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MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1994

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THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT PUBLIC DONATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE ARE THE MAIN SOURCES OF THE FUND. MEMBERS THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO DONATE TO THE FUND FOR GENERAL RELIEF PURPOSES, HE SAID.

RELIEF

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE SECRETARY TO THE DISASTER FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ROOM 553, EAST WING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES OR ON TEL 810 3503.

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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IS CHAIRED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY. OTHER MEMBERS ARE MS ROSANNA WONG, DR RAYMOND CHIEN, MRS ELSIE TU, MR HUI YIN-FAT, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE AND THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY.

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PEOPLE SATISFIED WITH PRESENT SITUATION: POLL

THE LATEST OPINION SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH IN JULY SHOWED THAT 66 PER CENT OF RESIDENTS BELIEVED THAT THE PRESENT SITUATION WOULD EITHER IMPROVE OR REMAIN THE SAME IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF FOUR PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER THAT RECORDED IN A SIMILAR SURVEY IN MAY,

AND 72 PER CENT OF THOSE INTERVIEWED SAID THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THE STATUS QUO, THE SAME AS THAT FOUND TWO MONTHS AGO.

THE BI-MONTHLY SURVEY WAS PART OF A SERIES TO MONITOR PUBLIC OPINION TRENDS IN RESPECT OF PERCEIVED PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG, PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS OF THE GENERAL SITUATION AND THE GOVERNMENT'S

PERFORMANCE.

A TOTAL OF 1,524 PEOPLE WERE

SUCESSFULLY INTERVIEWED BY

TELEPHONE DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN JULY 11 AND 15.

CENT) REPLIED

GENERALLY SPEAKING, FEWER RESPONDENTS (64 PER THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS THAT NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED AS COMPARED TO THE LAST SURVEY (69 PER CENT).

THE THREE ISSUES MOST MENTIONED BY THE RESPONDENTS ARE "HOUSING" (47 PER CENT), "HONG KONG FUTURE** (32 PER CENT) AND "TRANSPORT" (26 PER CENT).

THE PERCENTAGES IN THE LAST SURVEY WERE 54 PER CENT, 39 PER CENT AND 26 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAYING THE GOVERNMENT HAD EXERTED EFFORT IN SOLVING HOUSING-RELATED PROBLEM ALSO INCREASED.

OUT OF THE RESPONDENTS WHO MENTIONED HOUSING AS A PROBLEM, 71 PER CENT CONSIDERED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAD MADE AN EFFORT, A RISE OF THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER THAT RECORDED IN MAY.

AND 55 PER CENT (68 PER CENT IN MAY) EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE "PRICE OF PRIVATE HOUSING WAS TOO HIGH"

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