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light, 225,213 persons

or

76%

were

for the introduction of

direct elections in 1988 while 71,566 or 24% were

against it.

As to (ii) above, namely, those views by the use of printed standard forms where options

who submitted their

were

-

given, 26,833 persons or 72%

were

in

support

of

the

introduction

of

the direct

elections

in

1988, while 10,325

persons or 28% were against it.

11,185 persons

direct election

As to (iii) above, namely,

ΟΙ 47% were in support of the introduction of

in 1988, while 12,379

hand-written

submissions,

persons

or 53% were

against it.

When the figures

in (i),

(ii) and (iii) above

the introduction

are

of direct

taken together, those who favoured elections in 1988 out-numbered those against by 74% to 26%.

Mr. Andrew Wong that when the results

I therefore entirely agree with my honourable friend

contained in the Report

and understood, one sees that there is a are properly analysed clear majority support for the introduction of

direct elections

in 1988. I am asked by my honourable friend Dr. Richard Lai to

say that he too agrees with

this conclusion.

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