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PERCENT WERE UNSURE.

ON 9 OCTOBER, TVB AND SEVERAL NEWSPAPERS REPORTED THE RESULTS OF ANOTHER HONG KONG UNIVERSITY POLL. THE SAMPLE SIZE WAS 1079. THE RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS :

(I) 48 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS WERE UNHAPPY THAT I HAD NOT GIVEN A FULLER ACCOUNT OF THE STATE OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994-95 ELECTIONS. 21 PERCENT WERE SATISFIED AND 31 PERCENT WERE NEUTRAL; AND

(II) 48 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS DID NOT BELIEVE THAT WE COULD IMPLEMENT ALL THE PROPOSALS ON IMPROVING PEOPLE'S LIKELIHOOD SET OUT IN MY SPEECH; AND 20 PERCENT THOUGHT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO.

ON 11 OCTOBER, SEVERAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED THE RESULTS OF A CITY POLYTECHNIC POLL. THE SAMPLE SIZE WAS 564. THE RESULTS WERE

AS FOLLOWS:

(I) 78 PERCENT SUPPORT MY PROPOSALS FOR WIDER FRANCHISES FOR THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES;

(II) 58 PERCENT SAID THAT THE ELECTION COMMITTEE SHOULD BE FORMED BY DIRECTLY ELECTED DB MEMBERS;

(III) 72 PERCENT SAID THAT LEGISLATORS RETURNED IN 1995 SHOULD RIDE THE THROUGH TRAIN IN 1997;

(IV) 50 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS WERE OPPOSED TO MAKING FURTHER CONCESSIONS TO THE CHINESE SIDE. 29 PERCENT WERE IN FAVOUR OF FURTHER CONCESSIONS; AND

(V) 52 PERCENT SAID THAT IF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE WAS PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY CHANGED, THEIR CONFIDENCE I HONG KONG'S FUTURE WOULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

TOMMOROW'S EDITION OF SING TAO WILL CARRY THE RESULTS OF A POLL CONDUCTED BY A PRIVATE POLLING ORGANISATION. THE SAMPLE SIZE WAS 822. THE RESULTS WERE :

(I) 63 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS AGREED WITH THE PROPOSITION THAT ANY AGREEMENT ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994-95 ELECTIONS MUST INCLUDE OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR THE THROUGH TRAIN. 15 PERCENT DISAGREED AND 22 PERCENT HAD NOW VIEW;

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