TNAG-2770-FCO40-3987-Coverage-of-Sino-British-talks-in-the-Hong-Kong-press-1993 — Page 98

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OF HONG KONG PEOPLE QUERY

031512

MDHIAN 7609

9.

YES:

NO:

(B)

(C)

(D)

29.9 PERCENT

43.5 PERCENT

ARE THE HONG KONG MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE OF HONG KONG PEOPLE QUERY

YES:

NO:

43.3 PERCENT

43.2 PERCENT

IF POSSIBLE, DO YOU WISH TO SEE THE HMG/HKG PARTICIPATING IN AN APPROPRIATE CAPACITY IN THE WORK OF THE PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE QUERY

YES:

NO:

60.7 PERCENT

23.3 PERCENT

IF POSSIBLE, DO YOU WISH TO SEE LEGCO PARTICIPATING IN THE WORK OF THE PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE QUERY

YES:

NO:

70

PERCENT

15.1 PERCENT

SEPARATELY, SING TAO DAILY HAD CONDUCTED A TELEPHONE POLL ON 2-3 JULY ON THE POLITICAL TALKS AND THE PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE. A TOTAL OF 805 PERSONS RESPONDED. THE RESULTS ARE AS

FOLLOWS:

(A)

(B)

(C)

A DEADLINE SHOULD BE SET FOR THE TALKS.

AGREE:

54.2 PERCENT

DISGAREE: 36.9 PERCENT

WHEN SHOULD THE TALKS BE COMPLETED QUERY. BEFORE END OF 1993:

32 PERCENT

BEFORE THE GOVERNOR'S LEGCO ADDRESS IN OCTOBER:

24 PERCENT

BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN

JULY 1993:

16 PERCENT

IF THE TWO SIDES COULD NOT REACH AN AGREEMENT BEFORE THE GOVERNOR'S PPOLICY ADDRESS IN OCTOBER, HONG KONG PEOPLE'S

CONFIDENCE WOULD BE AFFECTED:

AGREE:

72.5 PERCENT

DISAGREE: 20.1 PERCENT

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