TNAG-2770-FCO40-3987-Coverage-of-Sino-British-talks-in-the-Hong-Kong-press-1993 — Page 99

(D)

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031512

MDHIAN 7:09

THE CHINESE SIDE SHOULD SET UP THE PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE NOW:

AGREE:

49.7 PERCENT

(E)

(F)

(G)

(H)

(I)

(J)

PATTEN

DISGAREE: 23.6 PERCENT

HONG KONG MEMBERS ON THE WORKING COMMITTEE WERE REPRESENTATIVE OF HONG KONG PEOPLE'S VIEWS:

AGREE:

37.4 PERCENT

DISGAREE: 48.3 PERCENT

THE WORKING COMMITTEE SHOULD INCLUDE MEMBERS HOLDING DIFFERENT POLITICAL VIEWS:

AGREE:

DISAGREE:

89.5 PERCENT

5 PERCENT

THERE SHOULD BE A COMPLETE THROUGH TRAIN:

AGREE:

70.9 PERCENT

DISAGREE: 17.1 PERCENT

HAS YOUR CONFIDENCE IN AN EARLY AGREEMENT IN THE POLITICAL TALKS BEEN BOOSTED BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF

S OF S'S VISIT TO CHINA QUERY:

YES:

NO:

52.3 PERCENT

38.4 PERCENT

-

(33.9 PERCENT · CONFIDENCE NOT AFFECTED

44 PERCENT CONFIDENCE REDUCED).

DO YOU THINK THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME BY CHINA IS TO DEMONSTRATE A HARD-LINE POSITION ON POLITICAL ISSUES QUERY.

YES:

NO:

58.2 PERCENT

22.2 PERCENT

DO YOU THINK THAT THE CABINET MEETING IS AN ATTEMPT BY THE BRITISH SIDE TO DEMONSTRATE ITS FIRM STANCE OVER POLITICAL ISSUES QUERY:

YES:

NO:

51.5 PERCENT

29

PERCENT

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