TNAG-1322-FCO40-1728-Future-of-Hong-Kong-opinion-polls-and-surveys-1984 — Page 11

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Regarding the 'basic law', the majority of the students (74.1%)

favoured its drafting by HK people, and that the Beijing Government and

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IK people should jointly give final approval to the basic law (62%). As to

the specific provisions for the basic law, most students advocated that

'Hong Kong should have the right to take part in future amendments to the

basic law' (90.7%), the independence of the cxecutive, legislative and

judicial powers came second. The rest included the retention of basic

freedoms and the development, and retention of international connexions.

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To the last question in the questionnaire, the views of the students

diversified. Close to 30% (27) thought that intelligentcia/professionals

of the legal, political and economic sectors/elected' representatives (members

of councils and boards) could represent Hong Kong; while 10% of the respondents

opined that Umelco members/District Board members would do.

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