Designing the Survey Questions

 

Using the Dalia platform, we can ask people anywhere in the world questions that we deliver via the global Dalia network. This includes mobile phones, desktops, and even gaming consoles. As a result, we can conduct surveys with statistical significance (n=1000) as quickly as 24-hours, which we call Lightning Polls.

 

We were specifically interested in the sentiments of the Chinese-speaking majority, who make up over 90% of the population, so we conducted this Lightning Poll in Traditional Chinese. We asked respondents three simple questions:

 

If you left Hong Kong to live somewhere else, where would you move to?

 

Original: 假如你離開香港前往外地居住，你會選擇移居至哪裡？

 

Respondents could type in any geolocation (such as an address, city, country) and options would automatically appear as they would on Google Maps.

 

 

How likely do you think you’ll leave Hong Kong to live somewhere else in the next 1-5 years?

 

Original: 你認為在未來 1 – 5 年內，你有多大的可能性會離開香港前往外地居住？

 

 

Of the respondents who selected “Very likely” and “somewhat likely” to move, we asked them a follow-up question:

 

What would be your motives for moving to another country?

 

Original: 哪些原因會成為你移居海外的動機？