Opinion polling on Carrie Lam Government

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Opinion polling on Carrie Lam Government has been regularly conducted by Hong Kong pollsters since the start of Lam's five-year term.

Contents

Background

Carrie Lam was elected as Chief Executive in 2017, and started her five-year term on 1 July 2017. [1]

Pollsters in Hong Kong that have regular opinion polling on the governance are: Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI); [2] Public Opinion Programme, the University of Hong Kong (HKUPOP), the predecessor of HKPORI which ceased operation on 30 June 2019; [3] Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (HKIAPS). [4]

Polling on Chief Executive

Survey questions

Notes

Graphical summary

Statistical table

Date(s) conducted betweenConducted bySample sizeApproveDisapproveOthersNetSample sizeRating
2022-05-312022-06-05HKPORI1,00017%77%6%-60%98836.0
2022-05-272022-06-14HKIAPS–––––69234.6
2022-04-302022-05-06HKPORI1,00014%78%9%-64%97134.7
2022-04-212022-04-29HKIAPS–––––69133.6
2022-04-042022-04-07HKPORI1,01413%78%9%-65%98033.4
4 April 2022 – Carrie Lam announced not to seek for second term
2022-03-072022-03-11HKPORI1,00012%79%10%-67%98826.6
2022-02-072022-02-10HKPORI1,01218%70%12%-53%99331.9
2022-01-102022-01-19HKIAPS–––––68633.3
2022-01-032022-01-06HKPORI1,02119%67%15%-48%1,00733.8
January 2022 – Outbreak of the deadliest fifth wave of COVID pandemic
2022
2021-12-092021-12-14HKPORI1,01721%63%17%-42%1,00035.8
2021-11-292021-12-08HKIAPS–––––69332.9
2021-11-292021-12-03HKPORI1,00121%66%13%-45%97835.7
2021-11-152021-11-18HKPORI1,00425%61%15%-36%98437.4
2021-10-292021-11-03HKPORI1,00423%66%11%-42%97835.7
2021-10-182021-10-22HKPORI1,00022%64%14%-42%98937.0
2021-10-042021-10-07HKPORI1,01024%59%17%-35%98538.3
2021-09-162021-09-23HKPORI1,03620%66%15%-46%1,01033.9
2021-09-162021-09-25HKIAPS–––––69831.0
2021-09-062021-09-10HKPORI1,00024%65%12%-41%99135.6
2021-08-202021-08-26HKPORI1,00320%68%13%-48%98233.8
2021-08-092021-08-12HKPORI1,00220%66%14%-46%99135.1
2021-07-192021-07-22HKPORI1,00020%68%12%-48%98934.7
2021-07-152021-07-26HKIAPS–––––69332.1
2021-06-302021-07-08HKPORI1,00320%67%13%-47%99334.0
2021-06-212021-06-25HKPORI1,01417%70%13%-53%99329.8
2021-06-112021-06-21HKIAPS–––––68329.3
2021-06-072021-06-10HKPORI1,00816%70%15%-54%99730.3
2021-05-202021-05-27HKIAPS–––––69230.0
2021-05-172021-05-21HKPORI1,00418%68%14%-50%1,00430.8
2021-05-032021-05-07HKPORI1,01317%71%12%-54%1,00530.4
