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Table 1a [Q1] In the course of constitutional reform, how important do you think it is to safeguard the interest of the accountants?
Frequency | Percentage | |||
Very important | 111 | ) | 38.0 | ) |
Quite important | 74 | ) 185 | 25.3 | ) 63.4 |
Half-half | 62 | 21.2 | ||
Not quite important | 31 | ) | 10.6 | ) |
Not important at all | 14 | ) 45 | 4.8 | ) 15.4 |
Total | 292 | 100.0 | ||
Base | 299 | |||
Missing case (s) | 7 |
Table 1b [Q1] In the course of constitutional reform, how important do you think it is to safeguard the interest of the professionals?
Frequency | Percentage | |||
Very important | 110 | ) | 37.7 | ) |
Quite important | 87 | ) 197 | 37.7 | ) 67.5 |
Half-half | 57 | 19.5 | ||
Not quite important | 23 | ) | 7.9 | ) |
Not important at all | 15 | ) 38 | 5.1 | ) 13.0 |
Total | 292 | 100.0 | ||
Base | 299 | |||
Missing case (s) | 7 |
Table 1c [Q1] In the course of constitutional reform, how important do you think it is to safeguard the interest of the grassroots?
Frequency | Percentage | |||
Very important | 122 | ) | 41.6 | ) |
Quite important | 83 | ) 205 | 28.3 | ) 70.0 |
Half-half | 65 | 22.2 | ||
Not quite important | 15 | ) | 5.1 | ) |
Not important at all | 8 | ) 23 | 2.7 | ) 7.8 |
Total | 293 | 100.0 | ||
Base | 299 | |||
Missing case (s) | 6 |
Table 1d [Q1] In the course of constitutional reform, how important do you think it is to safeguard the interest of the middle-class?
Frequency | Percentage | |||
Very important | 143 | ) | 48.6 | ) |
Quite important | 95 | ) 238 | 32.3 | ) 81.0 |
Half-half | 43 | 14.6 | ||
Not quite important | 9 | ) | 3.1 | ) |
Not important at all | 4 | ) 13 | 1.4 | ) 4.4 |
Total | 294 | 100.0 | ||
Base | 299 | |||
Missing case (s) | 5 |
Table 1e [Q1] In the course of constitutional reform, how important do you think it is to safeguard the interest of the business sector?
Frequency | Percentage | |||
Very important | 91 | ) | 31.0 | ) |
Quite important | 92 | ) 183 | 31.3 | ) 62.2 |
Half-half | 73 | 24.8 | ||
Not quite important | 16 | ) | 5.4 | ) |
Not important at all | 22 | ) 38 | 7.5 | ) 12.9 |
Total | 294 | 100.0 | ||
Base | 299 | |||
Missing case (s) | 5 |
Table 1f [Q1] In the course of constitutional reform, how important do you think it is to safeguard the interest of the Central Government?
Frequency | Percentage | |||
Very important | 84 | ) | 28.7 | ) |
Quite important | 63 | ) 147 | 21.5 | ) 50.2 |
Half-half | 73 | 24.9 | ||
Not quite important | 36 | ) | 12.3 | ) |
Not important at all | 35 | ) 71 | 11.9 | ) 24.2 |
Don't know | 2 | 0.7 | ||
Total | 293 | 100.0 | ||
Base | 299 | |||
Missing case (s) | 6 |
Table 2a [Q2] After the 2004 LegCo election, there will be 30 seats returned by functional constituencies and 30 by geographical constituencies. By 2008, how do you think the two types of seats should be distributed? (Note: You can set the total number of seats above or below 60 seats. If you think the functional constituencies should be abolished, please return a "0" against functional seats.) Functional constituencies:
Frequency | Percentage | |
0 | 117 | 41.5 |
1 - 19 | 34 | 12.1 |
20 | 35 | 12.4 |
21 - 29 | 10 | 3.5 |
30 | 54 | 19.1 |
31 - 39 | 6 | 2.1 |
40 | 14 | 5.0 |
41 - 59 | 6 | 2.1 |
60 | 3 | 1.1 |
> 60 | 3 | 1.1 |
Total | 282 | 100.0 |
Base | 299 | |
Missing case (s) | 17 | |
Mean | 17.9 | |
Std. Error of Mean | 1.94 | |
Median | 15.0 | |
Mode | 0 | |
Minimum | 0 | |
Maximum | 400 |
Table 2b [Q2] After the 2004 LegCo election, there will be 30 seats returned by functional constituencies and 30 by geographical constituencies. By 2008, how do you think the two types of seats should be distributed? (Note: You can set the total number of seats above or below 60 seats. If you think the functional constituencies should be abolished, please return a "0" against functional seats.) Geographical constituencies:
Frequency | Percentage | |
0 | 7 | 2.5 |
1 - 19 | 5 | 1.8 |
20 | 7 | 2.5 |
21 - 29 | 2 | 0.7 |
30 | 41 | 14.5 |
31 - 39 | 15 | 5.3 |
40 | 37 | 13.1 |
41 - 59 | 38 | 13.5 |
60 | 108 | 38.3 |
> 60 | 22 | 7.8 |
Total | 282 | 100.0 |
Base | 299 | |
Missing case (s) | 17 | |
Mean | 50.4 | |
Std. Error of Mean | 1.89 | |
Median | 50.0 | |
Mode | 60 | |
Minimum | 0 | |
Maximum | 400 |
Table 2c [Q2] After the 2004 LegCo election, there will be 30 seats returned by functional constituencies and 30 by geographical constituencies. By 2008, how do you think the two types of seats should be distributed? (Note: You can set the total number of seats above or below 60 seats. If you think the functional constituencies should be abolished, please return a "0" against functional seats.)
