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MR GOODLAD ́S VISIT TO THE OVERSEAS INSPECTORATE
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1.
Your minute of 7 September asked for questions which the
Minister might usefully ask of the Inspectors.
On HONG KONG
the Minister might focus on the ways in which the
Inspectorate can help us ensure that the Consulate General
(HMCG) has adequate resources after 1997. The MRS review of
June contained the recommendation agreed by the Inspectors
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- that the next inspection of BTC Hong Kong, scheduled for
1985, should be postponed until late 1998, when the CG is up
and running. The Minister might ask:
the Steering Committee for the Hong Kong Consulate
General must ensure that mission is adequately staffed by 1997. (Particularly important in light of Ministers'
agreement that the UK should devote more attention to the
Asia/Pacific region in future). The MRS review of the
Consulate General was extremely useful. See the case for
postponing the next inspection of the BTC to 1998 to leave
five years from this year's review and to allow the HMCG to
get established. But would not an inspection in 1995 be
useful anyway - at the halfway point between now and 1997?
- In any event an inspection of a brand new post in the
fastest growing region in the world (where the UK has
ever-expanding interests) is a major challenge. A strong
case for ensuring that our resources are applied to
anticipate the opportunities rather than lagging behind
demand. How can you help to bring this about?
Jikoni
J C Morris
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