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I am doubtful whether, with notable exceptions, (eg Mr Lloyd
in Bermuda), the Hong Kong Government is, for administrative if
not financial reasons, likely to prove a source of manpower for
the Dependent Territories: it is so much more sophisticated than
most of them and almost always its problems are sui generis.
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Nor
do I foresee much advantage in seeking to recruit 1, /army officers or employees of commercial companies. I agree with Mr Stewart
that we are going to have to rely principally on the Diplomatic
Service and to plan accordingly.
10 October 1977
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R J Stratton
M. Stewart, HKO GJ
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Disensson at yesterday's
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