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FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1994
WHITEHEAD REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED NEXT WEDNESDAY
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THE TWO JUSTICES OF THE PEACE CONDUCTING THE INQUIRY INTO THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE REMOVAL OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS FROM THE WHITEHEAD DETENTION CENTRE ON APRIL 7 THIS YEAR, MR ANDREW LI AND PROF DAVID TODD, SAW THE GOVERNOR THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON AND SUBMITTED THEIR REPORT.
THE INQUIRY HAS BEEN AN ARDUOUS EXERCISE AND THEY ARE PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUBMIT THEIR REPORT BY THE DEADLINE.
THEY NOTED THAT THE REPORT WOULD BE STUDIED BY THE GOVERNMENT, AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED NEXT WEDNESDAY.
IN THE COURSE OF THE INQUIRY THEY HAVE INTERVIEWED, AMONGST OTHERS, A TOTAL OF 265 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS AND 91 OFFICIALS. THE REPORT IS QUITE LENGTHY.
THE TWO JUSTICES OF THE PEACE CONFIRMED THAT NO ONE HAD BEEN GIVEN A PREVIEW OF THE REPORT PRIOR TO ITS BEING HANDED PERSONALLY TO THE GOVERNOR THIS AFTERNOON.
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POLL REVEALS SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT
A RECENT BI-MONTHLY SURVEY HAS REVEALED THAT 49 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT, SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE 48 PER CENT RECORDED IN THE MARCH SURVEY.
AMONG THEM, 13 PER CENT EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S WORK IN MAINTAINING PUBLIC ORDER, COMAPRED WITH NINE PER CENT IN THE LAST POLL.
RELEASING THE FINDINGS OF ITS REGULAR TELEPHONE OPINION POLL WHICH WAS CONDUCTED IN MAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) 37 PER CENT OF THOSE WHO MENTIONED "CRIME-RELATED PROBLEMS" SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD HANDLED IT WELL WHILE 89 PER CENT SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD EXERTED EFFORT IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS.
THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES IN THE PREVIOUS SURVEY WERE 23 PER CENT AND 82 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
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OF THE THREE MOST-MENTIONED PROBLEMS FACING THE TERRITORY, "HOUSING-RELATED PROBLEMS" AND "HONG KONG FUTURE" CONTINUED TO BE TOP TWO ON THE LIST.
THE PERCENTAGES ROSE FROM 43 PER CENT AND 35 PER CENT TO 54 PER CENT AND 39 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
"TRANSPORT-RELATED PROBLEMS' (26 PER CENT), WHICH RANKED THE THIRD, WAS ABOUT THE SAME AS THE 25 PER CENT RECORDED IN THE PREVIOUS SURVEY.
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