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THERE SHOWED AN OBVIOUS HUMANITARIAN NEED AND, PARTICULARLY IF THERE WAS SOME INTERNATIONAL FUND, PERHAPS ORGANISED BY THE UN, TO WHICH HONG KONG COULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION.
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5. I SHOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THIS SUBJECT ON ICE FOR THE MOMENT. DO NOT THINK THAT POSITIVE RESULTS WILL BE ACHIEVED IF I PUSH IT FURTHER AT THIS STAGE. MEANWHILE, ALLEN LEE WILL DO SOME QUIET SOUNDINGS ON THE FEELINGS OF KEY MEMBERS OF LEGCO SO THAT WE HAVE A BETTER VIEW OF WHAT REACTION THERE WILL BE IF, IN FUTURE, IT SEEMS RIGHT TO PUT FORWARD A PROPOSAL. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO BE KEPT IN TOUCH ON THE SETTING UP OF ANY INTERNATIONAL RELIEF SCHEME SPECIFICALLY FOR THE GULF CRISIS. ALSO ON ACTION BY ASEAN WHICH COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON VIEWS HERE.
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