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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT
1. IN PREPARING FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR DETAILS ON THE FOLLOWING:
(A) THE NUMBER OF CIVIL SERVANTS WHO LEFT IN 1989 AS COMPARED WITH 1988 IN PREPARATION FOR QUESTIONS ON HIGH WASTAGE RATES
FROM CIVIL SERVANTS.
·
WHILE WE
WE ARE NEW BRANCH
(B) AN ACCOUNT OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NEW BRANCH WHICH WILL DEAL WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS AND GENERAL DUTIES. HAVE SEEN REPORTS IN THE NEWSPAPERS OF THESE CHANGES UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT EXACTLY THEY MEAN. PRESUMABLY THE WILL HAVE THE SAME RELATIONSHIP WITH THE JLG OFFICE AS THE OLD GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.
2. REFERENCE TELCON LEEKS/HOLROYD, WE CONFIRM THAT WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND BRIEFS FOR THE VISIT DESKBY 0409OOZ :
- HONG KONG ECONOMY
-CURRENT STATE OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
-MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
-ROLE OF DISTRICT BOARDS
3. WE ARE SENDING SEPARATELY A FULL LIST OF BRIEFS FOR THE VISIT FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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