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OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF INDEPENDENT MONITORS. THE MONITORS HAVE EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT ''THE SURVEY OFFICE HAS PROPERLY, ACCURATELY AND IMPARTIALLY CARRIED OUT ITS DUTIES AND FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN ITS TERMS OF

REFERENCE''.

(E) THE PUBLIC OPINION POLLS COMMISSIONED BY THE SURVEY OFFICE WERE CONDUCTED BY A PROFESSIONAL FIRM. AT NO TIME DID THE SURVEY OFFICE OR THE HKG GIVE DIRECTIONS TO THE FIRM AS REGARDS THE SURVEY METHODOLOGY OR QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN.

(F) THE DELEGATION'S VIEWS ON THE INTRODUCTION OF DIRECT ELECTIONS TO LEGCO IN 1988 HAVE BEEN NOTED. SIMILAR VIEWS ARE REFLECTED IN THE SURVEY OFFICE REPORT. SO ARE OTHER VIEWS ON THIS AND OTHER ISSUES. ALL THESE VIEWS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DECIDING WHAT SHOULD GO INTO THE WHITE PAPER.

(G) HMG ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO THE FULL AND FAITHFUL IMPLEM- ENTATION OF THE JD AND TO MAINTAINING THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG. SO, WE BELIEVE ARE THE PRCG. AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THIS COMMITMENT IS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT IN 1997. IT IS NATURAL THAT THE TWO GOVERNMENTS SHOULD KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT, BOTH FORMALLY AND INFORMALLY, ON MATTERS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JD AND OTHER MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST. SUCH CONTACT IN NO WAY DETRACTS FROM HMG'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG UP TO 1997.

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