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1.5 Summing up the findings of 1.1 and 1.2
On whether Hong Kong is part of Chinese territory and whether China has the right to recover Hong Kong, the findings of the poll indicate that the majority of the respondents (90.74%) feel that Hong Kong is Chinese territory and agree that China has the right to recover Hong Kong. However, of those who feel that Hong Kong is not Chinese territory, the majority (79.4) do not agree that China has the right to recover Hong Kong. This shows that the respondents' views on these two issues are related. (See Table 6)
Has China the right
to recover HK
Is IIK Chinese territory
Humber
Yes
No
Yes
1304
90.74%
53
19.85%
No
129
8.98%
212
79.40%
No comment
4
0.28%%%
2
0.75%
Total
1437
100.00%
267
100.00%
Table 6
1.6 Sunming up the findingsor 1.2 and 1.3
On whother China has the right to recover Hong Kong and whether China should recover Hong Kong in 1997, the findings of the poll indicate that the responlents tended not to agree that China should recover the territory in 1997 regardless of whether they think China has the right to do so or not. (Seo Table 7)
Has China the right to recover HK
Should China recover
Humber
HK in 1997
Yes
No
Yes
344
25.33%
3
0.87%
110
511
40.57%
207
83.67%
No comment
463
34.09,3
53
15.45%
To bal
1358
100.00%
343
100.00%
Table 7