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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY, HKD, FROM JOHN BREMRIDGE, FINANCIAL SECRETARY.

1985 96 BUDGET SPEECH.

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1. | SHALL BE SENDING YOU UNDER PERSONAL AND SECRET COVER BY

BAG NUMBER A.11 LEAVING HERE NEXT WEEKEND AN ADVANCE COPY OF

THIS YEAR'S BUDGET SPEECH WHICH I SHALL DELIVER IN LEGCO ON 27

FEBRUARY. THE ENVELOPE SHOULD REACH YOU ON MONDAY 25TH.

2. YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRTECTING THE CONTENTS

UNTIL THE SPEECH HAS BEEN DELIVERED.

3. BECAUSE OF THE NECESSITY TO PRODUCE THE SPEECH BEFORE THE

LUNAR NEW YEAR, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SOME LAST-MINUTE CHANGES.

IF ANY CHANGE OF SIGNIFICANCE IS NECESSARY WE WILL OF COURSE LET

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