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but also
experts in the market
research
from
field as well as experts in
statistics. I think I would be right in saying that I have not...
come across a single expert who would support the design of the
most relevant questions on direct elections,-_namely,- Sections. - —-
F3 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄and ̄ ̄ ̄F5 in Annex A to Appendix X of Part II of the Report, or
who would accept the findings of these two surveys by A GB
McNair in relation to the issue of whether direct elections
should be introduced in 1988.
or
Sir, today I will confine my comments principally to
that part of the Report relating to the desirability
otherwise of introducing direct elections in 1988. I should
add that the views I will now express are not me ant to be
exhaustive in any way, and that on most of them I have taken
the advice of experienced experts in the market research field.
First, on the subject matter of the two surveys. It
submit a tender
the Survey Office
"An independent
is pertinent to note that in the invitation to
con ta in ed in a standard form letter from
dated 15th May 1987, the first sentence reads:-
Survey Office has been appointed by the Governor, to collect,
collate and report on public views on the
the Green Paper: 'The 1987 Review
Representative
Government' which will be
1987". The material word is "issues".
issues discussed in
of Developments
in
published in
May
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