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(viii)

(ix)

(x)

(xi)

(xii)

(xiii)

(xiv)

(xv)

(xvi)

Public response to statements on

government proposals;

Personal contact with individuals by District Officers and other government officers, District Offices and government departments;

Special complaint offices and hot-lines' set up by government departments;

Interest group activities;

Views expressed by the media generally

or specifically at press briefings including letters to editors of newspapers;

"Ring-in" programmes on the radio;

Public affairs programmes on television and radio;

Opinion polls; and

Attitude surveys.

It will be seen that several of these channels involve many components. I have no doubt they could be re-arranged or classified in different ways but I think they cover the principal ways by which expressed opinions are heard.

3.

Anyone who wishes to air his views has a choice of, or a combination of, these channels. Those who do not actively seek to express their views, and they form the bulk of the people, may be requested to state their opinion on various subjects through surveys or through their direct contact with the government organisations concerned.

4.

These channels are carefully monitored

by the government with four departments entrusted specifically with the role of co-ordinating effort in this area namely: the Information Services Department, Radio Television Hong Kong, City and New Territories Administration and Home Affairs Branch.