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PAST FEW DAYS. WHO DO YOU BLAME FOR THIS, THE BRITISH OF THE CHINESE?
A3.
BRITISH CHINESE BOTH
13 PERCENT
26 PERCENT
52 PERCENT
Q4. THE CHINESE SIDE HAS ISSUED STATEMENTS ON CT9 AND CONTRACTS WHICH STRADDLE 1997. DO YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S WAY OF DOING THINGS?
A4.
VERY MUCH AGREE
6 PERCENT
QUITE AGREE
11 PERCENT
QUITE OPPOSE
32 PERCENT
VERY MUCH OPPOSE
32 PERCENT
19 PERCENT
DON'T KNOW
Q5. DO YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE MR PATTEN'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHINA?
A5. VERY MUCH SUPPORT
QUITE SUPPORT
QUITE OPPOSE
17 PERCENT
29 PERCENT
17 PERCENT
VERY MUCH OPPOSE DON'T KNOW
17 PERCENT
15 PERCENT
4. THESE ARE VERY INTERESTING RESULTS. THEY SUGGEST THAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS HOLDING UP REASONABLY WELL, DESPITE THE INTENSE PRC CAMPAIGN IN RECENT WEEKS. THIS IS THE INTERPRETATION OFFERED BY THE POLLING ORGANISATION AND BY THE NEWSPAPER. HOWEVER, THE MAIN RESULT NEEDS TO BE SEEN IN CONTEXT. QUESTION NUMBER ONE WAS PUT ON 8 OCTOBER AND AGAIN IN EARLY NOVEMBER. THE RESULTS THEN WERE:
8 OCTOBER
67 PERCENT
EARLY NOVEMBER 56 PERCENT
THERE HAS THUS BEEN A SIX PERCENTAGE POINT DECLINE IN SUPPORT SINCE EARLY NOVEMBER AND A 17 PERCENTAGE POINT DECLINE SINCE THE GOVERNOR'S LEGCO ADDRESS IN OCTOBER. THIS LOSS OF SUPPORT IS OF COURSE SIGNIFICANT. BUT GIVEN THE INTENSITY OF THE PRC'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE PROPOSALS, A LARGER FALL MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED.
5. WAH KIU YAT PO IS THE CHINESE LANGUAGE SISTER PAPER OF THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. THE RESULTS OF THE OPINION POLL ARE
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