2021-04-192021-04-22HKPORI1,00418%68%14%-50%99032.0
2021-04-162021-04-26HKIAPS–––––69228.4
2021-04-072021-04-09HKPORI1,00321%67%12%-47%98730.7
2021-03-222021-03-25HKPORI1,01019%68%13%-50%99432.8
2021-03-172021-03-24HKIAPS–––––70127.2
2021-03-082021-03-12HKPORI1,00118%72%10%-54%99029.5
2021-02-242021-02-26HKPORI1,00023%67%10%-43%98333.9
2021-02-192021-02-26HKIAPS–––––69626.9
2021-02-022021-02-05HKPORI1,01818%70%13%-52%1,00931.0
2021-01-182021-01-22HKPORI1,01121%69%10%-49%99132.0
2021-01-152021-01-22HKIAPS–––––71125.8
2021-01-042021-01-08HKPORI1,00019%72%9%-54%99029.0
2021
2020-12-182020-12-22HKPORI1,01418%69%12%-51%99829.7
2020-12-082020-12-15HKIAPS–––––70325.6
2020-12-072020-12-10HKPORI1,00920%69%11%-50%1,00130.6
2020-11-232020-11-26HKPORI1,08521%66%13%-45%1,06933.5
2020-11-162020-11-23HKIAPS–––––69226.1
2020-11-092020-11-13HKPORI1,00521%69%10%-48%1,00130.8
2020-10-192020-10-22HKPORI1,02018%74%8%-56%1,01227.3
2020-10-192020-10-23HKIAPS–––––70625.1
2020-10-052020-10-08HKPORI1,00219%72%10%-53%98828.6
2020-09-212020-09-24HKPORI1,01317%71%12%-54%99427.5
2020-09-182020-09-24HKIAPS–––––72924.5
2020-08-312020-09-04HKPORI1,00721%69%10%-48%1,00428.1
2020-08-202020-08-26HKIAPS–––––70825.4
2020-08-172020-08-20HKPORI1,02024%70%6%-46%1,01726.8
2020-08-032020-08-06HKPORI1,00119%72%9%-54%99626.9
2020-07-202020-07-24HKPORI1,02918%72%10%-54%1,02228.9
2020-07-062020-07-09HKPORI1,00123%69%8%-46%99929.0
1 July 2020 – Hong Kong National Security Law imposed by Chinese Government
2020-06-222020-06-29HKIAPS–––––69824.2
2020-06-152020-06-18HKPORI1,00222%70%8%-49%99929.0
2020-06-012020-06-04HKPORI1,00218%72%9%-54%1,00027.8
2020-05-202020-05-28HKIAPS–––––72022.2
2020-05-192020-05-21HKPORI1,00119%73%9%-54%99528.3
2020-05-042020-05-06HKPORI1,00417%73%10%-56%1,00327.9
2020-04-172020-04-23HKIAPS–––––71426.8
2020-04-142020-04-17HKPORI1,00518%72%10%-54%1,00027.7
2020-03-302020-04-02HKPORI1,00516%75%9%-60%1,00125.5
2020-03-192020-03-23HKIAPS–––––51525.0
2020-03-172020-03-20HKPORI1,00413%77%10%-64%99322.3
2020-02-272020-03-03HKPORI1,01513%80%7%-66%1,00822.6
2020-02-172020-02-19HKPORI1,0089%83%8%-74%99918.2
2020-02-032020-02-06HKPORI1,00113%81%6%-68%99720.3
23 January 2020 – First COVID case identified in Hong Kong
2020-01-162020-01-21HKPORI1,00414%80%7%-66%99420.8
2020-01-162020-01-22HKIAPS–––––69923.4
2020-01-032020-01-08HKPORI1,01114%80%6%-66%1,00821.5
2020
2019-12-162019-12-20HKIAPS–––––70322.2
2019-12-132019-12-18HKPORI1,04612%81%7%-68%1,02819.6
