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China,

men

(29 percent) show more

than concerni

Women (17

On the subject of the smooth transition 2.1

1997, women

percent),

(42 percent) show more Concern than men (30 percent).

Interviewees who are ot lower education standards

apparent and

Special

concern for livelihood problems.

show

Seventy

percent of the interviewees who are of primary school standard or

below feel that the primary task of the next Hong Kong governor

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to handle Hong Kong's livelihood problems. Of the

interviewees who are of tertiary education standard or above,

consider relations with China as the next Hong Kong

governor's primary task. That ratio is apparently higher than

the overall average ratio.

percent

Elderly

Age has an effect on what the interviewees hope the next

Hong Kong governor will consider as his primary task.

interviewees are apparently concerned about livelihood problems.

Seventy-two percent of the interviewees who are 50 to 59 years of

age. and 67 percent of those who are above 60 feel that

livelihood issues are the next Hong Kong governor's primary task.

The percentage (24 percent) of people in their prime years of 40

to 49 who are concerned about investor $ confidence is apparently

higher than that of other age groups,

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The effects of occupation on the choices of the

interviewees are not apparent. However there is an interesting

phenomenon,

i.e.

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retired people obviously hope that the next

Hong Kong governor will handie livelihood issues (79 percent).

Relations with China are also very important (47 percent),

but

the interviewees are apparently less concerned about the speeding

up of democratization (6 percent) and the smooth transition 1/1