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PHGE 14
GALIMA
CONFIDENTIAL
(a) A high proportion (77%) of respondents agree
that
the "British" should make further
Curcessions in order
to
secure an agreement
with the PRC on the airport component of PADS;
algues that this result:
(0) Contrasts
sharply with HKG's defence of
autonomy; and
(c) Suggests growing public sympathy for the PRC's
ала,
Lie cru nas not had access to the ACR questionnaire therefore, is not able to provide a detailed critique However, the vexy different evidence
Vie results.
provided by a second poll suggests that the SCMP's results and their interpretation should be treated with caution.
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