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About the role of Britain in Hong Kong after-1997, 61 per cent

favoured Britain "to retain an advisory role in the Government of Hong

Kong", revealing that the students considered it an advantage to Hong

Kong if Britain provided expertise for administering Hong Kong after 1997.

Ninety per cent of students favoured gradual adoption of popular election

for the Legislative and Executive Councils

On the directions of social development in Hong Kong, 90 per

cent of the respondents agreed or strongly agreed to "gradual adoption

of popular election for the Legislative and Executive Councils",

"localization in upper echelon of the Civil Servios" and "enhancement

of civic consciousness / popularization of civic education" (92.7%`,

89.7% and 96% respectively). Meanwhile, about 72 per cent favoured

"expansion of the power of district boards", reflecting students'

eagerness for democratisation and localization.

However, it should be noted that most of the respondents

remained neutral on items of "emergency of political parties" and

"strengthening of trade unions" (41% and 46.4% respectively) and those

who objected to these were greater in number than those who agreed (33%

as against 26% and 32.5% as against 21.2% respectively), reflecting that

the students did not have specific views about political parties or trade

unions, and had some reservations in these respects.

Basic laws should be adopted by a referendum in Hong Kong

Regarding the procedures in respect of the "basic laws of

special administrative region", nearly two-thirds (64.6%) favoured the

laws" to be jointly drafted by a 'special committee set up by the

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