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Sir, what then shall we

do with the

Report?

I do

not

think

that the entire

Report

should

be

ignored;

for

it

contains useful data consisting of the other

survey results

a s

Indeed, when

the

Report as

a

as

well

whole is properly understood, it

written submissions.

majority of

the

views

expressed

in fact shows that a clear

therein is

in

favour of the

introduction of direct elections in 1988.

First, I turn to the

other

a

chart

"An entitled

surveys.

of 9 Analysis

a do pt

Probability Sampling Surveys (with 11 Results)

Direct

was Elections in 1988" which

Ι.

propose

to

Territory-wide

on the Question

so helpfully prepared by

and circulated to all

of

my honourable colleague Mr. Andrew Wong

the members of this Council in his absence. The analysis of

these surveys

after

leaving

out

the

"don't knows"

repercentaging those for and those againsts shows as

and

Sponsor

Pollster

For

Against

(1)

CSTEI

CSTEI

38%

62%

(2)

SCMP

FSA

58%

42%

(3)

SCMP

MDR

54%

46%

(4)

SCMP

MDR

66%

34%

(5) SCMP

MDR

69%

31%

(6)

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SRH

77%

23%

(7)

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SRH

76%

24%

(8)

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S RH

68%

32%

65%

35%