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3.

Transitional period and basic law

3.1

Responlentu' views on measures to be adopted by the authorities concerned daring the transitional period:

In the respondents' view, the measures to be adopted, in order of priority, are as follows:

Improving the people's livelihood (67.39%)

(2) Expedite the grooming of future leaders (56.62%) (3) Gradual democratisation (44.71%)

Step up the process of localisation in the top levels of the civil service (35.78%)

(See Table 16)

Measures to be taken

Gradual democratisation

Mamber

唱

735

44.71

Improving the people's livelihood

1153

67.39

Grooming of future leaders

663

56.62

Localisation in the top levels of the civil service

419

35.78

Others

34

2.90

No comment

184

15.71

(Respondents could choose more than one answer)

Table 16

3.2 Respondents' views on which factors should deserve prime con-

sideration in the drafting of the basic law:

Four of the factors suggested in the questionnaire were chosen by over half of the respondents (56.36% (0.12). They are, in order of priority, as follows:

) Any amendment to the basic low after it has been endorsed

must be approved by Hongkong people (60.12)

(2) The basic law must be endorsed by a referendum in Hong

Kone (57.98;4)

(3) Representatives of Hongkong people should take part in the

drafting of the busic law (56.874)

(4) The draft of the basic law should be fully discussed by

Hong kong people before being endorsed (56.363) · Over 1/5 (21.09%) of the respondents gave no comment.

(See Table 17)