(3) FROM ORGANIZATIONS
AND OTHER GROUPS INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL, PRESSURE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE GROUPS
(4) SURVEY FINDINGS
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(3) SURVEY FINDINGS AS
REPORTED IN THE MEDIA
ALL SUBMISSIONS WERE ASSESSED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANONYMOUS LETTERS OR LETTERS RULED TO BE IRRELEVANT. ANONYMOUS LETTERS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
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(2) COMPUTER FACILITIES, AS AN AID TO
DOCUMENTATION, WERE USED AND ITS
INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO SENIOR STAFF AND THE MONITORS AT ALL TIMES, ON REQUEST, WHO REFERRED THEM TO THE MONITORS FOR VERIFICATION OF THEIR ANONYMOUS STATUS. IRRELEVANT AND DUPLICATE LETTERS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMISSIONER BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION BEFORE VERIFICATION BY THE MONITORS.
ON THE DIRECTION OF THE GOVERNOR UNDER SECTION (D) OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE, QUESTIONS ASKED AND SUGGESTIONS MADE WHICH ARE NOT RELEVANT TO THE ASSESSMENT TASK HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR ATTENTION.
(3) SUMMARY, ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT
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EVERY SUBMISSION WHETHER FROM A DIRECT OR INDIRECT SOURCE WAS TREATED SEPARATELY AND WAS SUMMARIZED ON A STANDARD FORM BY THE ASSESSORS. TWICE WEEKLY, EACH ASSESSOR PROVIDED AN OVERALL SUMMARY BY SOURCE OF THE VIEWS RECEIVED IN THE PRECEDING PERIOD. THESE OVERALL SUMMARIES WERE CONSIDERED AT ASSESSMENT ROUND-UP MEETINGS, HEADED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND ATTENDED BY ALL ASSESSMENT STAFF. THE MONITORS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS AND DID SO. AT THE MEETING THE VIEWS EXPRESSED WERE COMPARED AND ANALYSED TO DETERMINE AN OVERALL VIEW AND TO IDENTIFY TRENDS. IN THIS WAY THE VIEWS COLLECTED OVER THE ASSESSMENT PERIOD FORMED THE BASIS FOR THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED IN THE ASSESSMENT REPORT.
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THE ARRANGEMENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE WORKED SMOOTHLY AND THE OFFICE WAS ABLE TO DEAL WITH ALL ASPECTS OF ITS TASK
UNDER ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE.
CHAPTER 2 GENERAL PUBLIC RESPONSE
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THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG WAS INITIALLED IN BEIJING BY THE LEADERS OF THE BRITISH AND CHINESE DELEGATIONS ON 26 SEPTEMBER 1984 AND PUBLISHED IN THE FORM OF A WHITE PAPER ON THE SAME DAY
SECRET-8-
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