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a strait-jacket on Government planning; they
usually have to be amended during their currency.
But they serve a useful purpose in focussing public
attention and keeping the public informed on the
Government's programme. They can help to dispel
much 111-informed criticism that the Government is
not doing enough or is not facing up to future
neads.
Hong Kong Department,
October 1967.
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