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The attached P.lt toy Mry Ranter, M.7. (Glasgow, Goran) is for oral reply on Monday, BACKGROUND NOTE: 24" March.
Mr. Rankin's interest in Hong Kong is of Long-standing and he has visited the Colony.
2. Both the Governor and the Financial Secretary
referred to the proposed publie assistance scheme in
their budget speeches to the Legislative Council on
26 February The official records are not yet
available in Londen. These proposals, when applied,
will quadruple the Hong Kong Government's
Censored system expenditure in this field.
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assistance. The livement system of public assistance, as administered by the Social welfare Day aart want
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in conjunction voluntary welfare organizations,
The draft Answer is based on Hong Kong
(copy attached) telegram no. 217 (below) which includes reference to
a-likely approach to this Office for an adviser to...
help with the setting up of such a scheme. Beyond
the mention contained in the two speeches and in
this telegram, this Office has no further knowledge
of these proposals and we cannot therefore provide
Mr. Rankin with any further details can be providend
thany
at this stage.
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