assessment for Military Contribution, and I am
to enquire whether the Army Council would be
prepared to agree to such exemption in respect
of the annual subsidy of £5,000, or of whatever
modified sum may subsequently be agreed upon.
Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister considers it
very desirable for political reasons to ensure that
the proposed scheme should secure the unqualified
support of the unofficial community in Hong Kong;
and he is confident that exemption from Military
Contribution of the revenue required to meet the
cost of participation, will remain the main, if not
the only obstacle, in the way of securing that
support.
In these circumstances, he trusts that
the Army Council will be prepared to agree to the
exemption from assessment for Military Contribution
of the revenue required to meet the cost of the
annual subsidy.
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