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AID
1. Britain at present supplies hardly any aid to
Hong Kong. There are minor amounts for educational
assistance and the VSO programme. This is because the
ODA do not consider the Colony aid-worthy in view of
their large financial resources. They are, however,
committed in principle to providing £400,000 for tech-
nical institutes. Of this amount, £100,000 has been
ear-marked for the Morrison Hill Institute. At present
two further technical institutes are proposed, for each
of which £100,000 is ear-marked.
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During the Secretary of State's visit to Hong Kong
an understanding was reached about aid. The Governor
he pointed out that, whilst Hong Kong might not have
an economic need for aid, it does have a political need
for outward and visible signs of a special and bene-
ficial relationship with the United Kingdom. Careful- ly-selected aid, even if of comparatively small amounts,
could meet this need. In view of the criteria for aid
normally applied, it seemed useful for proposals to be
made which involved a British interest, or which were
educational, or both. Two subjects which suggested themselves were accordingly navigational aids for Kaitak Airport; and equipment for the Polytechnic.
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