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3. THERE THUS SEEMS NO REASON NOT TO SUGGESTS. I WOULD MYSELF WELCOME IT.
STAGE A SEMINAR AS RIPLEY IT NEED NOT BE HIGHLY
BUT
PUBLICISED, WHICH IN ANY EVENT COULD BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE, IF WELL RESEARCHED AND PREPARED, AND WELL TARGETED, COULD STILL ATTRACT A GOOD AUDIENCE.
4. THERE ARE OF COURSE RISKS. THE UK REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES HAVE NOT FOUND HONG KONG IN THE PAST A FRUITFUL AREA FOR INWARD INVESTORS, WHILE THE HONG KONG BUSINESSMAN'S USUAL WISH FOR CONFIDENTIALITY OVER FUTURE PLANS COULD INHIBIT SOME FROM ATTENDING SUCH A SEMINAR. BUT SINCE THERE ARE POTENTIAL INVESTORS HERE I BELIEVE THE RISK WELL WORTH TAKING.
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5. MY MAIN RESERVATION IS THAT WE ARE VERY SEVERELY STRETCHED AT PRESENT, AND I DO NOT ANTICIPATE OUR HAVING THE RESOURCES TO PUT THE WORK INTO THE PREPARATIONS FOR SUCH A SEMINAR THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE ITS SUCCESS LIKELY IT WOULD REQUIRE THEREFORE STRONG SUPPORT FROM IBB, INCLUDING EITHER SOMEONE FROM THE UK FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD AHEAD OF THE SEMINAR, OR POSSIBLY AND PERHAPS BETTER RECRUITING SOMEONE LOCALLY TO DO IT. NOR COULD OUR LOCAL BUDGET TAKE THE COSTS OF E.G. MAILING, HIRING OF ROOMS, OR RELATED ENTERTAINING, SO I HOPE IBB WOULD MEET THOSE. IF WE WERE GOING TO DO IT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IT WELL, WITH GOOD SPEAKERS, PROBABLY IN A GOOD HOTEL, WITH GOOD PREPARATORY AND FOLLOW-UP WORK. IT WOULD NOT THEREFORE BE CHEAP.
HEAP
YYYY
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20
LIMITED
HKD
ADDITIONAL
2
MR LOVE OT2/2 DTI
N N N N
DISTRIBUTION
22
FED
MR BURNS
MR C RIPLEY (IBB/DTI)
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