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MDHIAN 7334

ZHENG GUOXIONG

ZHENG GUOXIONG REPEATED YESTERDAY THE STANDARD CHINESE LINE ON PARTICIPANTS OF THE TALKS. HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE BRITISH SIDE WOULD NOW CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE CONDUCIVE TO THE TALKS, AND WOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING CONFLICTING WITH OR CONTRADICTING THE AGREED PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT. HE BELIEVED THAT THE TALKS WOULD BE HELD ON THE BASIS OF THE PRINCIPLES CONFIRMED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

POLL

8.

HKU SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTRE CONDUCTED A POLL ON 14 APRIL. 541 RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED AND ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF THEM CONSIDERED THROUGH TRAIN FOR LEGCO AS IMPORTANT. THE FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) WHETHER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE TALKS:

(II)

YES

HALF AND HALF

NO

46.2 PERCENT

37.5 PERCENT

16.3 PERCENT

WHETHER THROUGH TRAIN FOR LEGCO IS IMPORTANT:

VERY IMPORTANT

QUITE IMPORTANT

NOT QUITE IMPORTANT

NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL

21.4 PERCENT

38.4 PERCENT

11 5 PERCENT

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1 1 PERCENT

(III) SHOULD PROPOSALS BE PUT TO LEGCO WHEN TALKS WERE BEING

HELD:

YES

NO

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28.7 PERCENT PERCENT 12.1 PERCENT

DEPENDS ON SITUATION SHOULD BE PUT EVEN

BEFORE TALKS

SINO-BRITISH TRADE TIES

1 1 PERCENT

9. A VICE MINISTER OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION, JU YONGJIANG, SAID IN CANTON THAT SINO-BRITISH AND SINO-HONG KONG TRADE TIES HAD NOT YET BEEN AFFECTED BY THE

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