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A survey by the Public Opinion Program of a Hong Kong university shows that Hong Kong people dislike the Philippines and Japan the most, out of the 12 most-recognized countries in the survey. More than 87% have negative feelings about the Philippines while 59% also strongly dislike Japan.
There were 1,000 respondents to the survey. The US was the third most hated country at 32%, while Singapore, Canada and Australia were the most well-liked governments at 59%, 50% and 46% respectively. The poll also asked residents about how they feel about the governments of China, Taiwan, and Macau. Negative feelings towards mainland China is at 37%, up 12 points from the last survey conducted six months before while positive feelings went down 20%, 9 points less than the previous survey. The study shows figures that negative feelings towards mainland China, Japan and the Philippines are at an all-time high since 1997. However, the survey doesnt answer as to the cause of the sentiments of the respondents.
The Philippine government was widely criticized for the 2010 hostage taking incident which unfolded on international media. The crisis resulted in the death of 8 Hong Kong tourists, and while its been three years since the incident, anger against the Philippines is still very high. In a recent football friendly match against the Philippines in Mong Kok, some Hong Kong fans made it clear to the players and fans that they have not forgotten, with one fan even unfurling a banner that said so.
As for the hatred of Japan, we can only surmise that it is still because of the territorial disputes and post World War II issues that continue to affect Japanese-Chinese relations to this day. While Hong Kong residents may hate mainland China, they are still Chinese and they probably see Japan as the enemy even over there.
A survey by the Public Opinion Program of a Hong Kong university shows that Hong Kong people dislike the Philippines and Japan the most, out of the 12 most-recognized countries in the survey. More than 87% have negative feelings about the Philippines while 59% also strongly dislike Japan.
There were 1,000 respondents to the survey. The US was the third most hated country at 32%, while Singapore, Canada and Australia were the most well-liked governments at 59%, 50% and 46% respectively. The poll also asked residents about how they feel about the governments of China, Taiwan, and Macau. Negative feelings towards mainland China is at 37%, up 12 points from the last survey conducted six months before while positive feelings went down 20%, 9 points less than the previous survey. The study shows figures that negative feelings towards mainland China, Japan and the Philippines are at an all-time high since 1997. However, the survey doesnt answer as to the cause of the sentiments of the respondents.
The Philippine government was widely criticized for the 2010 hostage taking incident which unfolded on international media. The crisis resulted in the death of 8 Hong Kong tourists, and while its been three years since the incident, anger against the Philippines is still very high. In a recent football friendly match against the Philippines in Mong Kok, some Hong Kong fans made it clear to the players and fans that they have not forgotten, with one fan even unfurling a banner that said so.
As for the hatred of Japan, we can only surmise that it is still because of the territorial disputes and post World War II issues that continue to affect Japanese-Chinese relations to this day. While Hong Kong residents may hate mainland China, they are still Chinese and they probably see Japan as the enemy even over there.