The findings of the survey commissioned by the Path of Democracy, in which 41.9 per cent of the 1,010 respondents interviewed between October 12 and 17 identified themselves as moderates, came as a “surprise” to the group’s convenor, Ronny Tong Ka-wah. The poll, conducted by the University of Hong Kong’s public opinion programme, found that 28.4 per cent supported the pan-democrats and 11.4 per cent said they backed the pro-establishment camp. Tong, who resigned as a lawmaker and quit the Civic Party in June to advocate a moderate path to democracy, said the findings showed that the level of support for...
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