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CHU YAU-LUN

B)

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48.6

056376

MDHIAN 8841

50.7

12.7

ARE YOU CONFIDENT IN ENTRUSTING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PREPARING FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE 57 MEMBERS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEE (1 100 POINTS)?

10 20 POINTS

:

3.9 PERCENT

30 40 POINTS 50 60 POINTS

:

13.9 PERCENT

:

42.8 PERCENT

70

-

80 POINTS

:

24.7 PERCENT

367.5

90 - 100 POINTS

:

2.5 PERCENT

AVERAGE RATING

:

55.8 POINTS

C) DO YOU THINK THAT THE PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE WILL BECOME A POWER CENTRE?

CERTAINLY

POSSIBLE

POSSIBLY NOT

: 13.5 PERCENT

:

37.4 PERCENT

:

19 .2 PERCENT

11.6 PERCENT

CERTAINLY NOT

D) ARE YOU WORRIED THAT THE PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE WOULD AFFECT EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION BY THE HKG?

CERTAINLY

:

POSSIBLE

26.2 PERCENT

12.7 PERCENT 38.9 (Yes)

POSSIBLY NOT

:

24.5 PERCENT

CERTAINLY NOT UNCERTAIN

:

23.3 PERCENT

+ }47-8 (no)

:

13.3 PERCENT

LEGCO

7. THE PAPERS REPORTED THAT LEGCO WOULD DEBATE ON EXCO/LEGCO RELATIONS TODAY (14 JULY). ACCORDING TO A POLL CONDUCTED BY HK

COMMERCIAL DAILY AMONGST LEGISLATORS, 80 PERCENT OF THE 29 (2)

RESPONDENTS FELT THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM WITH EXCO AFTER THE SEPARATION OF THE TWO COUNCILS. ONLY 4 RESPONDENTS THOUGHT OTHERWISE. CHENG KAI-NAM OF DAB AND RAYMOND WU OF THE LDP CONSIDERED THAT DUAL MEMBERSHIP WAS NOT ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNCILS.

WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING

8. THE PAPERS REPORTED PROMINENTLY THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE LIBERAL PARTY ON THE WHC BILL. THE PAPERS EXPECTED THAT THE

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