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2.4 Respondents' worries about self-rule:
Over half of the respondents were worried whether Hong Kong's social system would change after 1997. The greatest worries were drastic changes in the economic system and China's interference in Hong Kong's internal affairs (almost or exceeding 60%). About 20% or more said they are not worried, while the same percentage had no comment or gave no reply. (See Table 15)
Self-rule
Not worried) Worried
No comment No reply Total
No.
% No.
No-
No.
No.
*
Drop in Living
483
28.25 883
51.64289
16.90
55
3.22 1711
100
standard
Loss of personal
437
25.54 845
40.44 296
17.30 132
7.72 1711
100
freedom
Loss of civic
447
26.14 748
43.74387
22.63 128
7.49
1711
100
rights
Drastic chango
298
17.42 1043
60.96 | 235
13.73 135
7.89
1711
100
in economic
system
Judicial system
285
16.66 952
49.80 426
24.90
148
8.65 1711
100
no longer
independent
China will inter-
249
14.55 972
56.81 360
21.04 130 7.50
1711
100
fere in HK's
policies
Table 15
Summary of 2.1 - 2.4
The respondents were basically in favour of self-rule and most of them preferred democratic election. On the other hand, over half of the respondenta were worried about Hong Kong's social system after 1997. Their greatest worries were that there would be drastic clar zee in the territory's economic eguten and that China would interfere in Hong Kong's internal policies. This is because the economic nyuter Ea directly related to the people's livelihood, If China interfores in Hong Kong'u internal policies, the other social wyslems will not be le to maintain their las quo. This was why the respondents did not favour the administration of Hong Kong by China.
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