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Q.17b.

Q.18a&b

Note

CONTIDENTIAL

Annex D (Page 21)

(The respondent was asked to see the following statement card "Certain options in the

discussion document, if implemented, will entail the

liberty:

following loss of civil

(i) For people in wilfully giving false statement (ii) For people required by law under certain

circumstances to give evidence")

Which of

these statements best describes

your attitude

towards civil liberty?

Answers given

Percentage

55

I think it is worthwhile to sacrifice

these civil liberties in order to

combat triads and organized crime

I think the loss of these civil

21

liberties is too great a price to

pay to combat triads and organized crine

#I think it is worthwhile to sacrifice the

civil liberty of (i) but the loss of

3

civil liberty of (ii) is too great a price

#I hold no strong views

#I don't understand "civil liberty"

Don't know/no comment

4

6

11

(Base Number of respondents)

(1012)

On the whole, do you support or not support the spirit of

the discussion document on options το combat the triad problem?

Answers given

-Strongly support

Quite support

Neither

Not quite support

Not support at all

Percentage

31

52

4

3

*

10

:

t Low/no Comment

(Base : Number of respondents)

*Less than 0.5%

#A statement mentioned by respondents spontaneously

(1012)

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