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TELELETTER
CO HUM, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT
DATED 7 AUGUST 84
A K GOLDSMITH, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, HONG KONG
FORTNIGHTLY REPORTS ON PUBLIC OPINION
1.
2.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 24 JULY ABOUT THESE REPORTS.
I CAN CONFIRM THAT WE DO INDEED FIND THEM USEFUL, AND WE
HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE SENDING THEM TO US. THEY PROVIDE US
WITH A USEFUL SNAPSHOT OF THE STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION WHICH IS
NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO US FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE. IN NORMAL
TIMES WE ARE QUITE HAPPY TO RECEIVE REPORTS IN THE MORE EXTENDED AND DETAILED FORMAT (SUCH AS THAT IN YOUR TEL 1840 1685) (31
635
3. COVERAGE IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED. IT IS PARTICULARLY HELPFUL
TO HAVE A PARAGRAPH OR TWO ON ECONOMIC INDICATORS. WHILE THE
MOST OBVIOUS ECONOMIC INDICATORS ARE OF COURSE AVAILABLE
TO US, THERE MAY BE IMPORTANT UNDERLYING TRENDS (FOR EXAMPLE IN
INVESTMENT) WHICH ARE NOT SO APPARENT TO US FROM THIS DISTANCE.
CO HUM
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