The public sentiment index, which measures the people's impression of government performance and their feelings about society, fell to 73.1 out of a possible 200 this month, almost a 10-year low. The index is a tracking study by the University of Hong Kong's public opinion programme. It did not provide a sample error rate. The figure compared with 88.5 in July, when Leung Chun-ying became chief executive. It rose to 92.2 in November before falling. The index was at its lowest - 63.8 - in July 2003 when 500,000 people took to the streets to protest against then chief executive Tung Chee-hwa and the proposed anti-subversion law.
Legislator Leung Che-cheung and Yuen Long district councillor Wong Wai-ling are being sued for defamation by a window frame company. In a High Court writ, Since Foon Aluminium Decoration claims the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong members made defamatory remarks at a press conference on November 8. The comments were reported by various newspapers.
Socialite banker Philip Ma Ching-yeung is suing a racing car service company for failing to return his HK$3 million Aston Martin. His High Court writ is claiming more than HK$5 million from Road and Track Motorsport for failing to return his racing car and also spare parts that he says he sent to the company in August 2009. Ma, whose family owns the Tai Sang Bank, has raced in the World Touring Car Championship.
