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VIEW EMERGED IN FAVOUR OF ONE PARTICULAR OPTION. HOWEVER, ON CENTRAL ISSUE OF DIRECT ELECTIONS TO LEGCO, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS CLEAR TREND OF OPINION IN FAVOUR OF THE PRINCIPLE OF HAVING SOME DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS IN LEGCO BEFORE 1997, THERE WAS SHARP DIVISION OF VIEWS ON WHETHER THIS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN 1988 OR
LATER.
(B) DEFENSIVE
FOR INFORMATION, ANALYSIS OF VIEWS ON TIMING OF DIRECT ELECTIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:
2.
PERCENTAGE
FOR 1988
AGAINST 1988
MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
50
50
MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL COUNCILS
70
30
MEMBERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS
50
50
GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS
40
60
INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS
30
70
(WITHOUT PRE-PRINTED LETTERS)
(50)
(50)
AGB MCNAIR SURVEY+
40
60
OTHER WHOLE POPULATION SURVEYS +
65
35
GROUPS SURVEYS +
55
45
SIGNAUTRE CAMPAIGNS ++
100
0
+ PERCENTAGES ONLY APPROXIMATE, ALL SURVEYS ALSO CONTAINED SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE WITH NO VIEWS.
++ NO EQUIVALENT SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN FOR DIRECT ELECTIONS OTHER
THAN IN 1988.
3.
(SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN) WHAT ABOUT PRE-PRINTED LETTERS? WHY SIGNATURE CAMPAIGNS NOT GIVEN EQUAL WEIGHT WITH WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ? (SQUARE BRACKETS END)
RESPONSE TO GREEN PAPER CAME FROM MANY QUARTERS AND IN MANY FORMS. ALL VIEWS WERE RECORDED IN SURVEY OFFICE REPORT. EX CO TOOK ACCOUNT OF ALL VIEWS EXPRESSED ON ALL ISSUES. CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS SET OUT IN WHITE PAPER. PEOPLE CAN JUDGE FOR THEMSELVES HOW CLOSELY THESE CONCLUSIONS AND DECISIONS REFLECT VIEWS OF WHOLE COMMUNITY AS RECORDED IN SURVEY OFFICE REPORT.
(III) DIRECT ELECTIONS
(A) LINE TO TAKE
RESPONSE TO GREEN PAPER SHOWED CLEAR TREND OF SUPPORT IN PRINCIPLE
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