CONFIDENTIAL # B
MOOD
7110
HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
(MOVEMENT OF OPINION DIRECTION)
18th October 1977
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HKK 013/1
The Governor's address at the opening session
of the Legislative Council on 5th October 1CT 1977 - The Public's First Impressions
General Impressions
(2,443 respondents)
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LNG. 25.3 / AA
The large majority of the respondents reacted favourably to the address particularly the proposals for various social welfare schemes and community projects. The principle behind these schemes was generally endorsed although there, vere some reservations as regards problems of their implementation.
2.
Many respondents considered the Governor's approach to be a practical and realistic way of bringing to fruition the idealistic goals previously set in the 1973 Legco address. The speech was hence an announcement of the first step towards major improvements on community welfare, details of which would be further elaborated and explained in the Green Papers to be published.
3.
More educated respondents (executives, social workers, etc.) speculated that the schemes for social security and three years of free and compulsory junior education had been proposed in anticipation of a surplus towards the end of the year. They were happy to see that Government was willing to use the money on social projects that would generally improve the conditions of the poorer sectors of the community.
4.
The interest of the grassroot level towards the
Governor's speech was seen to have increased this year because of
their concern about the current water restriction measures.
thought that the Governor would be announcing a relaxation.
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