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PINION POLL ON 1997 Part IV
A survey on members of public
It was conducted in three ways i.c. (a) By telephone - 500 names extracted
from telephone directory.
(b) Street poll 3 days at MTR stations, ferry piers and bus, stops, 234 people interviewed.
(c) 168 people in 30 different professions
interviewed.
The results are as follows :
(1) Do you wish HK to be taken back by China ?
Yes
No
Others
3.3 per cent
: 76.7 per cent
20.0 per cent
(2) Do you wish to emigrate to other countries before 1997 ?
Yes
No.
Others
: 30.0 per cent
66.7 per cent
3.3 per cent
(3) Which country do you prefer to rule HK ?
UK
30.0 per cent
China
3.3 per cent
Independent : 40.0 per cent
'Others
: 26.7 per cent
Majority prefers maintaining present status
Of the people who did not wish HK to be taken back by China, half of them held that China's policy did not suit HK while the others believed that HK's economy would be hard hit if it was handed back to China.
30 per cent wish to emigrate
30 per cent of the interviewees wished to settle abroad while 66.6 per cent of them gave negative answer. They latter thought they could not adapt themselves to the living environment overseas.
Also
The minority of them did not believe China would take back HK. they were happy with HK's present position and therefore, would not consider moving to other countries.
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