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LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES.

OUR TELECON REFERS.

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2. HAVE SPOKEN TO SWEETMAN WHO HAS TAKEN OVER FROM MORGAN

AS CHAIRMAN OF THE KA TAK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG

RED CROSS. HE FEELS THAT COMBINING JUBILEE AND KAN TAK OPEN

CENTRES WILL MEAN THAT THE HONG KONG RED CROSS WILL ENTAIL

ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE. HE THINKS THAT THIS SHOULD BE DRAWN TO

THE ATTENTION OF THE LEAGUE.

3. IN ORDER TO COMBINE THE TWO OPEN CENTRE WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING

WAYS OF IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS AND MAKING THE MANAGEMENT

EASIER. WE PLAN TO CREATE SMALLER UNITS WITHIN EACH HUT AND TO

INSIST (IF POSSIBLE) ON SEPARATE ELECTRICITY METERING. WE ALSO

PROPOSE A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN THE ACCOMMODATION FOR NORTHERNERS

AND THAT FOR SOUTHERNERS. THIS WILL ENTAIL RELOCATING THE PLAY-

SCHOOL AND ADMIN BLOCK.

4. ACCORDINGLY, WE AGREE WITH SWEETMAN THAT THE HONG KONG RED

CROSS WILL NEED EXTRA FUNDS, ALTHOUGH WE LOOK TO THE UNHCR TO PAY

THE LIONS SHARE. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD INCLUDE A

REFERENCE TO HONG KONG IN YOUR REPLY TO THE LEAGUE, MENTIONING

THE WORK OF THE HONG KONG RED CROSS.

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