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Q1 How well do you know about Article 23 of the Basic Law?(Interviewers to probe degree)
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Completely adequate  3   0.5  
  Very adequate  7   1.2  
  Quite adequate  42   7.4  
  Quite inadequate / Not quite adequate  228   40.4  
  Very inadequate  131   23.2  
  Completely inadequate  123   21.8  
  Don't know / hard to say  31   5.5  
  Total  565   100.0  

Q2a Up to now, has the social organization you belong to consulted your opinion regarding the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  44   7.8  
  No  119   21.1  
  Do not belong to any organization (Skip to Q4)  394   69.9  
  Don't know / hard to say  7   1.2  
  Total  564   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  1    

Q2b Up to now, has the social organization you belong to consulted your opinion regarding the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law? (Only for members of social organizations)
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  44   25.9  
  No  119   70.0  
  Don't know / hard to say  7   4.1  
  Total  170   100.0  

Q3 Regarding the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law, do you think your organization leader could represent your view?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  40   24.2  
  No  38   23.0  
  Don't know / hard to say  87   52.7  
  Total  165   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  5    

Q4 Regarding the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law, which of the followings do you consider most important?
   Frequency   Percentage of total responses (Base:1,229)   Percentage of sub-sample (Base:562 out of1,229) 
  Benefit of the community as a whole  274   22.3    48.8  
  Human rights  257   20.9    45.7  
  Personal freedom  243   19.8    43.2  
  National security  219   17.8    39.0  
  Press freedom  174   14.2    31.0  
  None of the above  14   1.1    2.5  
  Don't know / hard to say  48   3.9    8.5  
  Total  1,229    100.0     
  Missing case(s)  3       

Q5 Do you think there is any contradiction between "stability and prosperity" and "democracy and freedom"?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  200   35.5  
  No  272   48.2  
  Don't know / hard to say  92   16.3  
  Total  564   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  1    

Q6 How much do you think the influence of Article 23 would be on you ?(Interviewers to probe strength of opinion)
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Very much  16   2.8  
  Quite much  47   8.4  
  Quite little / Not quite much  156   27.8  
  Very little  201   35.8  
  Don't know / hard to say  142   25.3  
  Total  562   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  3    

Q7 How much do you think the influence of Article 23 would be on your next generation ?(Interviewers to probe strength of opinion)
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Very much  31   5.5  
  Quite much  87   15.5  
  Quite little / Not quite much  92   16.3  
  Very little  93   16.5  
  Don't know / hard to say  260   46.2  
  Total  563   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  2    

Q8 Regarding the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law, apart from the discussions in Legislative Assembly, which of the following consultation channels do you consider important?
   Frequency   Percentage of total responses (Base:1,162)   Percentage of sub-sample (Base:563 out of1,162) 
  Conducting opinion polls  279   24.0    49.6  
  Hosting public consultation forums  219   18.8    38.9  
  Inviting submissions from the public  215   18.5    38.2  
  Publication of public consultative documents  204   17.6    36.2  
  Holding public forums with social organizations  172   14.8    30.6  
  None of the above  11   0.9    2.0  
  Don't know / hard to say  62   5.3    11.0  
  Total  1,162    100.0     
  Missing case(s)  2       

Q9 Apart from the above consultation channels, is there any other method you would consider important?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  50   9.1  
  No  374   67.8  
  Don't know / hard to say  128   23.2  
  Total  552   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  13    

Q10 In case the final legislation is against people's will, what would you do?（Interviewers to read out the first 3 answers）
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Accept the reality  202   36.0  
  Continue to struggle within the law  190   33.9  
  Continue to struggle by civil disobedience  71   12.7  
  Don't know / hard to say  98   17.5  
  Total  561   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  4    

Q11 If the Macau SAR Government dismisses people's opinion regarding the legislation of Basic Law Article 23, would you take to the streets?
   Frequency   Percentage 
  Yes  232   41.1  
  No  236   41.8  
  Don't know / hard to say  96   17.0  
  Total  564   100.0  
  Missing case(s)  1