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18. How can we put some drive into those departments that are
notoriously sluggish?
19. How seriously do we need to take the demands by a few people
Is it only the expatriates and
for more say in Government?
the lunatic fringe?
20. How far can and should we go to meet these demands? What
can be done in that direction in the Urban Council, the
Legislative Council and the Executive Council?
21. What can be done to change the work of the Finance Committee
which appears to all the other parts of the Government as a
fierce dragon guarding the Government's precious and scarce
supply of funds?
22. Is there any point in thinking of enlarging the franchise for
the Urban Council or having elections for the Legislative
Council or are the likely reactions of China too worrying?
23. Are we doing all we should to promote officials of Chinese
race?
24. Are any improvements possible in the machinery for controlling
emergency situations?
D.
External
25. Is there anything we can do to improve relations with China,
e.g. by releasing prisoners, by being tougher with Taiwan or
with the Americans?
26. What more can we do on the external commercial side to prdect
our markets or to switch to other markets or commodities?
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