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group that was most worried about the Chinese government's interference with Hong Kong's internal administration was the one that favoured continuation of British rule. (94.7% mail questionaires and 89.9% interviews). For those respondents who favoured "Hong Kong people self-rule", 80.2% (66.9%) expressed their worries about the interference. While on the other hand, both of the respondents of mail questionaires and interviews showed a similar tendency that the one who favoured China governing Hong Kong was the one who was least worried about the interference. (Please refer to Table 2.2 for details.)

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(iii) Concerning the worries of post-1997, sex

difference was identified from their response, i.e. female tended to be more worried than male. This tendency was

Table 2.2

consistent in two data collection methods and in different situations. Age1, to some extent, had some correlation with the respondents' worries. Among the mail questionaires, the respondents aged 21-30 were relatively not so worried about the post-1997. Whereas among those interviewed, those aged 41-50 was the group that was less worried. (Table 2.3 & 2.4)

(iv) In respect of their worries of the

post-1997 period, there was a significant. difference between the mailed questionaires and interviews. More

respondents (22%

64%) to mail

questionaires expressed their worries than those interview. (Table 2.1)

'In comparing age group differences, 18-20 age

group was omitted due to its insignificant numbers.

Title: "Worries after 1997" Versus "Attitude on ideal way of administration after 1997"

"Attitude on ideal way of administration after 1997"

Mail Questionaire %

Interviewed %

Continue to have British

administration in HK

HK people administrating

HK

Let PRC have direct administration in HK

Others

Continue to have British administration in HK

HK people administrating HK

"Worries after 1997"

PRC may interfere with 1. the Govt of HK

All

94.7 80.2 6.5 69.6 84.1 89.966.9 42.8 47.1

All

68.9

Let PRC have direct administration in HK

Others

2.

Non-independence of Judiciary

92.1 71.7 54.0 90.5 80.0 85.9 48.2

14.0 32.0 || 52.2

Drastic change of the 3. economic system

90.2 67.1 54.0 83.5 76.2 66.350.9 42.8 39.8 || 50.5

4.

Abduction of personal liberty

90.0 60.4 41.9 84.3 71.9

71.2 43.6

5.7

14.845.2

Abduction of civic

5. rights

83.1

56.6 32.2

61.6

66.5

62.9 39.9

5.7

18.2 40.4

Declination of living

6. standard

85.5 50.2 32.3

72.9

63.5 75.0 48.3

5.7 49.950.6

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