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Nearly 40 Percent of Young Hong Kongers Support Independence

约40%的年轻香港人支持香港独立

Almost 40 percent of young people in Hong Kong support independence from China for the city after 2047.

约40%的年轻香港人支持香港在2047年后脱离中国独立。

The information came from a study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.Interviewers asked more than 1,000 people questions in July.

该信息来自香港大学的调查研究。7月份，访问员询问了将近1000人该问题。

The study contained a number of interesting findings.

调查包含了一组有趣的现象。

Young people supported independence more than older people. Nearly 40 percent of people between the ages of 15 and 24, who were asked, said they want the city to break away from China.

年轻人比老年人更愿意支持香港独立。约40%，年纪在15到24岁之间的年轻人表示他们支持香港从中国分离出来。

Seventeen percent of all those questioned said they support independence for Hong Kong after 2047. Nearly 30 percent expressed no preference for independence or staying with China.

17%的被询问的人表示他们支持香港在2047年后独立。约30%的人表示对于香港独立或者和中国不可分割没有倾向。

However, less than four percent said they believe independence is possible for the former British colony.

尽管如此，少于40%的人表示他们相信独立对于以前是英国殖民地的香港来说是可能实现的。

Britain handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997. Under that agreement, Hong Kong is to be governed by the People’s Republic of China under two economic systems:communism and capitalism.

英国在1997年将香港移交给中国。协议下，香港必须在中国的管辖下实行一国两制：共产主义和资本主义。

This is known as the “one country, two systems” policy. The one country, two systems deal with China is set to end in 2047.

这就是知名的一国两制。在2047年之前实行一国两制。

One university student agreed with the study results. He said about half of his friends support independence for Hong Kong.

一名大学生同意接受调查结果。他说：他们大部分朋友是支持香港独立的。

“I think a lot of young people are very disappointed in the Chinese government or the [ruling] Chinese Communist Party,” he said. “Also, a number of events in recent years have changed people’s views about Hong Kong’s future.”

他说：“我相信大部分年轻人是对中国政府或者中国共产党失望的。”当然，近几年的一连串事件已经改变了人们对香港未来的看法。

The student said the Chinese government has not permitted fully democratic elections in Hong Kong.

该学生说：中国政府已经不允许香港全面的民主选举。

Officials require candidates to promise unity for the first time

官方第一次要求选民承诺团结。

The survey comes before elections for Hong Kong’s legislature.

该调查来自香港选举之前的香港立法机关。

For the first time, all candidates have been asked to sign a document. In it, the candidate promises to uphold the principle that Hong Kong is “an inalienable part of China.”

全体选民第一次被要求签署文件。该文件里，选民承诺支持香港基本准则“香港是中国不可分割的一部分”

A number of pro-independence Chinese said they will be candidates in the elections to be held on September 4. The Electoral Affairs Commission said all candidates must sign the document or they will be disqualified.

大部分倾向独立的中国人说：他们愿意成为9月4号选举的选民。该选举管理委员会表示：所有的选民必须签订该文件，否则他们的选票是无效的。

Hong Kong was promised a “high degree of autonomy” under the terms of its 1997 handover to China. Article 26 of the Basic Law guarantees the city’s residents the right to vote in and stand for elections.

在1997年香港被移交中国后，承诺“高度自治权”基本法的第26条保证这个城市居民的选举权。

As a result, Hong Kong is considered a Special Administrative Region.

因此，香港被认为是一个特殊的管辖区。

I’m Mario Ritter.

马里奥报道。

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