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(JUST) CRITICAL
VERY CRITICAL
DON'T KNOW
Q4
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10.5 PERCENT
25.4 PERCENT=9%
16.5 PERCENT
14.2 PERCENT 57.55
6.8 PERCENT S
26.6 PERCENT
IF THERE WERE A REFERENDUM TODAY ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL REFORMS, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSALS?
FOR AGAINST
46.9 PERCENT
24.8 PERCENT
ABSTAIN
28.3 PERCENT
WHEN THIS QUESTION WAS ASKED THREE WEEKS AGO THE RESULTS WERE:
FOR AGAINST
ABSTAIN
42.4 PERCENT
16.8 PERCENT
40.8 PERCENT
Q5. THE CHINESE SIDE DEMANDED THAT GOVERNOR PATTEN MUST ABANDON HIS POLITICAL REFORM PACKAGE BEFORE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COULD BE HELD. DO YOU CONSIDER THIS DEMAND REASONABLE?
YES, REASONABLE
NO, NOT REASONABLE
28.8 PERCENT
49.3 PERCENT
DON'T KNOW/HARD TO SAY 21.9 PERCENT
Q6. THE CHINESE SIDE DEMANDED CONVERGENCE BETWEEN POLITICAL REFORM AND THE BASIC LAW. DO YOU CONSIDER CONVERGENCE TO BE IMPORTANT?
VERY IMPORTANT
QUITE IMPORTANT NEUTRAL
NOT QUITE IMPORTANT
NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL
DON'T KNOW/HARD TO SAY
36.7 PERCENT 79.25
32.5 PERCENT
7.0 PERCENT
6.6 PERCENT
2.2 PERCENT
15.0 PERCENT
It's been doctrine for years
Q7. IF CURRENT ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CANNOT RETAIN THEIR OFFICE AFTER 1997 (I.E. NO THROUGH TRAIN FOR THEM), HOW IMPORTANT WILL IT BE?
VERY IMPORTANT
37.8 PERCENT
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QUITE IMPORTANT
NEUTRAL
NOT VERY IMPORTANT
NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL
DON'T KNOW/HARD TO SAY
ERCENT]
NT] 61.020
23.2 PERCENT 8.0 PERCENT 14.5 PERCENT
4.0 PERCENT
12.5 PERCENT
72651.
Q8. IN YOUR OPINION, WHICH SIDE SHOULD FIRST BACK DOWN FROM THE ONGOING POLITICAL DEBATE?
MR PATTEN/HKG
CHINESE GOVERNMENT
30.0 PERCENT
27.6 PERCENT
BOTH SIDES MAKE CONCESSIONS
28 .7 PERCENT
13.7 PERCENT
(fatalism rather the
convictin presumably)
Some 375.
DON'T KNOW
Q9. ARE YOU CONFIDENT OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE?
YES, STILL CONFIDENT
NO, NOT CONFIDENT
DON'T KNOW
58.8 PERCENT
28.4 PERCENT
14.8 PERCENT
Q10. (FOR THOSE WITHOUT CONFIDENCE) WHO MADE YOU LOSE CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG?
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
HKG
58.7 PERCENT
6.0 PERCENT
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
4.8 PERCENT
LOCAL POLITICIANS
1.8 PERCENT
28.7 PERCENT
DON'T KNOW
PATTEN
YYYY
MAIN
63
.HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT .AND MS BROOKS
DISTRIBUTION
72
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES MR APPLEYARD
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