‘Impossible’ for Hong Kong chief executive to last 10 years in office, HKU pollster says, citing Trump win in US
Republican candidate’s unexpected victory in American presidential election reflects global desire for change, according to Dr Robert Chung
Dr Robert Chung Ting-yiu, who heads the University of Hong Kong’s public opinion programme, said it would be “impossible” for a Hong Kong chief executive to complete 10 years in office, or two terms.
“Even in such an open and democratic country as the US, eight years is already difficult [for a president], let alone 10 years in the Hong Kong system,” Chung said while speaking on a Commercial Radio programme on Thursday morning.
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“History and data tell us that, whether it is the elections in the US or Taiwan, people have a strong desire for change,” he said.
Chung said Trump’s victory was fuelled by a trust crisis in the US, where many Americans who had lost faith and confidence in the government were looking for change, just as they were prior to Barack Obama’s election in 2008.
