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TE RSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1994

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MORE PEOPLE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HK'S PROSPERITY: POLL

A RECENT OPINION POLL CONDUCTED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH HAS REVEALED THAT 63 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE CONFIDENT THAT HONG KONG WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PROSPEROUS AND STABLE.

THIS FIGURE REPRESENTED A SIX PERCENTAGE POINT INCREASE OVER THAT RECORDED IN THE JULY SURVEY.

RELEASING THE FINDINGS OF THE BI-MONTHLY OPINION POLL IN SEPTEMBER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO WERE SATISFIED WITH THE PRESENT SITUATION WERE ALSO UP FROM 72 PER CENT IN JULY TO 75 PER CENT IN THE CURRENT POLL.

OF THE THREE MOST-MENTIONED PROBLEMS FACING THE TERRITORY, "TRANSPORT-RELATED PROBLEMS" HAD REPLACED "HOUSING-RELATED PROBLEMS" TO TOP THE LIST WITH 37 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS MENTIONING IT.

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THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY "HOUSING-RELATED PROBLEMS' WHICH CONTINUED TO DROP FROM 54 PER CENT IN MAY AND 47 PER CENT IN JULY TO STAND AT 35 PER CENT IN THE CURRENT POLL.

AND THE THIRD ON THE LIST WAS "HONG KONG FUTURE" MENTIONED 28 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS.

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AS TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE,

PER CENT OF RESPONDENTS SAID IT WAS EFFICIENT WHILE 53 PER CENT felt THAT CIVIL SERVANTS' WORKING ATTITUDES WERE GOOD. THE RESPECTIVE FIGURES RECORDED IN THE LAST SURVEY WERE 42 PER CENT AND 50 PER CENT.

THE SURVEY WAS THE 54TH IN THE SERIES TO GAUGE THE TREND OR PUBLIC OPINION IN RESPECT OF PERCEIVED PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG AND- COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATION OF THE GENERAL SITUATION.

A TOTAL OF 1,496 PERSONS WERE SUCCESSFULLY CONTACTED IN THIS POLL WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 12 AND 16.

INTERVIEWEES WERE CONTACTED USING A RANDOM SAMPLE OF RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS CONTAINED IN THE TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES. WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD OF A SELECTED TELEPHONE NUMBER, AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 64 WAS RANDOMLY CHOSEN FOR INTERVIEW.

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HONG KONG FILM EXHIBITION IN THE U.S.

NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND ATLANTA WILL GET THE CHANCE TO ENJOY A FASCINATING COLLECTION OF HONG KONG MOVIES DURING A MAJOR GOVERNMENT PROMOTION IN THE UNITED STATES HONG KONG-USA '94.

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AS PART OF A CONTINUING EFFORT TO PROMOTE HONG KONG OVERSEAS,

EVENTS ARE BEING ORGANISED IN THE THREE AMERICAN CITIES. THE CORE PROGRAMME IN EACH CITY INCLUDES A BUSINESS CONFERENCE, A FILM EXHIBITION AND A GALA DINNER.

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