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Chinese and British Governments in Hong Kong and the people of Hong Kong",
whereas one-fifth (20.1%) preferred them "to be jointly drafted by a
'special committee' set up by the Chinese Goverment in Hong Kong and
the people of Hong Kong". This shows that the students attached great
importance to the special committee' to be set up in Hong Kong and they
did not want people of Hong Kong to be deprived of any say in the draft-
ing of the "basic laws". The fact that the majority preferred the
special committee to be jointly formed by the Chinese and British
Governments reveals all the more the students' desire for cooperation
between China and Britain so as to ensure a smoother drafting process
and a set of basic laws more in line with the wishes of the Hong Kong
people.
With regard to the procedure for the adoption of the "basic
laws", the overwhelming majority (representing 96.2% of the respondents)
preferred to have it adopted by a referendum in Hong Kong and passed by
the National People's Congress of China. The students' preference is
perfectly understandable from the viewpoint of "respect for the wishes
of the Hong Kong people".
As regards the amendments to the "basic laws" in fu
about 55 per cent of reppondents considered that amendments could be
proposed by either China or Hong Kong, however about 42 per cent thought
the proposals should only be made by Hong Kong. As to the procedure
for passing the "amendment proposals", 43 per cent said it should be by
way of a "referendum conducted in Hong Kong" and " passed by the
National People's Congress' of China.
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