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Registry HONG KONG No. HKK 13/17
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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SECRET AND PERSONAL
DRAFT LETTER
To:-
His Excellency
Secret.
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Sir David Trench, GCMG.
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From
Sir Arthur Galsworthy
Telephone No. & Ext.
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Government House,
HONG KONG
Department
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I found your personal letter of 3 March most interesting and would have sent you an earlier reply
had I not been called away twice to Anguilla "cockpit of the Caribbean"!
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If I may say so, I think that your idea of allowing the public freely into the Government House
gardens is an excellent one the habits of the people of Hong Kong in regard to the matter of litter appear to be somewhat superior to our own.
(and John Cowperthwaite's)
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We read your Budget Speech with considerable interest. I am not surprised that there was general
satisfaction to learn that no increase in taxation
was necessary: this is a sort of satisfaction to which we are strangers in this country! We were interested in what you had to say about the intention
to introduce a Public Assistance system. T realise
that it may be some time before you are ready with
more details of what you intend and also that you are
still considering whether you will call on us for expert assistance. But if you do decide to approach us for the services of a suitable expert in this field, I hope that you will be able to give plenty of warning. While I imagine that there are a good many
men who can be considered experts, it may not be
easy
possible to find one to suit your exact purposes. We should all want to be certain that we had picked
the right man.
I can well understand that the announcement of
your intention to reduce primary school fees aroused general interest. It will be interesting to know, in due course, whether these reductions have any effect on enrolment in commupi st schools; and whether the
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they will sponsors of the latter follow suit.
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