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HK People Show Unity after SARS Outbreak: Survey

A survey showed that 63 percent of the Hong Kong people are willing to provide help to their neighbors if the latter need to be quarantined due to severe acute respiratory syndrome infection (SARS).


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A survey showed that 63 percent of the Hong Kong people are willing to provide help to their neighbors if the latter need to be quarantined due to severe acute respiratory syndrome infection (SARS).

The survey was conducted by the New Territories Association of Societies in Hong Kong with a total of 829 randomly chosen people over the telephone. The purpose was to find out the opinions of Hong Kong people over a range of issues related to the SARS outbreak.

According to a press release issued by the association Tuesday,about 65 percent of the respondents said Hong Kong's various walksof life have demonstrated their potential unity, as they continue to band themselves together to tide over the outbreak of SARS.

It added that with state leaders meeting with Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa, the Central government's sending in medical supplies to cover the shortages inHong Kong's public hospitals, as well as the Hong Kong government's adoption of contingency measures to aid citizens and businesses affected by the outbreak of the disease, Hong Kong people have been touched and are projecting their spirit of unity in response.

"By either alms-giving or the offering of concrete help, mutualhelp has become the buzzword in the society. And with the professionalism and the spirit of sacrificing oneself for others, Hong Kong's medical workers have also demonstrated their professionalism touching the hearts of many," the press release said.

According to the survey, the respondents expressed hopes that the Hong Kong government would deal with a range of issues that are the fallouts of SARS in such descending order of importance: unemployment problems, international image of Hong Kong, reform ofhealthcare system, school classes and examinations, as well as thefiscal deficit of the government.


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