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14. Eventually, at the beginning of June,

Governor reported that a majority of the Unofficial

Members of his Executive Council were prepared to

recommend the making of a "voluntary token" contribution

of £7 million per annum for a seven year period

beginning in 1971/72. This sum represented, in the

view of the Unofficial Members, the maximum that Hong

Kong could afford having regard to the factors referred

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