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5.2
5.3
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OF THE DIRECT SUBMISSIONS, 1,815 CAME FROM INDIVID- UALS AND 679 FROM ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS REPRESENT- ING VERY LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE. (PARAS. 2.19, 2.21)
THE MEDIA NETWORK HAS MADE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE PUBLIC BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ITSELF AND REACTION TO IT. (PARA 2.11)
THE REPRESENTATIVE CHARACTER OF THE RESPONSE FROM ORGANIZATIONS HAS BEEN OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE. (PARA.
2.27 AND 2.28)
MOST OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FIND THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ACCEPTABLE. THIS CONCLUSION IS SUPPORTED BY THE CONSISTENCEY OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED (PARAS.
3.1, 3.18):
THE OVERALL PICTURE FROM REPORTS BY AND THROUGH THE MEDIA IS ONE OF GENERAL ACCEPTANCE. (PARA. 3.4)
ALL THE PRINCIPAL REPRESENTATIVE BODIES HAVE UNEQUIVOCALLY PLACED ON RECORD THEIR VIEW THAT THE DRAFT AGREEMENT IS ACCEPTABLE. (PARAS. 3.5 3.10).
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS WHICH EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS FOUND THE DRAFT
AGREEMENT ACCEPTABLE. (PARAS. 3.11
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3.13)
MOST OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPRESSED A VIEW ON THE QUESTION OF OVERALL ACCEPTABILITY FOUND THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ACCEPTABLE. (PARA. 3.14)
THE FINDINGS OF VARIOUS INDEPENDENT OPINION SURVEYS INDICATED GENERAL ACCEPTANCE. (PARA. 3.15)
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A WIDE RANGE OF VIEWS FROM OURIGHT PRAISE,
QUALIFIED ACCEPTANCE, TO REJECTION HAS BEEN EXPRESSED. (PARAS.
3.20 -3.25)
5.4
OVERALL ACCEPTANCE OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENT HAS IN MANY
CASES BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN AND ANXIETY
ABOUT ITS IMPLEMENTATION. (PARA. 3.22)
5.5
COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ON EVERY ASPECT OF THE
DRAFT AGREEMENT AND THESE ARE SUMMARIZED IN CHAPTER 4. THE OFFICE CONSIDERS IT IMPORTANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE VIEWS
EXPRESSED ON THE EXCHANGE OF MEMORANDA, AND ON THE DRAFTING OF
THE BASIC LAW WHICH HAS BECOME THE FOCUS OF ATTENETION. ALTHOUGH
THE PRIMARY TASK OF THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE WAS TO PROVIDE AN
OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE EXTENT OF ACCEPTABILITY OF THE DRAFT
AGREEMENT, THE OFFICE HAS TRIED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO SUMMAR-
I-ZE ALL THE KEY POINTS MADE IN ORDER TO GIVE A FULL ACCOUNT
OF THE REACTION IN HONG KONG. THE OFFICE ALSO BELIEVES THAT THIS
WILL BE OF VALUE TO THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT AND IN THE
CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA PARTICULARLY
IN THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP.
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