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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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