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BUT THAT THOSE LEGCO MEMBERS OPPOSING THE PACKAGE WERE DOING SO OUT OF SELF-INTEREST OR PRESSURE FROM CHINA.
COMMENT
4. WE HAVE NOW SEEN WELL OVER 20 OPINION POLLS SINCE 7 OCTOBER. THE SAMPLE SIZES TEND TO BE SMALL AND WE HAVE OUR DOUBTS ABOUT THE STATISTICAL SOUNDNESS OF MANY OF THEM. NONETHELESS, THEY HAVE BEEN REMARKABLY CONSISTENT WITH SUPPORT AT ABOUT 2:1 OR BETTER. WHILE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN BADLY RATTLED BY THE PRC'S CAMPAIGN, THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT OUR PROPOSALS AND, ACCORDING TO EASTWEEK, TO THINK WELL OF OUR MOTIVES IN PUTTING THEM FORWARD.
PATTEN
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
63
DISTRIBUTION
72
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT
.AND MS BROOKS
NEWS D
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
9
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE
CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF//MR SIBSON
CAOFF//MS D CORNER CAOFF//MR CHARLTON
PS/PM
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