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4. TO PREPARE THE GROUND FOR OUR APPROACH TO FINANCE COMMITTEE ON 26 APRIL, WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO BRIEF LEGCO MEMBERS ON 21 APRIL. IF A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE UK CONTRIBUTION IS NOT POSSIBLE BY THAT DATE WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TELL LEGCO MEMBERS, IF POSSIBLE, OF A UK INTENTION IN PRINCIPLE TO CONTRIBUTE WITH AN INDICATION OF THE SIZE OF THE CONTRIBUTION (INEVITABLY WE MUST
FACTS WOULD THEN BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE). WITHOUT SUCH AN INDICATION WE EXPECT A VERY DIFFICULT TIME AT THE BRIEFING ON 21 APRIL AND THUS AT FINANCE COMMITTEE 5 DAYS LATER.
EXPECT THAT THESE
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