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2.2
Respondents' views on choosing members of the highest policy- making bolies under future self-rule:
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Nearly half (46.46%) of the respondents favoured democratio election while the next best choice was for the majority to be elected and minority by appointment/consultation (20.11%). This shows that over 65% preferred democratic election. Only 1.69 agreed that all members should be appointed directly by China. (See Table 13)
Highest policy-making body
Number
All by democratic election .
795
All by consultation with representative
113
bodies
Directly appointed by China
29
Vajority elected, minority, by
344
appointment/consultation
Majority by appointment/consultation,
57
minority by election
No comment
Others
Total
352
20.58
21
1.23
1711
100.00
Table 13
2.3 Respondents' views on choosing the chief executive under the
future self-rule government:
Nearly 80% (76.68%) of the respondents favoured democratic election while 14.55 favoured consultation with representative bodies. 4.09% were for appointment by China.
(See Table 14)
Only
Chief executive
Number
By lemooritic election
1312
76.58
By consultation with representative
bodies
249
14.55
pointel ina
Others
No reply
Total
70
4.09
48
2.81
32
1
1711
100.00
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