Total number of seats:
Frequency | Percentage | |
< 60 | 19 | 6.7 |
60 | 207 | 73.4 |
> 60 | 56 | 19.9 |
Total | 282 | 100.0 |
Base | 299 | |
Missing case (s) | 17 |
Table 2d [Q2] After the 2004 LegCo election, there will be 30 seats returned by functional constituencies and 30 by geographical constituencies. By 2008, how do you think the two types of seats should be distributed? (Note: You can set the total number of seats above or below 60 seats. If you think the functional constituencies should be abolished, please return a "0" against functional seats.)
Preferred distribution of seats between functional and geographical constituencies:
Frequency | Percentage | |
All seats returned by geographical constituencies | 115 | 41.1 |
Majority of seats returned by geographical constituencies | 100 | 35.7 |
Equal number of seats returned by both types of constituencies* | 46 | 16.4 |
Majority of seats returned by functional constituencies | 14 | 5.0 |
All seats returned by functional constituencies | 5 | 1.8 |
Total | 280 | 100.0 |
Base | 299 | |
Missing case (s) | 19 |
Table 3 [Q3] Basic Law Article 68 stipulates that all members of LegCo should ultimately be returned by universal suffrage "in the light of the actual situation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and in accordance with the principle of gradual and orderly progress." By which year do you think this target could be achieved?
Frequency | Percentage | |
2004-06 | 7 | 2.4 |
2007-08 | 100 | 33.9 |
2009-11 | 8 | 2.7 |
2012 | 55 | 18.6 |
2013-15 | 3 | 1.0 |
2016 | 13 | 4.4 |
After 2016 | 28 | 9.5 |
Never be achieved | 31 | 10.5 |
Don't know | 48 | 16.3 |
ASAP | 2 | 0.7 |
Total | 295 | 100.0 |
Base | 299 | |
Missing case (s) | 4 |
Table 4 [Q4] One proposal on constitutional reform is to implement direct elections of all LegCo members by universal suffrage in three stages over a span of 20 years. The first stage would be an increase of 30 directly elected seats in the first two LegCo elections starting from 2008, i.e. 60 directly elected seats plus 30 functional constituency seats. The second stage would be to turn the election of the functional constituencies into a form of direct election after the first two LegCo elections were held. The third stage would be to implement direct election of the full legislature from the seventh LegCo election onwards, i.e. from the year 2024. Do you support or oppose this suggestion?
Frequency | Percentage | |
Support | 67 | 22.6 |
Neutral / No opinion | 38 | 12.8 |
Oppose | 187 | 63.2 |
Don't know | 4 | 1.4 |
Total | 296 | 100.0 |
Base | 299 | |
Missing case (s) | 3 |
Table 5 [Q5] Basic Law Article 45 stipulates that the Chief Executive should ultimately be returned by universal suffrage upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures, "in the light of the actual situation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and in accordance with the principle of gradual and orderly progress." By which year do you think this target could be achieved?
Frequency | Percentage | |
2004-06 | 6 | 2.0 |
2007-08 | 102 | 34.5 |
2009-11 | 10 | 3.4 |
2012 | 53 | 17.9 |
2013-15 | 6 | 2.0 |
2016 | 8 | 2.7 |
After 2016 | 38 | 12.8 |
Never be achieved | 32 | 10.8 |
Don't know | 40 | 13.5 |
ASAP | 1 | 0.3 |
Total | 296 | 100.0 |
Base | 299 | |
Missing case (s) | 3 |
Table 6 [Q6] Regarding the election of the Chief Executive, one proposal is to turn the 800-member Electoral Committee into a nomination committee which nominates a short list of candidates who are broadly acceptable by the Central Government. The Chief Executive would then be elected from the candidates by universal suffrage. This election method could be retained until the full legislature became directly elected. At that time, one-adult-one-vote universal suffrage could be implemented. Do you support or oppose this suggestion?
Frequency | Percentage | |
Support | 139 | 46.6 |
Neutral / No opinion | 34 | 11.4 |
Oppose | 119 | 39.9 |
Don't know | 6 | 2.0 |
Total | 298 | 100.0 |
Base | 299 | |
Missing case (s) | 1 |