisional figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in 2015 year-end and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution collected in the 2011 Census.

Demographic profile of respondents (Chinese only)

Frequency tables (Chinese only)

In-depth Analysis (Chinese only)