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And no promises
please!
of effective administration under the conditions
prevailing in Hong Kong. For this reason they consider
that the possibility of the successful working of the
tax should first be the subject of an investigation with
the assistance of an expert, preferably one familiar
with the collection of the tax in an eastern country.
Finally the Committee are of the opinion that
the official majority should not be used in getting the
tax through the Legislative Council, and that some
intimation would need to be given to the unofficials
of the heads of expenditure to which its yield would
be applied.