But last year, when they made another James Bond film, I was reminded of the advice of Goldfinger to Bond, in that eponymous thriller: “Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago – Once is happenstance; Twice is co-incidence; The third time it’s enemy action.” Obviously, we must not become paranoid and see enemies and conspirators everywhere.
Based on the intensive discussions among Policy Board members at the MPM, the chairman formulates and submits a policy proposal that reflects the majority view of the members. As I mentioned earlier, sometimes other Policy Board members who hold different views submit a proposal separately. The decision is made by a majority vote.