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(5) In considering whether they would accept China's right to

exercise sovereignty over Hong Kong, 1,797 students were of the view that

China might exercise sovereignty only after she had put forth an accept-

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able solution to the territory's future and had given dependable

assurances, accounting for 93% of those who answered this question or

75.5% of all valid questionnaires.

(6) of the 1,838 students who considered that China might

exercise sovereignty only after she had put forth an acceptable solution

and had given dependable assurances or only after Mainland China and

Taiwan had been unified, 1221 answered that they would accept the "special

administrative region" proposal as a solution to "Hong Kong's future"

representing 67.8% of those who answered this question or 51.3% of all

"valid questionnaires".

(7) If China failed to fulfil its promise to the Hong Kong

people in exercising sovereignty over the territory, half of the

respondents or 947 students indicated that they would strive for reforms,

accounting for 39.8% of all valid questionnaires. At the same time,

more than half of the respondents (1,195 students) thought that Hong Kong

people should react by urging China to carry out reforms. They accounted

for 67.4% of those who answered this question or 50.2% of all valid

questionnaires.

(8) If the Chinese Government decided to exercise sovereignty

over Hong Kong in 1997, what role should Britain play? More than half

of the respondents (1,402 students) were of the view that Britain should

retain an advisory role in the government of Hong Kong.

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