2019-11-282019-12-03HKPORI1,01410%82%7%-73%1,00119.7
2019-11-272019-12-03HKIAPS–––––50722.4
2019-11-152019-11-21HKPORI1,00811%82%7%-72%1,00119.7
2019-11-012019-11-08HKPORI1,01611%83%6%-71%1,00319.5
2019-10-222019-10-28HKIAPS–––––70925.5
2019-10-172019-10-23HKPORI1,03811%82%7%-71%1,03620.2
2019-10-162019-10-16HKPORI74515%79%6%-64%73622.7
2019-09-302019-10-03HKPORI1,00415%80%6%-65%99822.3
2019-09-202019-09-26HKIAPS–––––70028.2
2019-09-162019-09-19HKPORI1,06118%74%8%-57%1,04924.9
2019-09-022019-09-04HKPORI1,04619%75%6%-55%1,04025.4
2019-08-212019-08-27HKIAPS–––––71228.4
2019-08-152019-08-20HKPORI1,02317%76%7%-59%1,00824.6
2019-08-012019-08-06HKPORI1,01520%72%8%-51%1,00627.9
2019-07-192019-07-30HKIAPS–––––74432.9
2019-07-172019-07-19HKPORI1,00221%70%8%-49%99730.1
2019-07-022019-07-08HKPORI1,02526%66%9%-40%1,01633.4
2019-06-172019-06-20HKUPOP1,01523%67%10%-44%1,00132.8
2019-06-172019-06-20HKIAPS–––––72137.5
9 June 2019 – Breakout of large-scale protests
2019-06-032019-06-06HKUPOP1,00632%57%11%-24%99343.3
2019-05-202019-05-23HKUPOP1,01332%59%9%-27%99844.7
2019-05-202019-05-25HKIAPS–––––69448.1
2019-05-062019-05-09HKUPOP1,01832%56%12%-24%1,00444.3
2019-04-232019-04-25HKUPOP1,03136%49%15%-13%1,01549.0
2019-04-182019-04-26HKIAPS–––––70451.0
2019-04-082019-04-11HKUPOP1,01234%51%16%-17%99648.5
2019-03-162019-03-21HKIAPS–––––68253
2019-03-142019-03-19HKUPOP1,02439%45%16%-7%1,01152.6
2019-02-282019-03-05HKUPOP1,02435%51%14%-16%1,01050.9
2019-02-182019-02-21HKUPOP1,00138%46%16%-7%98150.0
2019-02-152019-02-21HKIAPS–––––70351.7
2019-01-292019-02-08HKUPOP1,00035%49%16%-14%98347.4
2019-01-212019-01-24HKUPOP1,00032%52%16%-20%98545.5
2019-01-162019-01-22HKIAPS–––––70750.9
2019-01-072019-01-11HKUPOP1,00737%48%15%-11%99650.9
2019
2018-12-172018-12-20HKUPOP1,00049%39%12%10%99056.4
2018-12-112018-12-17HKIAPS–––––70152.7
2018-12-032018-12-06HKUPOP1,00539%47%14%-7%99250.1
2018-11-192018-11-22HKIAPS–––––70553.1
2018-11-152018-11-19HKUPOP1,00040%44%16%-4%98550.2
2018-11-012018-11-06HKUPOP1,00240%45%15%-6%99352.3
2018-10-222018-10-24HKUPOP1,00641%43%17%-1%99051.6
2018-10-152018-10-22HKIAPS–––––70152.3
2018-10-102018-10-10HKUPOP58438%48%15%-10%57447.6
2018-10-022018-10-04HKUPOP1,00244%40%17%4%99252.3
2018-09-192018-09-26HKIAPS–––––71353.9
2018-09-182018-09-20HKUPOP1,00240%45%15%-4%99150.8
2018-09-032018-09-06HKUPOP1,03048%38%14%10%1,01657.3
2018-08-222018-08-30HKIAPS–––––70356.2
2018-08-202018-08-22HKUPOP1,02249%35%16%14%1,00355.3
2018-08-062018-08-09HKUPOP1,00045%44%11%1%99155.4
