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(I) MORE THAN 50 PERCENT SUPPORTED OUR PROPOSAL FOR THE ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(II) MORE THAN 60 PERCENT SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ELECTED SEATS ON THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.
(III) ABOUT 40 PERCENT SUPPORTED THE TOTAL ABOLITION OF APPOINTED SEATS ON THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.
(IV) MORE THAN 60 PERCENT SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF ENLARGING THE FRANCHISES FOR THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.
5. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE STATE OF SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS, ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS SAID THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT CHINA'S STANCE WAS WRONG AND ABOUT 45 PERCENT SAID THAT WE HAVE GOT IT WRONG. 40 PERCENT SAID THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE BOTH SIDES TAKE A STEP BACK AND 50 PERCENT SAID THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994-95 ELECTIONS TO CONVERGE WITH THE BASIC LAW. ONLY ABOUT 25 PERCENT SAID THEY WOULD LIKE THE GOVERNOR TO WITHDRAW HIS PROPOSALS.
6. THE GOVERNOR'S POPULARITY SEEMS TO BE HOLDING UP WELL DESPITE THE NCNA'S EFFORT TO WHITTLE IT DOWN. 65 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS GAVE MR PATTEN AN ABOVE AVERAGE RATING AND ONLY 20 PERCENT A BELOW AVERAGE RATING.
7. WE SHALL BE DEPLOYING THIS MATERIAL IN OUR BRIEFINGS FOR THE PRESS AND OTHERS. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU AND OTHER RECIPIENTS WOULD DO THE SAME.
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