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OF 1118OOZ OCTOBER 89
WALTER SULKE
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1. MR SULKE HAS WRITTEN TO MR MAUDE ENCLOSING THE TEXT OF A
SPEECH HE DELIVERED RECENTLY TO THE HONG KONG EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION. WE DO NOT PROPOSE THAT MR MAUDE SHOULD REPLY IN ANY DETAIL. BUT WE ARE INCLINED TO RECOMMEND THAT HE SHOULD TAKE UP ONE POINT IN MR SULKE'S SPEECH, IN WHICH HE CRITICISES THE HONG
KONG GOVERNMENT. THE RELEVANT PASSAGE IS AS FOLLOWS
QUOTE WHAT I HAVE SAID ABOUT THE NEED FOR US TO GET LEANER AND HUNGRIER GOES DOUBLE FOR OUR VERY EXPENSIVE, OVER EXPANDED, AND IN MANY INSTANCES, INEFFICIENT CIVIL SERVICE AND THE LACK OF GOVERNMENT ACTION TO CONTROL AND REDUCE OUR INFLATION UNQUOTE.
2. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
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