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CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 040/25

CONFIDENTESRAA IN REGISTRY

FM HONG KONG 21074OZ NOV 84

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 3547 OF 21 NOVEMBER

INDEX

2 1 NOV 1984

DESK OFFICER

PAZ

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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, PEKING, HK GOVT REPS WASHINGTON, CG NEW YORK, BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA

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YOUR TELNO 2121 AND OUR TELNO 3309: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: SRH

SURVEY.

1. FURTHER TO DAVIES' LETTER OF 5 NOVEMBER TO GALSWORTHY, WE HAVE NOW OBTAINED THE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE SRH SURVEY. THE FULL REPORT IS STILL BEING COMPILED AND THE RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED TO THE MEDIA FOR PUBLICATION ON 24 NOVEMBER. THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE RESPONDENTS HAVE FOUND THE DRAFT AGREEMENT

ACCEPTABLE.

2. THE FINDINGS OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS ASKED IN THE

SURVEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) Q.2 : FROM WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH OF THESE

PHRASES BEST DESCRIBES YOUR VIEWS AS TO WHETHER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT ARE A GOOD THING OR A BEST THING FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG?

66

DY

A2

PERCENT

• VERY GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF HK

4

QUITE GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF HK

53

GOOD IN SOME WAYS NOT SO GOOD IN OTHERS

20

NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF HK

3

NOT GOOD AT ALL FOR THE PEOPLE OF HK LESS THAN 0.5

DON'T KNOW

12

NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THE AGREEMENT

(NO OF RESPONDENTS)

(6124)

(11) Q.4A: TAKING THE AGREEMENT AS A WHOLE NOW, DO YOU BELIEVE THE

TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE A GOOD THING FOR THE PEOPLE

OF HONG KONG OR A BAD THING FOR THEM?

A4A : VERY GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF HK

QUITE GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF HK

PERCENT

10

71

14

1

LESS

THAN 0.5

4

GOOD IN SOME WAYS NOT SO GOOD IN OTHERS NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF HK NOT AT ALL GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF HK

DON'T KNOW

(NO OF RESPONDENTS)

CONFIDENTAL

(6124)

(111)