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(b)
Investor
anxiety.
The CPG's efforts
bring down the Hang Seng Index worry not only
the business community but also employees
provident funds and the individual
covered
investor.
by
Lower share prices create doubts
about property values (which would affect the
per cent of total households who are
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owner-occupiers).
(c) Public
impatience. The CPG's refusal to
discuss the merits of the constitutional
package alarms a community with a marked
preference for pro-active efforts to solve
problems.
public chafes when asked to
wait patiently (and somewhat passively) till
The
the
end
of
legislative process.
protracted political and
(d)
Community
apprehensions.
Hong Kong believes
that the PRC
leadership
is repressive and
often irrational and,
therefore, capable of
against the territory for
retaliation
favouring more democracy.
Particularly
alarmed are the business and political leaders
who believed that they had won the CPG's
goodwill.
Least affected,
ordinary people who have
probably, are
never
illusions about the CPG's outlook.
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