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This project adapts a mixed methods research. The framework of analysis contains a territory-wide survey (n. 808, administered by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute - PORI in 2021), a purposive interview sample (n. 25) and four specially convened focus groups. The research design consisting of three mixed method indicators is mainly inductive and interpretative, rather than deductive and correlational.
A territory-wide Hong Kong survey by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI)
A territory-wide Hong Kong survey by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI)
A territory-wide opinion survey, conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI), the leading survey firm in Hong Kong. The survey was based on a representative sample of 808 individuals, recruited from across Hong Kong. The survey was based on 13 main questions (34 including choices) and 10 demographic questions (each involving several choices). Preparation of the survey was the main generic activity involving all team members. The survey was gradually refined from July 2020 to March 2021, when the final version was agreed after discussion with the survey company. The survey was delivered by PORI in early April 2021. The team are working on several possible publications and other forms of disseminating the survey, including the association of public trust with local pride, digital trust, and the usage of urban technologies (e.g. LeaveHomeSafe, smart lampposts, smart HK ID card).
Written semi-structured interviews
Written semi-structured interviews
Prof. Alstair Cole, Dr. Emilie Tran, Dr. Dionysios Stivas and Mr. Calvin Lai have developed a generic interview schedule that was adapted to each specific interviewee. A total of 25 interviews were carried out (by Zoom [8], face to face [13], and written responses [4]). The sample was designed as a purposive sample, encompassing three main group of stakeholders: representatives of companies involved in Smart City service delivery; a few interviews in and around the HKSAR government (officials, former ministers); interviews with think tanks involved with questions of the digital, city, urban design and the environment. The results of these interviews are used in our publications once they have been anonymized. They have been input into NVivo software programme for analysis. A paper presented entitled "Hong Kong’s Critical Juncture: Can corporate strategy and bureaucratic politics keep Hong Kong at the top?" (Tran and Cole) was presented at the ICCP conference in Barcelona and provided a contextualized, narrative account of these interviews. A polished version of this paper is presented to the special issue of China Perspectives.
Focus groups
Focus groups
Four specially convened focus groups, representing distinct audiences, each lasting for around one hour, accompanied the survey and purposive interview sample. Group 1 (10 participants) consisted of young (18-25 year old) Chinese students; Group 2 (25-37 years old) was a mixed group, also with 10 participants; Group 3 consisted of 11 civil servants and public officials, while Group 4 encompassed 11 participants working for private companies. There are many commonalities across all four groups. The results are strictly anonymized and have been presented in our first Impact Café on 23 September 2021.
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