8.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR:
That would appear to be the
subject of another question, Mr. CHEONG-LEEN.
Would you
put down a separate question on that as it does not relate
to the original question or the original answer ?
Mr. CHEONG-LEEN:
convenient ?
Sir, may I have a written reply if that is
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR:
request to the Chief Secretary.
I will pass on your
Dr. LAM (in Cantonese): Sir, regarding the speech by the Chief
Secretary on 18 November last year, does he know at that time
that AGB McNair do not have the full freedom to design
the questionnaire as mentioned by Mr. Foulkes, MP ?
CHIEF SECRETARY:
Sir, as I have explained in my answer to
Mr. LEE, the way in which the questionnaires were framed
is a matter for AGB McNair. I thought that I had made that
very clear in my answer to the supplementary question by
Mr. LEE. The Government did not try to influence AGB McNair,
nor did the Survey Office try to influence AGB McNair in the
formation of their questions.
Mr. MARTIN LEE: Sir, did the Government realise at all material
times that the formulation of the options contained in the
Green Paper might influence the framing of the questionnaire
by AGB McNair ?
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