The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups conductedthe survey between 10 and 11 May, the second and third days after the Chinese Embassy inBelgrade was attacked. The survey showed that 70 per cent supported the position of theChinese Government in response to the bombing. A similar number of respondents said thatthe bombing meant a transgression of the sovereignty of the country. The Federationencouraged young people to keep following developments of the incident, and to voice theiropinions.

    An overwhelming majority of respondents believedthat NATO should offer apologies to China, and a further 80 per cent demandedcompensation.

    Respondents generally had a negative view ofNATO's military strike on Yugoslavia, with slightly more than 60 per cent of them sayingthat the strike was wrong.

    Apart from offering apologies and compensation toChina, young people believed that NATO should cease all military strikes, and offer theirapologies and compensation to the relatives of the injured and the dead.

    In light of the bombing, respondents generallysupported the young people of Mainland China to stage rallies or demonstrations. But whenasked if they would take part in the similar rallies or demonstrations in Hong Kong, morethan half of them said no.

    The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups conductedthis telephone survey from 10 to 11 May 1999. A total of 310 young people, aged 15 to 34,were successfully interviewed.

    Paul Chan, the Deputy Director of the Federation,said that the poll results showed that young people were concerned about the sovereigntyright of the country, believing that sovereignty and national dignity should be defended.However, the poll results also showed that young people had reservations about their levelof social participation. He encouraged young people to be more active socially.