separately to the Cabinet with a minute.
It might
be well to do so. All that the minute could say would
seem to be that, if we decide to adopt a waiting
policy and at present the S. of S. has no other
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practical suggestion to make H.M.G. must, if
necessary be prepared to support Hong Kong financially if the strain proves unbearable.
As a matter of fact we know very little of the details of the financial position and I would ask for a report on the situation as soon as the Governor can size it up after the Chinese New Year with an estimate of how long the £3,000,000 will
last. (It may be that it" revolves" and so will last a long time).
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