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[Q1] The government's recent reform package mainly proposes to increase the number of Election Committee members from 800 to 1600 and to include all elected and appointed District Council members into the Committee, it also proposes to increase the number of Legco seats from 60 to 70, with 5 of the new seats to be returned by direct election, and the other 5 to be returned through election by all elected and appointed District Council members from among themselves. Do you support this proposal?
   30/11-1/12/2005   9-12/12/2005 
   Frequency    Percent   Frequency    Percent 
 Yes   226   44.2   219   43.3 
 Neutral / Half-half   84   16.4   78   15.5 
 No   87   17.1   82   16.1 
 Don't know / Hard to say   114   22.3   127   25.1 
  Total  511   100.0   506   100.0 
  Missing case(s)  3      5    

[Q2] Some Legco members have demanded the inclusion of timetable for universal suffrage in the reform package. Do you support this demand?
   30/11-1/12/2005   9-12/12/2005 
   Frequency    Percent   Frequency    Percent 
 Yes   266   51.9   264   51.7 
 Neutral / Half-half   69   13.5   65   12.7 
 No   109   21.2   98   19.2 
 Don't know / Hard to say   69   13.4   83   16.3 
  Total  512   100.0   510   100.0 
  Missing case(s)  2      1    

[Q3] Some Legco members said if the government refused to include the timetable for universal suffrage in the reform package, they would vote against it. Do you support the move of these Legco members?
   30/11-1/12/2005   9-12/12/2005 
   Frequency    Percent   Frequency    Percent 
 Yes   146   28.6   126   24.8 
 Neutral / Half-half   53   10.3   70   13.6 
 No   239   46.7   242   47.5 
 Don't know / Hard to say   73   14.3   72   14.1 
  Total  511   100.0   510   100.0 
  Missing case(s)  3      1    

[Q4] Basic Law Article 45 stipulates that the Chief Executive should ultimately be returned by universal suffrage "in the light of the actual situation in the Hong Kong… and in accordance with the principle of gradual and orderly progress." By which year do you think this target could be achieved? [interviewers to classify]
   30/11-1/12/2005   9-12/12/2005 
   Frequency    Percent   Cumulative percent   Frequency    Percent   Cumulative percent 
  Sooner the better  38    7.4    7.4    49    9.7    9.7  
  In or before 2007 (the next CE should be elected in 2007)  98    19.1    26.5    97    19.2    28.8  
  Between 2008 and 2012 (the next next CE should be elected in 2012)  178    34.7    61.3    149    29.5    58.4  
  Between 2013 and 2017 (another CE to follow)  57    11.1    72.4    41    8.0    66.4  
  Between 2018 and 2022 (another CE to follow)  6    1.2    73.6    9    1.8    68.2  
  In or after 2023  5    0.9    74.5    9    1.8    70.0  
  Don't know / Hard to say  130    25.5    100.0    152    30.0    100.0  
  Total  512    100.0       505    100.0     
  Missing case(s)  2          6        

[Q5] Basic Law Article 68 stipulates that all members of LegCo should ultimately be returned by universal suffrage "in the light of the actual situation… and in accordance with the principle of gradual and orderly progress." By which year do you think this target could be achieved? [interviewers to classify]
   30/11-1/12/2005   9-12/12/2005 
   Frequency    Percent   Cumulative percent   Frequency    Percent   Cumulative percent 
  Sooner the better  47    9.3    9.3    56    11.1    11.1  
  In or before 2008 (the next Legco should begin in 2008)  139    27.3    36.6    138    27.4    38.5  
  Between 2009 and 2012 (the next next Legco should begin in 2012)  133    26.2    62.8    113    22.5    60.9  
  Between 2013 and 2016 (another Legco to follow)  35    6.8    69.6    34    6.7    67.6  
  Between 2017 and 2020 (another Legco to follow)  6    1.1    70.6    9    1.8    69.4  
  In or after 2021  9    1.7    72.3    4    0.8    70.2  
  Don't know / Hard to say  141    27.7    100.0    150    29.8    100.0  
  Total  509    100.0       503    100.0     
  Missing case(s)  5          8        

[Q6] Have you participated in the December 4 Rally this year?【9-12/12/2005】
   Frequency    Percent 
  Yes  25    4.8  
  No  485    95.0  
  Don't know  1    0.2  
  Total  511    100.0  

[Q6] Will you participate in the 4 December rally (this Sunday) fighting for universal suffrage?【30/11-1/12/2005】
   Frequency    Percent 
  Definitely yes  36    7.0  
  Most likely yes  28    5.5  
  Most likely no  84    16.3  
  Definitely no  320    62.2  
  Not yet decided / Don't know / Hard to say  46    9.0  
  Total  514    100.0