TNAG-1322-FCO40-1728-Future-of-Hong-Kong-opinion-polls-and-surveys-1984 — Page 9

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H.. people to enjoy freedom of employment

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Retain and develop the present connexions Hong

54.3%

Kong enjoys internationally

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E.K. people to enjoy freedom of religion

51.9%

When asked who could represent Hong Kong to work directly with the

Beijing Government in jointly drafting the 'basic law (assuming there

being such an opportunity), as the question allowed 'open-ended answers

there were multifarious opinions, most of which at the same, time were

'multiple responses'. Therefore in analysis, the method of collective

response pattems was used. In their answers, 27% of the students

thought that those with the following qualification could be

representatives : intelligentsia/professionals in the legal, political

and economic sectors/clccted representatives' (mombers of councils and

boards) (Note 1); 10% opined that the representatives should be Umaldo

members/District Board members (Note 2). The others favoured a number

of other candidate, but each represented less than 10% of the students,

showing a diversity of preference.

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Note

Note 1.

Here includes 7 response pattems. Using a, b and c to

denote the timee proposed groups, the 7 patterns include

a, b, c, cb,, ac, bc, abc., The answers falling into any

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one of these rakerns are counted together.

Note 2.

Hove ineludbe 3 response patterns. Using a and b to denote the propcand croups, the ? pattems include a, b, and ab.

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