-9-
2.4 Respondents' worries about self-rule:
Over half of the respondents were worried whether Hong Kong's social system would change after 1997. The greatest worries were drastic changes in the economic system and China's interference in Hong Kong's internal affairs (almost or exceeding 50%). About 20% or more said they were not worried, while the same percentage had comment or gave no reply. (See Table 15)
Self-rule
Not worried
Morried
No comment
No.
?
No.
No.
rop in living
483
28.25833
1.54.289
16.90 55
standard
Loss of personal
437
25.54945
49.44 1203
Freedom
Loss of civic
447
26.14
43.74 397
rights
Drastic change
298
17.43
30.96 235
135
in economic
system
| Judicial system
205
16.06
49.30
405
1.49
no longer
independent
China will inter-
240-
1.1.55
1-
-༨.༢༣| 3:༡0-
21.04
A
Fare in UK's
policies
Table 15
133
1741
Summary of 2.1 2.4
The respondents were basic 1ly in favour of self-rule and most of them preferred democratic elation. On the other hand, orar kulf of the respondents were worried 1997. Their greatest worries › in the territory's economic Hong Kon;'s internal po'ilies. irectly rel.ted to the people Hong Kong's internal policies, to maintain their stiti
out Hong Kong's social systen after
that there will be drastic changes
wl that China would interfere in
fvour
administration of
1
is because the ancnomic guten da livelihood. If Chini interferes in
our social systems will not be able
dents
2
100