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About the role of Britain in Hong Kong after-1997, 61 per cent
favoured Britain "to retain an advisory role in the Government of Hong
Kong", revealing that the students considered it an advantage to Hong
Kong if Britain provided expertise for administering Hong Kong after 1997.
Ninety per cent of students favoured gradual adoption of popular election
for the Legislative and Executive Councils
On the directions of social development in Hong Kong, 90 per
cent of the respondents agreed or strongly agreed to "gradual adoption
of popular election for the Legislative and Executive Councils",
"localization in upper echelon of the Civil Servios" and "enhancement
of civic consciousness / popularization of civic education" (92.7%`,
89.7% and 96% respectively). Meanwhile, about 72 per cent favoured
"expansion of the power of district boards", reflecting students'
eagerness for democratisation and localization.
However, it should be noted that most of the respondents
remained neutral on items of "emergency of political parties" and
"strengthening of trade unions" (41% and 46.4% respectively) and those
who objected to these were greater in number than those who agreed (33%
as against 26% and 32.5% as against 21.2% respectively), reflecting that
the students did not have specific views about political parties or trade
unions, and had some reservations in these respects.
Basic laws should be adopted by a referendum in Hong Kong
Regarding the procedures in respect of the "basic laws of
special administrative region", nearly two-thirds (64.6%) favoured the
laws" to be jointly drafted by a 'special committee set up by the
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