If it's like a lot of Western countries, Hugo F.Y. probably knows squat about the specifics of the area, the different values of different areas, who exactly hass what rights to operate, or not operate anything in the area. He has to rely on hat he is given in his "morning briefs". Therefore, having different people in his ear from day to day means that he is going to make lots of different statements about the area, as throw-aways, and shaped to match the context of the moment.