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which created a somewhat somnolent, oppressive atmosphere.
I
also was
Government
struck by
surrounding by the
silence:
unlike
departments in Hong Kong or the United Kingdom,
there was no
indication that people were at work, and the
few staff we saw working seemed to be doing so in a very
The only instance where we saw Chinese
desultory manner.
office
which was
'civil servants' at work was at the
coordinating donations for flood relief (including those
from Hong Kong). This seemed to be very chaotic and
inefficient by Hong Kong standards and, if Mrs Wong had not
insisted that we visit the office, I doubt whether we would
have seen these officials 'at work'.
Briefing Sessions
4.
high standard,
a high
more of this in пу
with
sessions.'
The briefing sessions were, generally speaking, of
a few exceptions, and I shall say
detailed observations on each of the
However, there
were a number of overall
impressions gained and points common to most or some of the
briefings which it would be useful to
'thenes'.
consolidate
as
5.
First, all the
officials, with a few exceptions,
were
frank and
open
in their
discussion of
their
ministries'
programmes,
questions.
policies and
They admitted that mistakes had been made in
and
answering
the past, with the cultural revolution
assuming the role
of the biggest mistake of all.
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