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Most people satisfied with present situation: poll
A recent opinion poll conducted by the Home Affairs Branch shows that 73 per cent of the respondents are satisfied with the present situation while only 20 per cent consider otherwise.
The bimonthly survey which was carried out in November also indicated that 16 per cent of those interviewed expected the situation to improve in the next 12 months, while 50 per cent considered it would remain about the same.
The respective figures recorded in the September poll were 15 per cent and 51 per cent
"Transport-related problems" continued to top the list of problems most mentioned by the repondents 47 per cent as compared with 37 per cent in the last survey.
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Among these respondents, '77 per cent were concerned about traffic congestion.
The second most-mentioned issue was "housing-related problems" with the percentage of respondents rising from 35 per cent two months ago to 42 per cent in the current survey.
This was followed by "Hong Kong Future" (27 per cent), which was about the same as the previous 28 per cent.
The survey was the 55th in the series to gauge the trend of public opinion in respect of perceived problems in Hong Kong and the community's expectation of the general situation.
A total of 1, 506 persons were successfully interviewed in this poll which was conducted between November 14 and 18 using a random sample of residential telephone numbers.
Within the household of a selected telephone number, a respondent aged between 15 and 64 was randomly chosen for interview.
End/Friday, December 9, 1994