There are indications that the “anti-sent-away” campaign has eroded Hong Kong people’s trust in the local judicial system. According to a recent poll by a research organization, more than half of the Hong Kong people surveyed do not trust the Hong Kong judiciary.
Hong Kong media reported that the Civil Society Institute interviewed nearly 15,000 people in two online surveys conducted this week. The results show that 80% of respondents “strongly agree” that the rule of law is an important cornerstone of Hong Kong, but less than 10% of respondents expressed “great trust” in the judiciary, more than half of the respondents do not trust the judiciary. More than 90% of respondents believe that judges in Hong Kong will be influenced by political factors when handling political cases.
The mean score for the overall trust in the judiciary was only 3.7, and the mean score for the impartiality of judges was only 3.08. The mean score for the overall trust in the judiciary was only 3.7.
In addition, 97% of respondents believe that the Hong Kong judiciary needs to be reformed. Eighty percent believe that the authorities should establish an independent “Judicial Watchdog Commission” and a “Sentencing Commission” to set binding sentencing standards for all criminal offenses.
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