2018-07-262018-07-31HKIAPS–––––68656.7
2018-07-182018-07-23HKUPOP1,00247%38%15%9%98456.2
2018-07-032018-07-05HKUPOP1,00149%38%13%12%99155.6
2018-06-192018-06-26HKIAPS–––––70955.5
2018-06-142018-06-21HKUPOP1,00044%42%15%2%98854.3
2018-06-042018-06-07HKUPOP1,00148%40%12%7%97954.3
2018-05-212018-05-25HKUPOP1,00939%44%17%-5%98652.7
2018-05-172018-05-24HKIAPS–––––69157.0
2018-05-042018-05-09HKUPOP1,01749%36%16%14%1,00957.8
2018-04-202018-04-25HKIAPS–––––69555.9
2018-04-162018-04-19HKUPOP1,00145%41%14%4%99153.9
2018-04-022018-04-04HKUPOP1,00342%44%14%-2%99355.6
2018-03-212018-03-26HKIAPS–––––73256.2
2018-03-152018-03-20HKUPOP1,00644%41%15%3%98856.8
2018-03-012018-03-06HKUPOP1,00247%41%12%6%99256.3
2018-02-232018-02-27HKIAPS–––––80455.6
2018-02-202018-02-22HKUPOP1,01747%40%13%7%1,00755.7
2018-02-012018-02-06HKUPOP1,00147%43%11%4%99753.6
2018-01-192018-01-24HKIAPS–––––72154.7
2018-01-152018-01-18HKUPOP1,03545%41%14%4%1,01354.4
2018-01-032018-01-04HKUPOP1,00051%36%13%15%98958.7
2018
2017-12-182017-12-19HKUPOP1,01349%36%15%12%99458.3
2017-12-152017-12-21HKIAPS–––––69656.0
2017-12-042017-12-06HKUPOP1,03449%37%15%12%1,01655.7
2017-11-212017-11-25HKIAPS–––––71657.8
2017-11-142017-11-16HKUPOP1,01154%31%15%23%1,00162.9
2017-11-062017-11-09HKUPOP1,00250%36%14%15%98658.9
2017-10-192017-10-25HKIAPS–––––72157.2
2017-10-162017-10-19HKUPOP1,00953%33%14%20%98762.0
2017-10-112017-10-11HKUPOP67353%29%18%23%65861.1
2017-10-032017-10-04HKUPOP1,00550%40%11%10%98259.6
2017-09-182017-09-22HKIAPS–––––70056.0
2017-09-122017-09-15HKUPOP1,01747%41%12%7%99257.4
2017-09-012017-09-06HKUPOP1,01052%34%13%18%98559.8
2017-08-182017-08-25HKIAPS–––––70854.2
2017-08-162017-08-21HKUPOP1,02851%38%11%14%99859.8
2017-08-022017-08-07HKUPOP1,01651%37%12%14%99159.5
2017-07-172017-07-20HKUPOP1,02050%35%15%15%96058.5
2017-07-132017-07-18HKIAPS–––––68455.3
2017-07-032017-07-06HKUPOP1,03652%34%14%18%99463.6
1 July 2017 – Carrie Lam and her cabinet took office
2017-06-232017-06-27HKIAPS–––––68953.9
2017-06-192017-06-22HKUPOP1,00745%41%14%4% ?52.2
2017-06-052017-06-08HKUPOP1,03649%44%7%6% ?54.7
2017-05-222017-05-25HKUPOP1,00346%45%9%0% ?54.0
2017-05-192017-05-24HKIAPS–––––67754.8
2017-05-082017-05-11HKUPOP1,00447%44%9%3% ?56.7
2017-04-242017-04-27HKUPOP1,00642%49%9%-7% ?52.6
2017-04-202017-04-25HKIAPS–––––72154.5
2017-04-032017-04-06HKUPOP1,00948%46%6%2% ?55.6
2017-03-272017-03-30HKUPOP1,00243%50%7%-8%98555.6
2017-03-272017-03-30HKIAPS73642%29%29%13%72154.0

