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VI. Adoption of summer time in Hong Kong

21.

A question on summer time has been included in the

current survey to Assess people's opinion on whether they support the adoption of summer time in Hong Kong. The findings are as follows (also refer to Annex VI) :

(a) 45% of the respondents do Dot support the adoption of summer time in Hong Kong (27%

not support at all and 187 10% quite support), whilst 20% support the adoption of summer time (8% strongly support and 12% quite support). Another 19% Are neutral (neither support

support nor not support), and 16%

have no comment,

(b) The following groups of respondents have સ higher ratio of non-supporters to supporters than the average (2.25 to 1) :

(1)

the 15-19, 20-24 and 30-34 age

groups (all three have ratios of

2.7 to 1); and

(11)

the professional,

technical and

related workers (3.1 to 1),

administrative

and managerial

workers (2.5 to

1),

sales

workers (3.2.to 1),

workers (2.6 to 1) and students

service

(2.8 to 1).

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