問題（經過簡化及修改）
皮尤研究中心於2023年12月4日發表一項關於香港人身份認同及香港現況議題的民意調查結果，作為「東亞宗教」調查系列之一部分，而此調查系列旨在研究宗教轉變對全球各社群的影響。有關香港調查在2023年6至9月進行，並以隨機電話抽樣方式訪問了2,012名18歲以上的受訪者。
Q1：香港民研對外間調查機構接手研究港人身份認同有何感受，以及如何分析當中結果？
Q2：皮尤在構思及實際進行調查時有否與香港民研以任何形式合作？
香港民研回覆
A1：香港民研歡迎所有本地及非本地專業機構於香港進行任何民意研究，因為擁有愈多科學數據對社會發展愈有幫助。事實上，香港民研仍會繼續進行身份認同感調查，每半年一次，只不過是由年初開始，停止免費發放有關調查結果及數據而已。任何研究人士其實可從「香港民研數據查冊平台」下載相關數據（包括免費及付費項目），與皮尤調查結果互讀。我們留意到皮尤研究身份認同的調查字眼與香港民研有所不同，因此，即使他們的調查結果能為國際學術研究作出一定貢獻，也未能取代香港民研就相同議題自1997年起所作的系統性研究。香港民研確信可在國際民研領域手執牛耳，可惜香港社會在民研自由和專業的領域正在倒退，極之可惜。公眾人士可瀏覽pori.hk免費查閱香港民研於2023年7月前所進行有關香港人身份認同調查之數據。至於身份認同調查在2023年7月後的數據已上載至「香港民研數據查冊平台」，供各界徵購。
A2：香港民研沒有參與上述研究。然而，民研與皮尤一直維持友好關係。香港民研主席兼行政總裁鍾庭耀現正擔任世界民意研究學會主席，他致力於國際領域推廣自由及專業的民意研究。香港民研對有關國際合作保持開放態度。
Questions (simplified and sub-edited)
Pew Research Center published a survey on Hong Kong people’s ethnic identity on December 4, 2023 as a part of its Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, which analyses religious change and its impact on societies around the world. The Center surveyed 2,012 adults in Hong Kong over the phone from June to September 2023.
Q1: How does HKPORI feel when other organizations took over ethnic identity surveys of Hong Kong people, and how would HKPORI analyse the findings?
Q2: Has Pew Research Center collaborated with HKPORI in this survey?
Replies from HKPORI
A1: HKPORI welcomes all professional organizations, local or non-local, to conduct any opinion research in Hong Kong. The more scientific data we have, the better. HKPORI is still conducting ethnic identity surveys regularly on a half-yearly basis, only that we no longer provide free findings or data on this topic beginning this year. Any serious researcher can still download all findings (some free some at cost) from our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System” to compare our findings with those of Pew Research Center. We noticed that Pew has used some different questions to measure ethnic identity, so even though their findings can contribute a lot to the study on an international level, it cannot replace our previous Hong Kong findings on this topic accumulated in a systematic way since 1997. It is a pity that Hong Kong society is moving backward in terms of free and professional opinion research. We could have been a world leader in this area. The public can access to previous ethnic identity findings before July 2023 on pori.hk. For the latest ones conducted after July 2023, they are available at cost on our “HKPORI Poll Data Enquiry System”.
A2: HKPORI did not participate in this study. Yet, both organizations know each other well. Dr Robert Chung, President and CEO of HKPORI, is the President of WAPOR (World Association for Public Opinion Research), and he is actively promoting the global development of free and professional opinion research. HKPORI sees no problem in cooperating with these organizations around the world.