Polling on Government

Survey questions

Notes

Graphical summary

Statistical table

Date(s) conducted betweenConducted bySample sizeSatisfiedHalfDissatisfiedOthersNet
2022-06-202022-06-24HKPORI1,00123%25%49%4%-27%
2022-05-272022-06-14HKIAPS71018%37%44%1%-26%
2022-05-122022-05-20HKPORI1,00319%19%59%3%-40%
2022-04-212022-04-29HKIAPS70614%39%47%1%-33%
2022-04-192022-04-22HKPORI1,00119%18%61%2%-42%
4 April 2022 – Carrie Lam announced not to seek for second term
2022-03-212022-03-25HKPORI1,00410%15%72%3%-62%
2022-02-212022-02-24HKPORI1,00216%18%64%2%-48%
2022-01-172022-01-20HKPORI1,00120%17%60%3%-39%
2022-01-102022-01-19HKIAPS70617%32%49%2%-31%
January 2022 – Outbreak of the deadliest fifth wave of COVID pandemic
2022
2021-12-092021-12-14HKPORI1,01725%18%56%1%-31%
2021-11-292021-12-08HKIAPS71219%32%47%2%-28%
2021-11-152021-11-18HKPORI1,00426%17%56%1%-30%
2021-10-182021-10-22HKPORI1,00026%18%55%1%-29%
2021-09-162021-09-23HKPORI1,03625%20%54%2%-30%
2021-09-162021-09-25HKIAPS71617%30%52%1%-34%
2021-08-202021-08-26HKPORI1,00321%19%59%1%-38%
2021-07-192021-07-22HKPORI1,00024%18%58%1%-34%
2021-07-152021-07-26HKIAPS70618%30%52%1%-34%
2021-06-212021-06-25HKPORI1,01424%15%60%1%-36%
2021-06-112021-06-21HKIAPS70314%30%55%1%-41%
2021-05-202021-05-27HKIAPS70514%29%55%1%-41%
2021-05-172021-05-21HKPORI1,00417%19%63%1%-46%
2021-04-192021-04-22HKPORI1,00419%21%60%1%-41%
2021-04-162021-04-26HKIAPS70614%27%58%1%-44%
2021-03-222021-03-25HKPORI1,01021%16%62%1%-42%
2021-03-172021-03-24HKIAPS71215%24%60%1%-45%
2021-02-242021-02-26HKPORI1,00023%20%56%1%-33%
2021-02-192021-02-26HKIAPS70416%24%60%1%-44%
2021-01-182021-01-22HKPORI1,01116%21%62%1%-45%
2021-01-152021-01-22HKIAPS72014%24%62%0%-47%
2021
2020-12-182020-12-22HKPORI1,01417%22%60%2%-43%
2020-12-082020-12-15HKIAPS70916%21%63%1%-47%
2020-11-232020-11-26HKPORI1,08519%17%62%2%-43%
2020-11-162020-11-23HKIAPS70316%21%62%1%-46%
2020-10-192020-10-22HKPORI1,02017%14%69%1%-52%
2020-10-192020-10-23HKIAPS71514%22%63%0%-49%
2020-09-212020-09-24HKPORI1,01317%18%63%2%-46%
2020-09-182020-09-24HKIAPS73714%21%64%1%-51%
2020-08-202020-08-26HKIAPS71716%21%63%0%-47%
2020-08-172020-08-20HKPORI1,02020%15%65%0%-45%
2020-07-202020-07-24HKPORI1,02919%15%65%2%-46%
1 July 2020 – Hong Kong National Security Law imposed by Chinese Government
2020-06-222020-06-29HKIAPS70714%19%66%1%-52%
2020-06-152020-06-18HKPORI1,00217%11%71%2%-54%
2020-05-202020-05-28HKIAPS73213%19%68%0%-55%
2020-05-192020-05-21HKPORI1,00119%13%67%1%-49%
2020-04-172020-04-23HKIAPS72218%22%60%0%-43%
2020-04-142020-04-17HKPORI1,00521%10%68%1%-47%
2020-03-192020-03-23HKIAPS51816%20%64%0%-48%
2020-03-172020-03-20HKPORI1,00417%13%68%1%-51%
2020-02-172020-02-19HKPORI1,0089%7%83%1%-74%
23 January 2020 – First COVID case identified in Hong Kong
2020-01-162020-01-21HKPORI1,00415%8%75%2%-60%
2020-01-162020-01-22HKIAPS70411%21%67%0%-56%
2020
2019-12-162019-12-20HKIAPS70811%19%70%0%-59%
2019-12-132019-12-18HKPORI1,04614%8%76%2%-62%
2019-11-272019-12-03HKIAPS51010%19%70%0%-60%
2019-11-152019-11-21HKPORI1,00811%11%77%1%-66%
2019-10-222019-10-28HKIAPS71410%23%66%1%-56%
2019-10-172019-10-23HKPORI1,03810%10%79%1%-69%
2019-09-202019-09-26HKIAPS70712%24%63%1%-52%
