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go up to £20 million. Last year it had
been £15 million.
(major There were no administrative
right
problems: the new pay scales were all plady.
He had drawn the attention of Mr. Hattersley
of improving
to the ways
conditions, which were
not as good as for the troops in Singanore,
for instance.
There was a housing problem
as in the rest of the Colony.
There was
very little military crime. The main
problem was political to give the public
confidence in the defence forces. The
authorities tried to play down the new defence
arrangements that the Pritish Government were
adopting in Asia.
22.
When asked about mixing with the local
population Sir Pasil Eugster said it was
difficult to arrange this though efforts were
When asked about the Gurkhas he said
made.
that they presented no problem but arrange-
spend beet:
would have to be made for them to tisome
3 outside
time out of the Colony if they were
permanently stationed there.
Zir David Trench pointed out that the
over the main problem with defence contribution was
of presentation.
23. Mr. Stewart asked whether there were
other points which anyone wished to raise
with the Pritish Government.
24.
Sir David Trench said that in general
there was not as much trust as there should be
in the OK, amongst Hong Kong people
between the two Governments."
Λ
There were
many pinpricks. Of coursethe good things
did not attract attention. Put basically
confidence in Britain's friendship towards
Hong Kong was not good.
Jocal people felt
/that the
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