GRS 500
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 3668
OF 06095OZ NOVEMBER 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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PERSONAL FOR HUM HKD, FROM GOVERNOR YOUR TELNO 2468: PAPERS FOR OD(K)
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Action Taken
1. A COPY OF THE POLL COMMISSIONED BY THE BBC IS BEING SENT TO YOU
BY THE NEXT BAG. BRIEFLY, IT WAS CONDUCTED BY SURVEY RESEARCH HONG KONG LTD AND COVERED 1,019 PEOPLE AGED 15-64 WHO WERE INTERVIEWED BY TELEPHONE.
2. THE REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONS WERE ANALYSED BY AGE, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, PERSONAL INCOME AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME. OVERALL REPLIES WERE AS FOLLOWS:
A) HOW SERIOUSLY HAVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THOUGHT OF LEAVING HONG
KONG?
VERY SERIOUSLY
SERIOUSLY
NOT SERIOUSLY
4 PERCENT
5 PERCENT
10 PERCENT
NOT AT ALL
80 PERCENT
B) WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE STATEMENT THAT CHINA CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE UK GOVERNMENT OVER THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG?
STRONGLY AGREE
4 PERCENT
AGREE
20 PERCENT
NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE
24 PERCENT
DISAGREE
38 PERCENT
STRONGLY DISAGREE
13 PERCENT
C) WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE STATEMENT THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS DONE ALL IT CAN TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG?
STRONGLY AGREE
11 PERCENT
AGREE
44 PERCENT
NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE
13 PERCENT
DISAGREE
27 PERCENT
STRONGLY DISAGREE
5 PERCENT
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