What is the theme of this public consultation?

It is the preliminary public consultation about revising the "Press Law" and "Audio-Visual Broadcasting Act". For more information, please click here

What is the purpose of conducting a public consultation before amending the laws?

As we all know, the freedom of speech and freedom of press is the cornerstone of a democratic society. It is necessary to widely collect the public's opinions before amending the two laws to avoid bias in the drafting. This is mainly through the extensive collection of objective and scientific public consultation, and related research work, in order to fully reflect the media and public's opinion on amendments of the laws, as the reference to law text drafting in the next stage. 

Why should we use Deliberative Polling^®for public consultation?

Deliberative Polling^®is a method of public consultation which is conducted through the careful consideration of specific issues for the public, group discussion and interaction with experts, and utilizing the scientific sampling methods, then poll the participants before and after the deliberations. This method was founded in 1988 by Professor James S. Fishkin of Stanford University in the United States. It is different from the traditional survey and it is a brand new, constructive attempt. Through the introduction of democratic deliberation, participants receive comprehensive and balanced materials on which they will discuss, thereby, forming the well-considered opinions. The whole consultation is conducted in an open, transparent and scientific manner. More>>

Who is implementing the  Deliberative Polling^®?

Since the founding in 1988, James Fishkin and his team has successfully held such public polling in over 23 languages in 28 countries and regions worldwide. For cases in foreign countries, please click here.

The public consultation on amending the law is conducted on the base of collaboration among the research team from Center for Democracy of Stanford University (James Fishkin and his team), e-Research-Solution (Macau) Ltd, School of Communication of Hong Kong Baptist University (SCOMM-HKBU), and Sociology Research Center of University of Lisbon (CIES-ISCTE-IUL), Portugal.