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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1994

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REVEALED

MOST PEOPLE SATISFIED WITH PRESENT SITUATION: POLL

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HAS

BI-MONTHLY SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH THAT 76 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE SATISFIED WITH THE PRESENT SITUATION IN HONG KONG,

THE FIGURE IS HIGHER THAN THE 74 PER CENT RECORDED IN THE JANUARY SURVEY.

RELEASING THE FINDINGS OF THE REGULAR TELEPHONE OPINION POLL IN MARCH, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT PEOPLE'S EXPECTATION OF THE FUTURE HAD ALSO IMPROVED.

IN

THIS CONNECTION, 67 PER CENT OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVED THAT THE SITUATION WOULD EITHER IMPROVE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS OR STAY ABOUT THE SAME. THIS COMPARED WITH 63 PER CENT IN THE LAST POLL.

THE PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY WERE CONFIDENT THAT HONG KONG WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PROSPEROUS AND STABLE REMAINED THE SAME AT 61 PER CENT.

OF THE THREE MOST-MENTIONED PROBLEMS FACING THE TERRITORY, "HOUSING-RELATED PROBLEMS" HAD REPLACED THE CONCERN FOR "HONG KONG FUTURE" TO TOP THE LIST AT 43 PER CENT.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY "HONG KONG FUTURE" (A DROP FROM 42 PER CENT TO 35 PER CENT) AND "TRANSPORT-RELATED PROBLEMS" WHICH REMAINED THE SAME AT 25 PER CENT.

AS ΤΟ SATISFACTION WITH THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SERVANTS' WORKING ATTITUDE, THE PERCENTAGE REMAINED MORE OR LESS THE SAME AT 48 PER CENT AND 56 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

THE POLL WAS THE 51ST 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 2,609 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SUCCESSFULLY CONTACTED IN THIS SURVEY WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN MARCH 14 AND 18.

WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD OF A SELECTED TELEPHONE NUMBER, A RESPONDENT AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 64 WAS RANDOMLY CHOSEN FOR INTERVIEW.

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