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GPS 610
CYPHER/CAT A
EM HONG KONG
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RESTRIC Tormation only/Action on
Para(s)
TO PRIORITY F.6.0-TELNO.1178 OF 7 OCTOBER 78.
FOR MURRAY FROM GOVERNOR.
SPEECH TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL : 11 OCTOBER.
MY TELNO.1173.
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1. IN VIEW OF HUANG HUA'S VISIT YOU SHOULD KNOW OF THE FOLLOWING PASSAGES IN MY SPEECH COVERING RELATIONS OVER HONG KONG, WATER SUPPLIES AND IMMIGRATION,
2. BEGINS :-
SINO/BRITISH RELATIONS.
THEY
I WILL START WITH A WORD ABOUT SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS. CONTINUE TO BE VERY GOOD, AND THEY ARE GOOD SPECIFICALLY OVER HONG KONG, AND WE KNOW WELL THE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL ATTITUDE OF CHINESE OFFICIALS STATIONED IN HONG KONG.
WATER FROM KWANGTUNG.
THIS HAS BEEN MANIFESTED IN MANY WAYS INVESTMENT, MOVES TO
IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AND SO ON - BUT THE ONE OF MOST IMMEDIATE
INTEREST TO MEMBERS WILL BE THE RECENT AGREEMENT OF THE KWANGTUNG
WATER AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF WATER FROM THE EAST RIVER BY THIRTY THREE PERCENT BY 1982. THIS WILL INVOLVE THEM IN
SUBSTANTIAL EXPENDITURE AND CONSIDERING THAT THE CHARGE FOR THIS WATER HAS BEEN UNCHANGED AT H.K DOLLARS 1.26 PER THOUSAND GALLONS
SINCE 1974 IT IS ENTIRELY REASONABLE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE PROPOSED
TO INCREASE THE CHARGE TO H.K DOLLARS 1.88 FROM 1 OCTOBER 1978 AND THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE AGREED. I SHOULD ADD THAT AT THE NEW CHARGE THIS WATER WILL STILL BE VERY MUCH CHEAPER THAN ANY NEW SOURCE WITHIN HONG KONG. AN AGREEMENT COVERING THESE POINTS WILL SHORTLY BE SIGNED, PROBABLY IN CANTON.
THIS COVERS INCREASES UP TO FEBRUARY 1983. BU WE HAVE ALSO EXPLAINED TO THE KWANGTUNG WATER AUTHORITY WHAT OUR LONG-TERM
RESTRICTED
/REQUIREMENTS