Source: United Daily News

 

April 7, 2014

 

The National Development Council, on April 3, released the results of a survey on the cross-Strait Services Trade Agreement (STA).  The survey showed that 57.6% of the respondents hoped the students would leave the Legislative chamber to allow the Legislative Yuan (LY) to resume normal operations.  48.6% of the respondents agreed that the STA should be returned to the Interior Committee (內政委員會) and reviewed article by article, while simultaneously enacting a “Statute Governing Oversight on Cross-Strait Agreements” (兩岸監督條例).

 

69.3% of the respondents denounced the students for occupying the Cabinet House, destroying and stealing public property, and clashing with the police.

 

The survey also indicated that 62% of the respondents agreed that the government should hold a National Conference on Trade and Economics （經貿國是會議）and supported legislation of a “Statute Governing Oversight on Cross-Strait Agreements” (兩岸監督條例) during this Legislative session.

 

The public opinion poll was conducted from April 1 to 2 with 1,084 people surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sampling is plus or minus 2.98 % with a 95% confidence interval.