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(7) Pok Hong Estate
All of the 94 respondents hoped that the present lifestyle could be maintained in the future social system. All were of the opinion that public opinion should be consulted before the Sino-British talks reach an agreement. Ways of consulting public opinion are, in order of priority, as follows: questionnaire, signature campaign, street polls, random interviewing, telephone survey.
If their lifestyle were restricted by the future policies, residents suggested the following ways to express their discontent: signature campaign, parades, demonstrations, newspaper statements.
(8) Lung Hang Estate and King Tin Court (Number of persons polled: 80)
(i) 85% of the respondents felt that public opinion should be gathered through the district boards and hoped that they would be accepted. 15% felt that there was no need to gather public opinion.
(ii) All respondents were concerned that the social system should remain unchanged and that freedoms of speech, trade, travel, emigration and profession should be retained.
(iii) If their lifestyle were restricted by the future social system,
55% of the respondents hoped to express their discontent by means of public discussions. 45% hoped to do so through the
media.
(9) Tin Sum Village
(1) 150 respondents felt that public opinion should be consulted.
228 respondents felt that they were indigenous residents of the New Territories and that the British government had moral responsibility towards them. This responsibility includes emigration arrangements and seeking a pledge from the Chinese government that no premium would be needed for land and houses in the New Territories after 1997 and that this would remain unchanged for 50 years.
(ii) 160 respondents felt that the status quo should be maintained.
(iii) 90 respondents felt that their views should be made known to
the British government.