From figures 4 and 5, it can be seen that more than 60% of the
residents hope for democratic election of the Government Head and policy making bodies after 1997, illustrating their general desire for
rights to elect, and a democratizing trend in the political structure
of Hong Kong.
3.3. The way the residents should participate in the drafting and practice
of basic laws or the future of Hong Kong.
According to the findings, residents generally show concern about
the basic laws that will affect their future life: 80% of them think
there should be Hong Kong representatives participating in the drafting,
74.8% want to have the draft fully discussed by the people in Eong
Kong, 68.5% want a referendum on the draft here, and 76.9% think the
'basic laws', once approved, should only be amended with the consent of
the Hong Kong people.
%%
уез
no
HK people in draft-: ing
80.1
2.5
no idea total
17.4
100
HK people discuss the draft
74.8
6.3
18.9
100
Basic Laws
should have
referendum to the draft
68.5
9.9
21.6
100
Hk people's consent
76.9
5.3
17.8
100
to amend
table 7 opinions on the Basic Laws, drafting and amending.
3.4 Actions that shouldbe taken by the Hong Kong Government in the
transition period.
social welfare
Over eighty percent of the residents think the the Government
should improve quality of life (e.g. housing, healt
etc.) to strengthen their confidence in the trans. ion period from
now on to 1997. This reflects their discontent ? our social welfare
in the broad sense. Nearly eighty percent (78. %) urge to develope