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RES TRIC TED
Bo Wilson
PS/Mr Luce
FROM: A C Galsworthy
DATE: 2 August 1985
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that
In commenting on my submission of 26 July, Mr Luce
expressed concern
the Hong Kong Government's
intention of pursuing this proposal through administrative channels might leave it open to the charge of seeking to
introduce the new stipend in an underhand way; Mr Luce
felt Hong Kong might be better
measure altogether until it can
LegCo session in the normal way.
to delay the
submitted to the next
advised
be
2.
submitted
In fact the Hong Kong Government had already
the proposal to the Finance Committee meeting of
LegCo on 24 July.
It was approved that day.
This
decision was covered in the SCM Post on 25 July, with the
was
comment that the measure
in line with what was
proposed in last November' S White Paper.
3.
adverse
The measure has not thus SO far provoked either
comment
in
the Hong Kong press
or
public
elsewhere,
and I hope that this will
rema in
controversy
the case.
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Hong Kong Department
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