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light, 225,213 persons
or
76%
were
for the introduction of
direct elections in 1988 while 71,566 or 24% were
against it.
As to (ii) above, namely, those views by the use of printed standard forms where options
who submitted their
were
-
given, 26,833 persons or 72%
were
in
support
of
the
introduction
of
the direct
elections
in
1988, while 10,325
persons or 28% were against it.
11,185 persons
direct election
As to (iii) above, namely,
ΟΙ 47% were in support of the introduction of
in 1988, while 12,379
hand-written
submissions,
persons
or 53% were
against it.
When the figures
in (i),
(ii) and (iii) above
the introduction
are
of direct
taken together, those who favoured elections in 1988 out-numbered those against by 74% to 26%.
Mr. Andrew Wong that when the results
I therefore entirely agree with my honourable friend
contained in the Report
and understood, one sees that there is a are properly analysed clear majority support for the introduction of
direct elections
in 1988. I am asked by my honourable friend Dr. Richard Lai to
say that he too agrees with
this conclusion.
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