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TO PRIORITY F.C.0. TELEGRAM NO. 175 OF 13 MARCH INFO PRIORITY
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (E.C.0. PLEASE PAST
LONDON(E.C.0
LAST
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REGISTRY No.51
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 183.
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EQUIPMENT FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
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1 UNDERSTAND YOUR DIFFICULTIES AND ACCEPT THAT THE GRANT SHOULD BE
EARMARKED SPECIFICALLY FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUES, AND NOT FOR TECH-
NICAL EDUCATION GENERALLY.
2. HOWEVER, I AM SURE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT IT WOULD BE EMBARRASSING, AND PERHAPS GIVE RISE TO SOME ADVERSE COMMENT, IF
H.M.G. WERE TO ANNOUNCE A DECISION TO GRANT AID TOWARDS FOUR
TECHNICAL INSTITUTES UNDERLINE NEXT WORD BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS HAD BEEN
CONSIDERED BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OR ANY PROPOSALS WHICH MAY BE
BASED ON THEM HAVE BEEN PUT TO FINANCE COMMITTEE. MOREOVER,
PENDING A MORE DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED FOR THESE INST-
ITUTES, IT IS LIKELY THAT AT THIS STAGE NOT MORE THAN TWO WILL BE INTSZERTED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.
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3. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF IT COULD BE
ANNCUNCED THAT THE GRANT IS INTENDED TOWARDS THE COST
OF EQUIPMENT FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, BUT WITHOUT MENTIONING
FOUR OR ANY OTHER NUMBER OF INSTITUTES.
4. IF YOU AGREE, I WOULD PROFOSE TO APPLY THE GRANT, OVER AN
UNSPECIFIED PERIOD, AT THE RATE OF POUNDS 122,000 PER INSTITUTION
AS AND WHEN INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS ARE APPROVED AS PART OF THE PUBLIC
WORKS PROGRAMME,
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SIR L MONSON
MR WILFORD
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