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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, CANBERRA
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MDHIAN 1281
Poll
FROM INFORMATION CO-ORDINATOR:
OUR TELNO 2846: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: OPINION POLL RESULTS.
SUMMARY
1. IN TUR WE DESCRIBED THE FIRST PART OF THE RESULTS OF AN OPINION POLL COMMISSIONED BY MING PAO, AN INDEPENDENT CHINESE LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER. PART TWO OF THE RESULTS WAS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S EDITION OF THE PAPER. IN GENERAL TERMS, THE RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PUBLIC'S ASSESSMENT OF THE GOVERNOR'S PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN EFFECTED ONLY MARGINALLY BY THE PRC'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM AND OUR CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS.
DETAIL
2. TODAY'S EDITION OF MING PAO CARRIED PART TWO OF THE RESULTS OF THE OPINION POLL CONDUCTED OVER LAST WEEKEND. THE MAIN RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS:
Q1.
NOW THAT MR PATTEN HAS BEEN GOVERNOR FOR NEARLY FIVE MONTHS, HOW DO YOU RATE HIS PERFORMANCE QUERY
A1.
MARKS OUT OF 100
1-49
50
51-75
76-99
100
UNDECIDED
AVERAGE MARK:59
PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
16
25
38
15
3
3
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