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1.7 Summing up the findings of 1.3 and 1.4

On the questions of whether China should recover Hong Kong in 1997 and the respondents' ideal choice of government for the territory, the findings of the poll indicate that the majority (72.52%) of those who agreed that China should recover Hong Kong in 1997 favoured 'Hongkong people administering Hong Kong'. (See Table 8)

Humber

Choice of administration

Continued British administration

38

10.95

Chinese administration

32

9.22

Administration by HK people

252

72.62

Others

25

7.20

Total

347

100.00

Table 8

1.8 Summing up the findings of 1.4 and 4.1

On the choice of government for Hong Kong, the opinions of res- pondents in all age groupspore similar. Most Favoured Hongkong people administering Hong Kong'; 'the next popular choice was 'British adminis-- tration' while a small minority (1.36% - 4.05%) chose Chinese adminis- tention'. The findings also indicate a peculiar tendency, that is, the older the respondent, the more he/she tended to favour 'Hongkong people administering Hong Kong', but the younger the respondent, the more he/she tended to favour British administration'. (see Table 9)

Mumber

Ace

18-20

21-30

31-40

Government

British admixte 53 46.49%

81

51-60

46.02% 297 40.634194 37.824 51 34.46%

41-50

tration

Chinese adminis- 3

2.63%

2

tration

Administration by 54

47.37%

86

1.36% 26 3.56% 16 3.1246 4.054

48.86% 36350.34% 274 53.4% 86 58.113

BK people

Others

4

3.51%

7

Total

114

100%

176

3.98% 100%

40 5.472 29 5.65 5 3.395

731 100%

148 100% 513 100%

Table 9