2019-09-162019-09-19HKPORI1,06112%11%76%1%-63%
2019-08-212019-08-27HKIAPS71611%23%66%1%-54%
2019-08-152019-08-20HKPORI1,02314%8%77%1%-63%
2019-07-192019-07-30HKIAPS75215%21%63%1%-48%
2019-07-172019-07-19HKPORI1,00219%10%70%1%-52%
2019-06-172019-06-20HKUPOP1,01518%9%72%1%-53%
2019-06-172019-06-20HKIAPS73218%20%60%1%-42%
9 June 2019 – Breakout of large-scale protests
2019-05-202019-05-23HKUPOP1,01327%17%55%1%-28%
2019-05-202019-05-25HKIAPS70423%34%41%3%-18%
2019-04-232019-04-25HKUPOP1,03130%20%48%2%-19%
2019-04-182019-04-26HKIAPS70727%36%37%1%-11%
2019-03-162019-03-21HKIAPS70329%35%34%2%-5%
2019-03-142019-03-19HKUPOP1,02431%20%49%1%-18%
2019-02-182019-02-21HKUPOP1,00129%24%46%1%-17%
2019-02-152019-02-21HKIAPS70928%36%36%0%-8%
2019-01-212019-01-24HKUPOP1,00027%23%49%1%-23%
2019-01-162019-01-22HKIAPS71127%35%38%1%-11%
2019
2018-12-172018-12-20HKUPOP1,00042%21%36%1%5%
2018-12-112018-12-17HKIAPS70829%36%34%1%-5%
2018-11-192018-11-22HKIAPS71329%38%33%1%-4%
2018-11-152018-11-19HKUPOP1,00035%19%46%1%-11%
2018-10-222018-10-24HKUPOP1,00637%20%42%1%-4%
2018-10-152018-10-22HKIAPS70630%36%33%1%-4%
2018-09-192018-09-26HKIAPS71930%37%32%1%-2%
2018-09-182018-09-20HKUPOP1,00237%17%45%1%-8%
2018-08-222018-08-30HKIAPS71031%40%28%1%3%
2018-08-202018-08-22HKUPOP1,02237%22%40%1%-3%
2018-07-262018-07-31HKIAPS70233%37%29%1%4%
2018-07-182018-07-23HKUPOP1,00232%23%43%2%-11%
2018-07-032018-07-05HKUPOP1,00139%22%39%1%0%
2018-06-192018-06-26HKIAPS71233%36%30%1%3%
2018-06-142018-06-21HKUPOP1,00035%20%44%1%-10%
2018-06-042018-06-07HKUPOP1,00134%22%42%2%-8%
2018-05-212018-05-25HKUPOP1,00930%21%48%1%-19%
2018-05-172018-05-24HKIAPS71433%36%29%1%4%
2018-05-042018-05-09HKUPOP1,01737%21%41%1%-3%
2018-04-202018-04-25HKIAPS70331%36%30%3%1%
2018-04-162018-04-19HKUPOP1,00135%22%42%1%-7%
2018-04-022018-04-04HKUPOP1,00331%19%49%1%-18%
2018-03-212018-03-26HKIAPS73332%37%30%2%2%
2018-03-152018-03-20HKUPOP1,00638%22%40%0%-2%
2018-03-012018-03-06HKUPOP1,00234%23%42%1%-8%
2018-02-232018-02-27HKIAPS80932%39%28%1%4%
2018-02-202018-02-22HKUPOP1,01739%22%38%1%0%
2018-02-012018-02-06HKUPOP1,00141%20%39%1%2%
2018-01-192018-01-24HKIAPS73131%37%31%1%0%
2018-01-152018-01-18HKUPOP1,03536%19%42%2%-6%
2018-01-032018-01-04HKUPOP1,00038%22%39%1%-1%
2018
2017-12-182017-12-19HKUPOP1,01338%24%35%3%3%
2017-12-152017-12-21HKIAPS70634%35%30%1%5%
2017-12-042017-12-06HKUPOP1,03439%24%37%1%2%
2017-11-212017-11-25HKIAPS72236%37%27%0%8%
2017-11-142017-11-16HKUPOP1,01147%23%30%1%17%
2017-11-062017-11-09HKUPOP1,00240%25%35%1%5%
2017-10-192017-10-25HKIAPS73135%35%28%2%7%
2017-10-162017-10-19HKUPOP1,00945%24%29%1%16%
2017-10-032017-10-04HKUPOP1,00540%20%39%1%1%
2017-09-182017-09-22HKIAPS71932%36%30%2%2%
2017-09-122017-09-15HKUPOP1,01741%19%38%2%3%
2017-09-012017-09-06HKUPOP1,01041%25%30%3%11%
2017-08-182017-08-25HKIAPS72431%35%32%2%-1%
2017-08-162017-08-21HKUPOP1,02840%21%37%2%3%
2017-08-022017-08-07HKUPOP1,01636%22%39%3%-3%
2017-07-172017-07-20HKUPOP1,02035%19%41%6%-6%
2017-07-132017-07-18HKIAPS72130%34%34%2%-4%
2017-07-032017-07-06HKUPOP1,03634%21%39%6%-4%
1 July 2017 – Carrie Lam and her cabinet took office

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