Opinion polling on Carrie Lam Government

Opinion polling on Carrie Lam Government has been regularly conducted by Hong Kong pollsters since the start of Lam's five-year term.

Background

Carrie Lam was elected as Chief Executive in 2017, and started her five-year term on 1 July 2017.

Pollsters in Hong Kong that have regular opinion polling on the governance are: Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI); Public Opinion Programme, the University of Hong Kong (HKUPOP), the predecessor of HKPORI which ceased operation on 30 June 2019; Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (HKIAPS).

Polling on Chief Executive

Survey questions

On approval percentage –
- HKPORI and its predecessor HKUPOP: "If a general election of the Chief Executive were to be held tomorrow, and you had the right to vote, would you vote for Carrie Lam?"
- HKIAPS: "Carrie Lam is already elected as the new Chief Executive, to what extent do you support her as a Chief Executive? Is it 'Do not support', 'in-between', or 'support'?"
On support rating –
- HKPORI and its predecessor HKUPOP: "Please use a scale of 0-100 to rate your extent of support to the Chief Executive (or Chief Executive-elect) Carrie Lam, with 0 indicating absolutely not supportive, 100 indicating absolutely supportive and 50 indicating half-half. How would you rate the Chief Executive (or Chief Executive-elect) Carrie Lam?"
- HKIAPS: "In general, with 0 indicating lowest mark, 100 indicating highest mark, 50 indicating passing mark, how would you rate the Chief Executive (or Chief Executive-elect) Carrie Lam on her overall performance?"

Notes

Option of the "Others" below refers to "Don't know" and "Hard to say" for HKPORI and HKUPOP surveys; "In-between", "Don't know" and "Hard to say" for HKIAPS.
Surveys conducted before 1 July 2017 were before Carrie Lam assumed office.

Graphical summary

Statistical table

Polling on Government

Survey questions

HKPORI and its predecessor HKUPOP: "Are you satisfied with the performance of the HKSAR Government?"
HKIAPS: "In general, are you satisfied with the performance of the HKSAR Government? Is it 'dissatisfied', 'in-between or average', or 'satisfied'?"

Notes

Option of the "Half" below refers to "Half-half" for HKPORI and HKUPOP; "In-between" for HKIAPS.
Option of the "Others" below refers to "Don't know" and "Hard to say" for HKPORI, HKUPOP and HKIAPS.