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ZHENG GUOXIONG
ZHENG GUOXIONG REPEATED YESTERDAY THE STANDARD CHINESE LINE ON PARTICIPANTS OF THE TALKS. HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE BRITISH SIDE WOULD NOW CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE CONDUCIVE TO THE TALKS, AND WOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING CONFLICTING WITH OR CONTRADICTING THE AGREED PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT. HE BELIEVED THAT THE TALKS WOULD BE HELD ON THE BASIS OF THE PRINCIPLES CONFIRMED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
POLL
8.
HKU SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTRE CONDUCTED A POLL ON 14 APRIL. 541 RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED AND ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF THEM CONSIDERED THROUGH TRAIN FOR LEGCO AS IMPORTANT. THE FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) WHETHER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE TALKS:
(II)
YES
HALF AND HALF
NO
46.2 PERCENT
37.5 PERCENT
16.3 PERCENT
WHETHER THROUGH TRAIN FOR LEGCO IS IMPORTANT:
VERY IMPORTANT
QUITE IMPORTANT
NOT QUITE IMPORTANT
NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL
21.4 PERCENT
38.4 PERCENT
11 5 PERCENT
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•
1 1 PERCENT
(III) SHOULD PROPOSALS BE PUT TO LEGCO WHEN TALKS WERE BEING
HELD:
YES
NO
40
28.7 PERCENT PERCENT 12.1 PERCENT
DEPENDS ON SITUATION SHOULD BE PUT EVEN
BEFORE TALKS
SINO-BRITISH TRADE TIES
1 1 PERCENT
9. A VICE MINISTER OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION, JU YONGJIANG, SAID IN CANTON THAT SINO-BRITISH AND SINO-HONG KONG TRADE TIES HAD NOT YET BEEN AFFECTED BY THE
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