Q.17b.
Q.18a&b
Note
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Annex D (Page 21)
(The respondent was asked to see the following statement card "Certain options in the
discussion document, if implemented, will entail the
liberty:
following loss of civil
(i) For people in wilfully giving false statement (ii) For people required by law under certain
circumstances to give evidence")
Which of
these statements best describes
your attitude
towards civil liberty?
Answers given
Percentage
55
I think it is worthwhile to sacrifice
these civil liberties in order to
combat triads and organized crime
I think the loss of these civil
21
liberties is too great a price to
pay to combat triads and organized crine
#I think it is worthwhile to sacrifice the
civil liberty of (i) but the loss of
3
civil liberty of (ii) is too great a price
#I hold no strong views
#I don't understand "civil liberty"
Don't know/no comment
4
6
11
(Base Number of respondents)
(1012)
On the whole, do you support or not support the spirit of
the discussion document on options το combat the triad problem?
Answers given
-Strongly support
Quite support
Neither
Not quite support
Not support at all
Percentage
31
52
4
3
*
10
:
t Low/no Comment
(Base : Number of respondents)
*Less than 0.5%
#A statement mentioned by respondents spontaneously
(1012)
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