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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1993

THE SEVEN BODIES ARE THE HONG KONG JOINT COUNCIL OF PARENTS OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED; THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION OF PRE-SCHOOL HANDICAPPED CHILDREN; THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED; THE ASSOCIATION OF PARENTS OF SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED; THE INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEAGUE; THE HONG KONG DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION AND THE SOCIETY FOR WELFARE OF THE AUTISTIC PERSONS.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE MEETING WERE MR T C FOO, A SOLICITOR RECOMMENDED ΤΟ SIT ON THE WORKING GROUP BY THE LAW SOCIETY AND MRS MARIAN CHEUNG, A SOCIAL WORKER AND A CO-OPTED MEMBER OF THE GROUP.

DIRECTOR

THE WORKING GROUP CONSISTS OF SEVEN PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS.

THEY ARE MR JOHN WOOD, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTION; MR ALLAN CHOW, COMMISSIONER FOR REHABILITATION; MR ANTHONY CHAN, ASSISTANT SOCIAL WELFARE (YOUTH AND REHABILITATION); MR MICHAEL LUNN, A BARRISTER RECOMMENDED BY THE BAR ASSOCIATION; MRT C FOO, A SOLICITOR RECOMMENDED BY THE LAW SOCIETY; DR SYLVIA CHEN, A PSYCHIATRIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE; AND MR FRED LI WAH-MING, A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

PEOPLE SATISFIED WITH PRESENT SITUATION: POLL

A BI-MONTHLY

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SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH REVEALED THAT 76 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE SATISFIED WITH THE PRESENT SITUATION IN HONG KONG.

THIS REPRESENTED A THREE PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE FIGURE RECORDED IN THE SEPTEMBER POLL, A HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

RELEASING THE FINDINGS OF THE NOVEMBER TELEPHONE OPINION SURVEY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID PEOPLE'S EXPECTATION OF THE FUTURE WAS ALSO UP BY THREE PER CENT.

SIXTY-SEVEN PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS EXPECTED THE SITUATION TO EITHER IMPROVE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS OR STAY ABOUT THE SAMB, COMPARED WITH 64 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER.

AND RESPONDENTS WHO HAD CONFIDENCE THAT HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROSPEROUS AND STABLE REMAINED MORE OR LESS THE SAMB AT 60 PER CENT.

ON THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT A SLIGHT INCREASE OF TWO PER CENT WAS RECORDED IN THE NOVEMBER SURVEY WITH 52 PER CENT EXPRESSING SATISFACTION.

FIFTY-EIGHT PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS CONSIDERED THE GOVERNMENT'S PERFORMANCE IN DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON ITS POLICIES AND ACTIONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BE SATISFACTORY, COMPARED WITH 54 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER.

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