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1.9. Summing up the findings of 1.4 and 4.4

On the choice of government for Hong Kong, the opinions of respondents in all occupations were similar. Most favoured 'Hongkong people administering Hong Kong'; the next popular choice was 'British administration' while only a small minority (2.16% - 4.14%) favoured 'Chinese administration'. It is noteworthy that over half of those who are professionals chose 'Hongkong people administering Hong Kong'. (See Table 10)

Number

Government

Occupation

Blue-collar

White-collar

Technician

Professional

British adminis-

tration

185 38.30%

78 42.16%

86

37.89% 70 36.84%

Chinese adminis-

tration

20 4.14%

4 2.16%

8

3.52% 6 3.16%

Administration

249 51.55

93 50.2%

120

52.86% 10856.84%

by IIK people

Others

29

5.00%

Total

483 100%

10

5.41%

185 100%

13

5.73% 6 3.16%

227

100%

190 100%

Table 10

1.10

Summing up the findings of 1.4 and 4.5

On the choice of government for Hong Kong, there was no marked difference in opinion among those respondents from different educational backgrounds. Mout of them favoured Hongkong people administering Hong Kong'; the next popular choice was 'ritish alministration' while only a few (1.68% - 4.55%) favoured 'Chinese alministration'. (See Table 11)

"humber

Educational standard

Illiterate Primary

J.Secondary S.Secondary Post-Secondary

Government

British adminis- 68 44.16% 259 42.60% 162 36.57% 136 38.10% 40 42.55%

tration

Chinese adminis—

7

4.55% 27 4.44% 10 2.26% 6 1.58% 3

3.19%

tration

Administration

73

47.40% 303 49.84% 239 53.95% 194 54.34% | |

|

by IK people

Others

Total

154

508

443

44 46.81%

3.90% 19 3.133 32 7.22% 21 5.804 7

100%

100%

100% 357 100,3 124

7.45%

100%

Table 11