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MDLIAN 07
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BL, THEN IT DID NOT INVOLVE THE QUESTION OF SETTING ANOTHER STOVE'.
SURVEY
"
30. A MORNING POST SURVEY SHOWED 47 PERCENT OF 435 RESPONDENTS FAVOURED A SEPTEMBER CUT-OFF DATE FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL TALKS, WHILE 39 PERCENT DISAGREED AND 14 PERCENT WERE UNSURE. HOWEVER, 71 PERCENT WANTED THE GOVERNOR TO URGE THE PEKING TALKS TO CONTINUE WHEN HE ATTENDED THE CABINET MEETING IN LONDON AND 20 PERCENT SAID THE GOVERNOR SHOULD URGE NEGOTIATIONS BE BROKEN OFF, IF NO PROGRESS WAS MADE BEFORE HIS TRIP, WHILE 9 PERCENT WERE UNSURE. THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND WIDESPREAD PUBLIC SCEPTICISM ABOUT PEKING'S ATTITUDE TO THE TALKS. 54 PERCENT SAID NEGOTIATIONS HAD SO FAR BEEN A WASTE OF TIME WITH CHINA USING THEM AS A STALLING TACTIC, WHILE 32 PERCENT DISAGREED AND 14 PERCENT UNSURE. THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOWED THE GOVERNOR'S PERSONAL POPULARITY REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED, WITH AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 5.82 ON A 10 POINT SCALE.
PATTEN
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
73
MAIN
65
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES NEWS D
NTCD
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
8
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO)
CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF//MR SIBSON
तललत
PS NO 10. HKGO//LONDON
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