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DRAFT SUBMISSION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR CLEARANCE WITH THE FCO
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AID TO HONG KONG
Since late October 1970 there has been correspondence between
the FCO and the Overseas Development Administration about
possible grants to Hong Kong for the purchase of British
equipment for their technical institutes. Unfortunately we
have not reached agreement and are therefore obliged to
submit the question to you for a decision.
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In the past we have given considerable help both to the
University of Hong Kong and to the Chinese University there,
particularly for the extension of their technical faculties,
and we still have about £400,000 worth of old commitments
which we intend to fulfil. But we discontinued any capital
aid programme for the Colony several years ago because the
growth of the Hong Kong economy and the rise in the income per
head (now believed to exceed US$700) have put Hong Kong well
above the level which qualifies for aid on the criteria which
we use. The same incidentally is the case in Bermuda and
the Bahamas which are the other two relatively prosperous remaining Dependencies. but hose
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diferent
3. When Mr Royle was visiting Hong Kong last autumn he
discussed with Mr Tang, the Chairman of the Polytechnic Planning
Council and a member of the Governor's Executive Council, a
number of matters in the context of the future of technical
training in the Colony. In particular
/ Mr Tang